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Malachite from
Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7331:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘCook's Kitchen Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘTincroft Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘEast Pool Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘEast Wheal Grenville, Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCarn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheal Grenville, Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘNorth Wheal Frances (incl. Foxhole Mine), Bosleake, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSouth Condurrow Mine (Marshall's Shaft), Grenville United Mines, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘSouth Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Smyth, Warington W.; Reeks, Trenham; Rudler, F. W. (1864) A Catalogue of the Mineral Collections in the Museum of Practical Geology. Museum of Practical Geology.
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.
Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.
Hill, J. B., MacAlister, D. A. (1906) The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.
 
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