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Gold from
Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5702:8
GUID (UUID V4):59198b9a-6ce5-4680-a809-82c8e2777ddc
Nearest other occurrences of Gold
3.2km (2.0 miles) Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
6.4km (4.0 miles) Nangiles Mine (Wheal Nangiles), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
9.5km (5.9 miles) North Wheal Jane (Besore Mine; Wheal Evelyn), Newbridge, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, UK
12.0km (7.5 miles) Godrevy Cliff, Gwithian, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
12.9km (8.0 miles) Perran St George Mine (Perran Great St George Mine; Great St George Mine; Perran St George United Mine), Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
16.6km (10.3 miles) Mudgeon Vean, St Martin-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England, UK
21.3km (13.2 miles) Ladock placers, Ladock, Cornwall, England, UK
22.5km (14.0 miles) Fistral Bay, Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK
25.4km (15.8 miles) Crowhill Mine (Crow Hill Mine; New Crow Hill Mine; Trevanion Mine), Crow Hill, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
27.4km (17.1 miles) Luney, St Ewe, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALISATION IN G.K. ROLLINSON 1, N. LE BOUTILLIER CORNWALL – A AND NEW DISCOVERY AT PORTHTOWAN R. SELLY...mineralisation in Cornwall – A new discovery at Porthtowan. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 176–187...Although cobalt mineralisation has been noted in Cornwall and Devon in the mining literature, there are...at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part of the Wheal Lushington group...in Cornwall. 1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10
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Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
23, 1941~June 5, 1941, and January 28, 1943.] 1. Gold nuggetfrom Leadhills, Lanarkshire. N June 6, 1940...John Blackwood of Leadhills, while searching for gold in the alluvial wash at the head of the Shortcleuch...persistent and successful gold winners, was lucky enough to discover a water-worn mass of gold in quartz weighing...with the Windgate Burn (Windgate Foot). Alluvial gold is said to have been first discovered in the Leadhills-Wanlockhead...attention of successive generations of gold seekers. The gold of the Leadhills-Wanlockhead district occurs
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...£2. ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large sno\1-white intergrown crystals to 1" in...minor Quartz. 2txlt". £8. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Rich crust of rhombic crystals thickly...ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive pure Arsenopyrite lined...3tx2tx2" • £8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed with slightly
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for East Cornish localities ; to Mr. Garby of Redruth , to Mr. Mitchell of Truro, to Mr. Lavin of Pen...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...METALLIC MINERALS. ORDER I. Gold. Gemus 2. OXIDES. Genus 1. NATIVE GOLD. 116. Gold . 124. Magnetite. 123...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...II. METALLIC MINERALS. ORDER I, Gold. Genus 1. NATIVE GOLD. 116. Gold . ORDER II. Silver. Genus 1. NATIVE
Catalog/List
8ARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.No.: st. Just 880 (STD rr73 677) V...AMPHI80LE variety PAR~ASITE. Botallack, st. Just, Cornwall. Select, dark sage gre~, coarsely bladed crystaline...£2.75. 7. 8. APATITE. 80tollack, st. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, creamy coloured, hexagonal crystals...association. 2~xHxlt". £11.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Wheal Jare, Kea, Cornwall. Bright silvery sharp crystals mostly...2xl~xl±". £8.00. 21. NATIVE BISMUTH. Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall. Rich metallic grey crystaline mass
