Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Cuprite Formula: Cu2 O Comments: Exceptional specimen in British Museum 8.8 x 6 cm, year 1868 [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals]. Quality for species: Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) Significance: Classic locality for this mineral (see references.) Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Native Copper 43 Chalcocite 11 Quartz 8 Tourmaline 6 Malachite 5 Pyrite 5 Brochantite 4 Tenorite 3 Goethite 2 Cassiterite 2 Cuprite 2 - var Tile ore 1 - var Chalcotrichite 1 Pseudomalachite 1 Connellite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Cuprite data Locality Data: Click here to view Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK Photo Gallery View Gallery (35 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 4205 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:4205:5 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Localities for Cuprite in this Region Wheal Phoenix, Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘ Wheal Phoenix, Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK 1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘ Sharptor Mine (West Sharptor Mine), Sharptor, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK 1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘ West Rosedown Mine (The Caradon), Marke Valley Mine, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK 1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘ Marke Valley Mine, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK 1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘ Gonamena Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK 2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘ West Caradon Mine, Crow's Nest, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK 2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘ Hallets Shaft, West Caradon Mine, Crow's Nest, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK 2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘ Craddock Moor Mine, Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK 2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘ South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK 2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘ New West Caradon Mine, West Caradon Mine, Crow's Nest, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
References Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. Search for references including Cuprite Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK