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Mount Wellington Mine, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK

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 UK OS Grid Reference: SW760418
Map Reference: 50°13'59"N , 5°8'28"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Embrey & Symes, 1987, 50 - "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon"]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [P Haas collection]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 426-428.]
  		•  Ceruleite
    Cu
     
    2
    		Al
     
    7
    		[(OH)
     
    13
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		] · 11.5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chamosite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Copiapite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 20H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [BMS Database]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Mount Wellington Mine, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Mount Wellington Mine, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Peter Haas
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 426-428.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 426-428.]
    Site Photo
    Mount Wellington Mine, Gwennap area, Camborne - Redruth - St Day District, Cornwall, England, UK
     
  		•  Quartz
    var: Eisenkiesel
    Reference: [P Haas collection]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 426-428.]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 426-428.]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [Dines, H.G. (1956): The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Vol. 1, pp. 426-428.]
  		•  Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
     
     
    		to (Mn
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]


    19 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Camborne - Redruth - St Day District
          • Gwennap area
            • Mount Wellington Mine

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