Benallack and Trewheala Mine, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Benallack and Trewheala Mine | Mine |
Fraddon | - not defined - |
St Enoder | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 4° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
241076
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241076:3
GUID (UUID V4):
20165263-43d2-45f9-ba31-cd179721fd4d
A small iron mine on a NW-trending lode southwest of Fraddon, supposedly in the area between Benallack and Trewheala farms. For a long time, the workings have been "almost obscured" (Dines, 1956) and cannot now be located.
Between 1859 and 1861, the mine produced 626 tons of hematite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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