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Wheal Sheba (Great Sheba Consols), Luckett, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK

Pyrite
Wheal Sheba, Luckett, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK

Photo: Richard De Nul
UK Grid Reference: SX370736
Latitude: 50°32'19"N
Longitude: 4°18'1"W
A series of workings following the east-west lode along the valley. The majority of work appears to have been centered on New Engine Shaft and Old Engine Shaft at the Old Mill end of the sett. New Engine Shaft is to the south of the stream (there is no evidence of the adit portal recorded by Dines) on the valley side and has a small rock and sand dump. The Chimney lies between the forestry track and the stream. Old Engine Shaft is just to the north of the stream with a quantity of rock containing abundant poor quality Pyrite and Arsenopyrite but few copper minerals.
A shaft on the north side of the valley in the middle of the woodland has a large very overgrown rock dump said to contain traces of Galena. A further shaft is visible ont he valley side in private ground towards the far end of the woodland.
Visited Jan 2005.
Ref: Dines H.G. 1956

Mineral List

Arsenopyrite
Chalcopyrite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Sulphur


6 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

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