Wheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Damsel | Mine (Abandoned) |
Wheal Damsel United Mines | Group of Mines |
Carharrack | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 54'' North , 5° 11' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW728418
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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St. Day | 700 (2011) | 0.9km |
Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 2.7km |
Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 3.4km |
North Country | 773 (2017) | 4.1km |
Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 4.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
938
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:938:7
GUID (UUID V4):
521f3221-5712-4959-86c9-5b639a8bff30
Worked from 1815 to 1872, producing 37,000 tons of copper ore. Some burrows and shafts remain near Little Carharrack.
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β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O References: |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
β Tristramite Formula: (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
β | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 Β· 3H2O |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Tristramite | 8.CJ.45 | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) Β· 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
S | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Tristramite | (Ca,U,Fe)(PO4,SO4) · 2H2O |
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Localities in this Region
- England
- Cornwall
- Carharrack
- Wheal Damsel United Mines
- Wheal Damsel
- Wheal Damsel United Mines
- Carharrack
- Cornwall
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- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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