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Chalcocite from
Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Connellite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672736
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672736:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Wheal Call (Wheal Cole; Wheal Coal), Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Castle, Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Castle, Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Call (Wheal Cole; Wheal Coal), Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLoe Warren Zawn, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Drea, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWheal Bellan (Wheal Bellon), Cot Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘBotallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘWheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.100-102
 
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