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Molybdenite from
Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Unity, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7805
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7805:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Unity Wood (Tolgullow United Mine; West Poldice Mine), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPoldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGreat Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘKillifreth Mine, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheal Friendship, Wheal Andrew, Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheal Clifford, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘWheal Crofty (Old Wheal Crofty; incl. Wheal Knight; Wheal Vernon), North Roskear, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘChywoon Quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘCligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Phillips, William (1823) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)
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.
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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