4952 - Malachite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Wheal Gorland Road
Saint Day
United Kingdom

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

4952

Mineral Name

Malachite

Chemical Formula

Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Specimen Number
044

Banded crusts on chalcocite, tenorite alteration

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Wheal Gorland, Cornwall

Locality Lat/Long

50.2409729, -5.1864926

Mining District

Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining District

Mine Name

Wheal Gorland
Original Attributed Locality
Cornwall
Wheal Gorland
Geographic Features
St. Day United Mines