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Cuprite from
Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


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Cuprite

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite, etc.

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite, etc.

Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cuprite

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Cuprite

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Cuprite

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Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Arsenopyrite
Chalcocite
Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite
Clinoclase
Liroconite
Native Copper
Olivenite
Pharmacosiderite
Scorodite
Tenorite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Copper6
Chrysocolla6
Malachite2
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4146
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4146:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Unity Wood (Tolgullow United Mine; West Poldice Mine), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Jewel, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCarharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWest Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreat Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘWheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Phillips, William (1823) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)
Hogg, Thomas (1825) A Manual of Mineralogy - In which is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science. W. Polybank High Cross, Truro.
Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386
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.
Berry, L. G. (1951) Observations on conichalcite, cornwallite, euchroite, liroconite and olivenite. American Mineralogist, 36 (5-6) 484-503
 
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