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Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine), Trewetha, St Endellion, Area East of Wadebridge, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK

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References:
- (in part): Dana 6: 37; Dana 7:I:360.
- Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.
- Clayton, R.E., and Spiro, B: (2000): Sulphur, carbon and oxygen isotope studies of early Variscan mineralisation and Pb-Sb vein deposits in the Cornubian orefield: implications for the scale of fluid movements during Variscan deformation. Mineralium Deposita 35, 315-331.





 UK OS Grid Reference: SX004800
Map Reference: 50°35'5"N , 4°49'11"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 4 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
  		•  Berthierite
    FeSb
     
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bindheimite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Boulangerite
    Pb
     
    5
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    11
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bournonite (TL)
    PbCuSbS
     
    3
    Type Locality: Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine), Trewetha, St Endellion, Area East of Wadebridge, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577; Embrey & Symes, 1987, 89 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"]
    Site Photo
    Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine), Trewetha, St Endellion, Area East of Wadebridge, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Dufrénoysite
    Pb
     
    2
    		As
     
    2
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Heteromorphite
    Pb
     
    7
    		Sb
     
    8
    		S
     
    19
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Jamesonite
    Pb
     
    4
    		FeSb
     
    6
    		S
     
    14
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
    Site Photo
    Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine), Trewetha, St Endellion, Area East of Wadebridge, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals
  		•  Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Plumosite'
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Semseyite
    Pb
     
    9
    		Sb
     
    8
    		S
     
    21
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577.]
  		•  Stephanite
    Ag
     
    5
    		SbS
     
    4
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 58 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"; Dana 7:I:360.]
  		•  Stibiconite
    Sb
    3+
     
    		Sb
    5+
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 2, p. 577; [Embrey & Symes, 1987, 125 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"; Dana 6: 37.]
    Site Photo
    Wheal Boys (Trewetha Mine), Trewetha, St Endellion, Area East of Wadebridge, Wadebridge District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Acworth 2004


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