East Wheal Charlotte, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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East Wheal Charlotte | Mine (Abandoned) |
St Agnes | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 17' 53'' North , 5° 13' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW707493
Locality type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Saint Agnes | 2,820 (2014) | 1.9km |
Mount Hawke | 1,511 (2017) | 2.0km |
North Country | 773 (2017) | 5.5km |
Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 6.4km |
Portreath | 963 (2017) | 6.5km |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386; Reid, C., Scrivenor, J.B., Flett, J.S., Pollard, W., and MacAlister, D.A. (1906): The Geology of the Country near Newquay. HMSO Publications (London), 131 pp. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386; Reid, C., Scrivenor, J.B., Flett, J.S., Pollard, W., and MacAlister, D.A. (1906): The Geology of the Country near Newquay. HMSO Publications (London), 131 pp. |
β Tenorite Formula: CuO Reference: Henwood, W.J. (1843): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 5, 1-386; Reid, C., Scrivenor, J.B., Flett, J.S., Pollard, W., and MacAlister, D.A. (1906): The Geology of the Country near Newquay. HMSO Publications (London), 131 pp. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
AX | |||
β | Tenorite | 4.2.3.1 | CuO |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Geochronology
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, p. 477.
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East Wheal Charlotte, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK