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Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Botallack - Pendeen Area, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK

One of the last deep tin mines in Cornwall, this mine closed in the 1980s and has now been converted into a museum and tourist attraction. Victory shaft and the mine buildings are situated on the site of the former North Levant Mine, which was incorporated with the Geevor sett in 1920. The original Geevor Mine sett lay about 250 m further southeast (closer to Pendeen village).
An extensive history of the mine is recorded in "GEEVOR", by Cyril Noall.



References:
- Rocks & Min.: 22:1030;
- Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (June 20, 1947).
- Elton, N.J. and Hooper, J.J. (1993). "Sodium-zippeite from Geevor mine, St Just, Cornwall." Mineralogical Magazine, 57, 352-354.
- Elton, N.J. and Hooper, J.J. (1992). "Andersonite and Schröckingerite from Geevor mine, Cornwall: two species new to Britain." Mineralogical Magazine, 56(1), 124-125.





UK OS Grid Reference: SW375345
Map Reference: 50°9'6"N , 5°40'30"W

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Mineral List:
'Adularia'
Albite
Allanite-(Ce)
Andersonite
'Apatite'
Apatite-(CaF)
var: Carbonate-rich Apatite-(CaF)

Aragonite
Arsenic
Atacamite
Autunite
Becquerelite
Bismuth
Bornite
Botallackite
Brochantite
Calcite
var: Manganoan Calcite
Cassiterite
Chalcanthite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
var: Blister Copper
Chamosite
var: Thuringite
'Chlorite Group'
Coffinite
Compreignacite
Connellite
Copper
Covellite
Cuprite
Cuprosklodowskite
Devilline
Djurleite
Dolomite
Goethite
Gypsum
Hematite
Johannite
Kaolinite
'K Feldspar'
Langite
Laumontite
Malachite
Marcasite
Melanterite
Metazeunerite
Natrozippeite
Neotocite
Paratacamite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Amethyst
var: Eisenkiesel
Rhodochrosite
Roquesite
Schröckingerite
Siderite
Sphalerite
Tennantite
'Tourmaline'
Uraninite
var: Pitchblende
Uranopilite
Wittichenite


65 entries listed. 53 valid minerals.

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