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Chalcocite from
Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz16
- var Agate-Jasper4
- var Amethyst3
Cuprite11
Pyrite9
Pyrite Group3
Chalcopyrite3
Axinite Group1
Calcite1
Malachite1
Jasper1
Botallackite1
Azurite1
Rhodonite1
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3389:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Wheal Unity, Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Spearn Moor Mine, Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Loe Warren Zawn, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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