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Lepidocrocite from
Mount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK


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Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
08950670017272003263305.jpg
Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
08950670017272003263305.jpg
Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
08729530017271997528819.jpg
Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
04969840017271997543541.jpg
Lepidocrocite

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Lepidocrocite, etc.

Mount Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Lepidocrocite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidocrocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Mine (Perran Iron Mine; Trebisken and Mount Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:435005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:435005:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidocrocite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGreat Retallack Mine, Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGravel Hill Mine (Cliff Iron Mine; Penhale Iron Mine), Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode), Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPerran St George Mine (Perran Great St George Mine; Great St George Mine; Perran St George United Mine), Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘPenberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘWheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall, England, UK
34.7km (21.5 miles) ⓘTrewethen Mine, St Kew, Cornwall, England, UK
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘWheal Call (Wheal Cole; Wheal Coal), Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘHemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine), Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘSt Catherines Tor, Hartland Quay, Hartland, Torridge, Devon, England, UK
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘBlackchurch cliff, Mouth Mill bay, Clovelly, Torridge, Devon, England, UK
References
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