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Wendron, Wendron & Falmouth District, Cornwall, England, UK

74 named mines and trials are known to have been located in the area around Wendron (see map http://www.poldark-mine.co.uk/wendron.htm).

Further information can be found in the (rare) "Wendron Tin" and on the website of Poldark Mine, a visitor centre offering trips into Wheal Roots, a tin mine originally worked sometime between 1720 and 1780, and which became part of Wendron Consols Mine in 1856.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Bornite
Cassiterite
Cerussite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
'Garnet'
Goethite
Hematite
var: Specularite
Kaolinite
Limonite
Malachite
Muscovite
var: Gilbertite
Pyrite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Amethyst

Schorl
Siderite
Silver
Sphalerite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'


28 entries listed. 20 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

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References

Wendron Tin, A K Hamilton Jenkin, 1978


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