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Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK
One of the deepest, richest and most important Cornish copper mines, formed by amalgamation of numerous small workings, most of which are not now discernible.
Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities53 entries listed. 34 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.
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References
- Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 565-567 (see also corrigenda in the 1994 reprint).
- Lewis, J. (1997): Richly Yielding Piece of Ground: History of Fowey Consols Mine 1813 to 1867. Cornish Hillside Publications (St Austell), 176 pp.
- Lewis, J. (1997): Richly Yielding Piece of Ground: History of Fowey Consols Mine 1813 to 1867. Cornish Hillside Publications (St Austell), 176 pp.
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Locality Updated: Saxtons River Village, Windham Co., Vermont, USAFrom Chester S. Lemanski, Jr., 19th Jun 2013 12:12:49