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Bertrandite from
Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK


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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
02813420017271997172208.jpg
Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite, etc.

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Bertrandite

Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Bertrandite
Formula:Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Habit:rhombic, hexagonal, or oblong tabular plates, usually 2-3mm in length by about 0.3mm thick, but also as large as 11mm in length by 0.8mm thick
Colour:colourless, brown (stained by iron oxide)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite4
Quartz2
Orthoclase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bertrandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1876
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1876:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bertrandite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘGold-diggings Quarry (Swit Quarry), Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘEast Kit Hill Mine, Kit Hill United Mines (incl. Kit Hill Great Consols), Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘHingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘSouth Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘChywoon Quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
63.8km (39.7 miles) ⓘTrolvis Quarry, Longdowns, Stithians, Cornwall, England, UK
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘHalvosso Quarry (Halvasso Quarry; Kessel Downs Quarry), Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘMaen Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall, England, UK
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘSouth Crofty Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘGreat Condurrow Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Bowman, H. L. (1911) On the occurrence of Bertrandite at the Cheesewring Quarry, near Liskeard, Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 16 (73) 47-50 doi:10.1180/minmag.1911.016.073.06
Russell, Arthur (1911) On the occurrence of Phenacite in Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 16 (73) 55-62 doi:10.1180/minmag.1911.016.073.08
Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
 
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