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Chalcopyrite from
Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK


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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Blistered Copper, etc.

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Blistered Copper

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Blistered Copper

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Blistered Copper, etc.

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
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Blistered Copper, etc.

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Cassiterite2
Tennantite Subgroup1
Siderite1
Tenorite1
Bornite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3247
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3247:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
New Roskear Shaft, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCook's Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘNew Cook's Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSouth Crofty Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSouth Roskear Mine, South Roskear group (Pendarves Consols), Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLongclose Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘNew Roskear Shaft, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStray Park Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘTincroft Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Wheal Crofty, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Roskear Mine, North Roskear, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Smyth, Warington W.; Reeks, Trenham; Rudler, F. W. (1864) A Catalogue of the Mineral Collections in the Museum of Practical Geology. Museum of Practical Geology.
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society (1870): 38. Annual Report, pp. 30-31
Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.
Hill, J. B., MacAlister, D. A. (1906) The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.
 
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