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Sphalerite from
Perran Wheal George (Wheal St George; Perran Wheal Alfred; Perran Wheal Prosper), Penhallow, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perran Wheal George (Wheal St George; Perran Wheal Alfred; Perran Wheal Prosper), Penhallow, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:692876
Long-form Identifier:1:3:692876:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Golla, Lambriggan Mine (South St George Mine), Penhallow, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLambriggan Mine (South St George Mine), Penhallow, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPerran Wheal Vyvyan (Perran Wheal Martha; West Shepherds Mine), Penhallow, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSouth Wheal Leisure (Truro Consols; Perran Wheal Kitty), Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheal Prudence, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGood Fortune Mine, 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
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheal Burrow and Butson (incl. Wheal Burrow; Wheal Butson; Wheal Davey), United Mines North (North Consols), Mithian, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘNew Wheal Leisure (Wheal Alfred), Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
2.6km (1.6 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
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘWheal Vottle, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, 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.
 
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