Holman's Test Mine, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Holman's Test Mine | Mine |
Troon | - not defined - |
Camborne | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 11' 7'' North , 5° 17' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 3.2km |
Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 3.6km |
Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 5.8km |
Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 6.8km |
Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 7.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
295467
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295467:0
GUID (UUID V4):
daa4958c-baf7-442e-904c-5667a4db1660
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Camborne School of Mines Test Mine
Holman's test mine was opened in 1888 and originally used to test and showcase compressed air drills. In the 1920's, Camborne School of Mines began using the mine for teaching until 2017.
The part of the Carnmenellis granite in which this test mine is located does not host a great deal of interesting minerals, however, whilst mucking out after a blast in one of the main drives around 1990, a small amount of Fluorite associating with a few small Apatite crystals were found, although not of great quality or quantity.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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