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West Basset Stamps (Wheal Haste), Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
West Basset Stamps (Wheal Haste)Mine (Abandoned)
Basset MinesGroup of Mines
CarnkieVillage
Carn BreaCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 12' 57'' North , 5° 14' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.21592,-5.23990
GeoHash:
G#: gbum8v82v
GRN:
N34W03
UK National Grid Reference:
SW682397
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Four Lanes1,416 (2017)1.6km
Redruth42,690 (2017)2.2km
North Country773 (2017)3.8km
Camborne22,500 (2012)4.1km
St. Day700 (2011)4.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
1008
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1008:8
GUID (UUID V4):
5c49d7a0-6888-4eaf-89bf-252f630ac802


A stamps engine house stands above one of the finest surviving nineteenth century tin dressing floors in the world.

The West Basset Mine Stamps (SW 6815 3970) constructed by the Tuckingmill Foundry, date to 1875. The remains of the dressing floors show three different phases - settling and buddling (1875), additional buddle floor (1892), and the installation of Frue vanners (1906).

The site is listed by English Heritage as "Grade II" [buildings of nationally importance and of special interest].

[see the extract of the 1907 Ordnance Survey map to confirm the revised name of this location which was previously 'West Wheal Basset'.]

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

Cu2(CO3)(OH)2β“˜ Malachite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite		4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O
β“˜Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
UUranium
Uβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
β“˜ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
β“˜ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
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References

Rocks & Minerals (xxxx) 17: 127.
Rocks & Minerals (xxxx) 18: 73.
Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
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