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Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear, St Erth - Gwithian Area, Cornwall, England, UK

A copper mine, worked from 1832 to 1851, producing 12,150 tons of copper. The mine was originally worked by open trenches and excavations. Several dumps on both sides of the road north from Wall are from the later working period.

Refs.:
- Rocks & Min.: 18:73.
- B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)
- Lapis 33 (2), 2008, p. 39





UK OS Grid Reference: SW604368
Map Reference: 50°10'55"N , 5°21'23"W

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Mineral List:
Anatase
Anglesite
Arsenogoyazite
Arsenopyrite
Brochantite
Cassiterite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Copper
Limonite
Monazite-(Ce)
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Tennantite
Tenorite


17 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

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