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.~~.: st. Just 880 (STD an 677) V.A...Ifxlixf". £1.50. AXINITE. Botallack, st. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A - Choice, bright, clovebrown, sharp...12. 13. -2AZURITE. Ting-Tpng Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue small sharp crystals lining...3x~x2". £12.00. CHALCOPVRITE. Great Wheal Tolgus, Illogan, Cornwall. well formed, large, brassy sphenbidal...1:6.50. NATIVE COPPER. Goonhilly Down, Lizard, Cornwall. Specimen A - Thick vein section composed of massive
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There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...ore and the branching leaf-like growths of pure gold. through purple crystals of amethyst to huge masses...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and
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Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Hayle to Cobe,·: H ayle to H elston Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious... iron , manganese a d molybdenum, and traces of gold and platinum. They also include the metalloid arse...a posler (or Lovm's shop, Penzance: liroconilc, Wheal Garland, Sl Day the early I 800s to supply their
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~42 . 37 • CORNWALL COUNTY LIBRARY ll 11111111111111 3 8009 014 20 1146 ~~ Redruth l ~,, Clinton...by Dyllansow Truran. Trewolsta, Trewirgie. Redruth, Cornwall. © 1983 D. Kneebone \ All rights reserved...Chapter 1. Life in Cornwall in 1875. 22. Chapter 2. Some Smaller Mining Setts in Cornwall. 27. Chapter...Chapter 4. The Mining of Lesser-known Metals in Cornwall. 41. Chapter 5. More about Old Helston. 52...Gwennap Pit, 1907. (Photo - Copyright : lllogan Redruth ) Newlyn. (Photo : A. Pearson Picture) Cornish
Catalog/List
mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW.18 Botallackite...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi Lode...Lode. SW.43 Botallackite - Levant Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 368 346]. 130 fathom level, South Lode. Ex
Report (issue)
Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey .... . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne . . . · ... 29.-vVhral-, Go1..1and 30 (�...i11e . . . :3 2.-\Vhenl Lt1sl1ington .. . . 3?. -Wheal \rincent (part ot· \Vl1eal ... :1 4.-Nangiles :-3...Palreozoic formations of Cornwall. In the original Geological St1rvey map of Cornwall, De la Beche separated...state of our knowledge with regard to South­ West Cornwall it is clear that the main portion of the rocks
Book (edition)
THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON : STATISTICS AND OBSERVATIONS. THE MINES OF CORNWALL AND DEVON : STATISTICS...counties in England with which are associated more varied objects of interest than Cornwall and Devon...pecu liar. Cornwall stands at the head in the moral statistics of the counties of England. There is much...admire in the life and habits of the humble poor of Cornwall. The hardy pilchard fist ermen , with their clean...and enterprising persistence. The pursuits of Cornwall have enriched so many, that in few counties is
Journal (issue)
und Geologie von Cornwall 13 Stefan Weiß, München Der Bergbaubezirk Cambome-Redruth Grenville Uruted...Crofty Mines Wheal Gorland und Wheal Uruty Consolidated and United Mines (Gwennap) Wheal Jane Mines 16...56-800. TITELFOTO: Typische Bergbaulandschafl in Cornwall: Verfallene Maschinenhäuser auf den Granitklippen...Auslieferungstemtln 31. 1. 1986. 2/86 • LAPIS· 3 Cornwall Die Artikel dieses LAPIS-Heftes sind Teil einer...Beschreibung des klassischen Grubenbezirks von C amborne, Redruth und Gwennap. Die vollständige Serie umfaßt insl
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House , D~akewal ls , Gunnislake , Co~nwall, England. TEL .No.Tavistock 0323Bl (STD 0022.) ORDERING...'Ii-x 1", £6.00 c~yst:Jl -t" i r CLINOCLASE . Wheal Unity , Gwennop, Co,.'r\wrJll. Lust.,-ous 'deep...not 50 ricn , 2><1" , £5.50p 35. CoRI\WALLITE. Wheal Go ;:,lamJ, st. Day , "Co-nwall."Ri ch light to...specimen. 4tx3" , £10 . 00 " 39. ERYTHfHTE. Wheal Sparnon , Re'dr uth , Co,.nwall."Li ght pink to purplish...spacimem,. 4x3xZ-t" , £30 . 00 " 42. FLUORITE. Wheal J <:ne , I"iDa , CornwaJT: Light pu,.plish t."anspa
Report (issue)
