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


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Amethyst

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Amethyst

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite3
Chalcocite3
Quartz3
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:522
Long-form Identifier:1:3:522:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
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
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘParknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGeevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘWheal Drea, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Castle, Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheal Call (Wheal Cole; Wheal Coal), Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheal Grouse, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLittle Bounds Mine, St Just Amalgamated Mines (incl. Wheal Penzance), St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBollawal Mine, Carn Gloose, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Rocks & Min.: 60(1):24
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.
 
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