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Chalcopyrite from
Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK


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Chalcopyrite

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wheal Charles, Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wheal Charles, Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Wheal Charles, Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chalcopyrite, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Malachite1
Sphalerite1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:906097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:906097:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chalcopyrite in this Region
Wheal Charles (South Wheal Grambler), Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Charles (South Wheal Grambler), Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSouth Wheal Towan, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheal Music, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Sparrow, Wheal Clarence (Nancekuke Mine; incl. New Dolcoath Mine), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Fancy, East Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Towan (Towan Consols), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNew Wheal Towan (Wheal Fox), Wheal Clarence (Nancekuke Mine; incl. New Dolcoath Mine), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Vincent, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘLushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEast Wheal Towan, Wheal Towan (Towan Consols), Porthtowan, St Agnes, 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.
 
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