Kit Hill Wheal Mary (Wheal Tonkin), Wheal Florence (Mary and Florence Consols; Florence and Tonkin United Mine), Callington Consols, Callington, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 42'' North , 4° 18' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Reclaimed) - last checked 2018
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 1.4km |
Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 6.4km |
Calstock | 790 (2017) | 6.9km |
Pensilva | 1,663 (2017) | 8.1km |
Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 8.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 13km |
Mindat Locality ID:
241386
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241386:3
GUID (UUID V4):
bb6608ec-f7a3-459b-8469-f0201fad9d12
Part of Wheal Florence Mine, centred on Tonkins Shaft which lies over 100 metres to the east of the main section of Wheal Florence.
Site now obliterated by farm buildings.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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