Wheal Fanny, Devon Great Consols, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Fanny | Mine |
| Devon Great Consols | Group of Mines (Abandoned) |
| Gulworthy | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 32' 18'' North , 4° 13' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX420734
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 4.7km |
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 6.2km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 6.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 19km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34831:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d94e3500-9446-42f5-b0a4-6ab23eef0b7a
This is the point at which the copper lode is thrown about 700 feet to the south due to 'the Great Crosscourse'. Unfortunately unlike nearly every other crosscourse in this area there was no lead/silver mineralisation. There is an extensive dump of crushed killas alongside the stream which flows due west from the arsenic chimney and one shaft head (it has to be eastern or Western shafts which were practically side by side) is also visible.
The dump is mostly barren except for poor, degraded Arsenopyrite and a little pyrite.
Ref: Richardson P.H.G. (1991) Mines of Dartmoor & the Taymar Valley after 1913, Devon Books, Tiverton.
In 'The Mines of East Cornwall and West Devon' D.B. Barton cites one section on the lode as having 'been excavated for 900 feet in length, 140 feet high and 6 to 50 feet wide'. This may well be a reference to the Wh Fanny section which by a rough paced estimate of the currently accessible underground works must have these approximate dimensions.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
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- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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Wheal Fanny, Devon Great Consols, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK