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Tincroft Mine, Carn Brea and Tincroft United Mine, Illogan, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Chalcopyrite
Tincroft Mine, Carn Brea and Tincroft United Mine, Illogan, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

Photo: fabreminerals
UK Grid Reference: SW670409
Latitude: 50°13'17"N
Longitude: 5°16'0"W
Worked for copper from the early 18th century, the mine changed to tin in 1865 and finally ceased work in 1913. In 1896, it was amalgamated with the Carn Brea mine to form the Carn Brea and Tincroft United mine.
The mine site is largely built over, but there are remains of the man engine and compressor house.

Refs.: (in part):
Dana 6: 892
Rocks & Min.: 16:129; 62:249
P.G. Embrey, R.F. Symes: "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon", 1987, p. 43

Mineral List

Arsenopyrite
Bornite
Cassiterite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Copper
Cornwallite
Cuprite
Fluorapatite
var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Fluorite
Goethite
Hematite
Kaolinite
Limonite
'Lithomarge'
Marcasite
var: Lonchidite
Olivenite
Pharmacosiderite (TL)
Pyrite
Quartz
Scorodite
Siderite
Tennantite
Tenorite
Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Wolframite


31 entries listed. 23 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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