United Mines, in the Parish of Linkinhorne, East Cornwall R .Shambrook 46 A Report on the Excavations...and J. McNeil 54 Castell Carndochan Gold Mine & Prince Edward Gold Mine W .G .Jones 56 MAPS, PLANS &...UP SURVEY - MARY TAVY AREA 50/75 80/90 ?'X° WHEAL JEWEL ?'X° WILLSWORTI-IY • MINE LEGEND ,, 130/ZI0...Mine dumps 175/ 41 ,,,.: 250/190 :I{ e. c:: ~ WHEAL ;., °X FRIENDSHIP 175/640 ,:;, Drainage adit MINE~...effluent into the running water. It is doubtful if Wheal Jewel and Willsworthy Mines contribute much base
Journal (issue)
Basset, £4. 75 Pestarena, 22s, 3d. 25 Australian Uni. Gold, 25 East Harptree, £64. 30 So. Condurrow, £15. £1...BOUGHT MOSS, AND E.C. EXCHANGE, E.O, Bank of England. R. T. A. MUNDY, BROKER, RD, LONDON, SPARGO...Consols. tescue. Hingston Down, Bedford United. Wheal Seton. New Seton. Caldbeck Fells. Prince of Wales...extent on good mining shares. Bankers : Bank of England. Office hours Ten to Four. ILK kK) AND 32, REGENT... Ss ially recc ds shar STOCK AND LANE, Wheal Seton. Providence. Chontales. Frontino. Nanteos
Book
A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...“Campiglia Mines,” &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed...account of the Geology of Cornwall, to accompany his forthcoming Gazetteer of Cornwall. This, owing to the
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Book (edition)
Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...United Kingdom by: Gold Productions 40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright©...Nuggets of the UK Preface Gold The Word The Element Origin Locations Information Maps England South West...West England - Cornwall South West England - Devon South West England - Somerset South East England - Essex...Essex South East England - Kent South East England - Bedfordshire South East England - Suffolk English
Journal (volume)
HUNGARY is rich in mineral wealth of all kinds. The gold of Nagyag, in the Siebenbürgen ; silver in many...resources of the country. Very little is known in England of these coal-fields, and some account of the most...geological origin. The latter, does not, as in England, belong to the older or palæozoic formations, but... Among other matters a very interesting vein of gold is worked to profit, close to the town. The town...very peculiar kind, little known by experience in England, but common in various partsof Europe, and perhaps
Journal (volume)
Annales des Mines on theMetallurgy of Iron in England , ib. ; Proceedings of the Manchester Geological...Relief Fund, 402 ; The Geo Metallurgy of Iron in England, 120 ; Blow -pipe Vade Mecum byDr. Aquila loyical...Annales des Mines on the Metallurgy of Iron in England, 181 ; Abstract from Rev. 8. Haughton on the Chemical...231 , 305 . of Iron in England, 120, 181 , 327. ASSOCIATION, Miners', of Cornwall and Devon , by R. Hunt...April- Abstract from Observations BOSWEDDAN AND WHEAL CASTLE MINE, on Silica, by Arthur H. Church , B
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...Neodymium 60 As Arsenic 33 Ne Neon 10 Au Gold 79 Ni Nickel 28 B Boron 5 0 Oxygen 8 ...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned
Journal (issue)
Mills. 50 Frontino, 21s. 9d. 10 Australian Uni. Gold, 75 General Brazilian. £1 3-16 prem. 5 Great Laxey...SHAREDEALER, 11, ROYAL EXCHANGE, E.C, Bankers: Bank of England. , R. T. A. MUNDY, STOCK AND SHAREDEALER, 38...Chontales, Don Pedro, General Brazilian, and Taquaril Gold shares, Bankers: City Bank, Finch-lane, E.C. Established...STREET; LONDON, E.C. Fifteen years’ experience in Cornwall and London. Business transacted in all the leading...... . 24s. 44% |Wheal Kitty (Lelant). 15 14 4, East Caradon ...... se Bh 5, 5 Wheal Seton..... coves
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vols. post 8vo, 14s. IRELAND , SCOTLAND , AND ENGLAND . Kohl. By J. G. One vol. 8vo, 11s. AUSTRIA...BARCA. 8vo, lls. KING OF SAXONY'S JOURNEY THROUGH ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND, in the year 1844. By Dr. C. G. Carus...Printers, Whitefriars, THE GOLD ROCKS OP GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. THE GOLD ROCKS OF GREAT BRITAIN...GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE GOLD REGIONS OF THE WORLD, WITH A TREATISE ON THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD . BY JOHN CALVERT...STANNARIES ; CHIEF STEWARD OF THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL , IN CORNWALL AND DEVON , ETC. SIR, I beg most respectfully
 
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