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Hematite from
Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


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Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Specularite, etc.

Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
00263910017271927909778.jpg
Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
01125280017271997588000.jpg
Specularite, etc.

Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
04195340017271997626937.jpg
Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
02179430017271997609945.jpg
Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
00263910017271927909778.jpg
Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
01125280017271997588000.jpg
Specularite, etc.

Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Specularite, etc.

Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Hematite1
- var Specularite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:691180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:691180:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hematite in this Region
Carnyorth Mine (Nineveh Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Parknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Tolvan (Wheal Tolvaen), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWest Wheal Owles (Cargodna Mine), Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheal Tolvan (Wheal Tolvaen), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘParknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSpearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Owles, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘCarnyorth Mine (Nineveh Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘHigher Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Drea, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Carne, J. (1822) On the relative age of the veins of Cornwall. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 2. 49-128
Hogg, Thomas (1825) A Manual of Mineralogy - In which is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science. W. Polybank High Cross, Truro.
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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