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Native Silver from
Littleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK


Locality type:Bay
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:Brian Craik-Smith: "Article in the Russell Society newsletter (2000). All have been confirmed by XRD from my own specimens. There are also articles on the native copper, etc. from Dr. R.K. Harrison et al."
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Littleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46734
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46734:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘLadram Bay, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, England, UK
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘWheal Jewell, Mary Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘWillsworthy Mine, Sampford Spiney, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘWheal Florence, Lydford, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘWheal Fortune (Wheal Newton and Queen; South Harrowbarrow Mine; incl. Wheal Newton (Wheal Barnard); Wheal Queen), Harrowbarrow Mine (Harrowbeer Mine; Wheal Goodluck; East Wheal Brothers), Harrowbarrow & Prince of Wales Mines (Calstock United Tin and Copper Mines), Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘWheal Brothers (Wheal Duchy), East Cornwall Silver Mines (St Vincent Great Consols; incl. Wheal Emily; Wheal Georgiana; Wheal Mercer), Wheal Langford (New Wheal Langford; Baring and Langford Mine), Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘWheal St Vincent (East Cornwall St Vincent Mine; Wheal David), East Cornwall Silver Mines (St Vincent Great Consols; incl. Wheal Emily; Wheal Georgiana; Wheal Mercer), Wheal Langford (New Wheal Langford; Baring and Langford Mine), Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘSilver Valley Mine (William and Mary Worth Mine; incl. Ashburton Mine), Sevenstones, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘGreystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK
68.5km (42.5 miles) ⓘHolmbush Mine, Callington United Mines (incl. Emmens United Mines), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK
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