Wheal Edward, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Edward | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Drakewalls | - not defined - |
| Calstock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 32'' North , 4° 13' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX428699
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 1.8km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 3.6km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 6.4km |
| Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 6.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 18km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33966
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33966:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0b33c58d-8f71-474e-9679-ee216ef9f6c2
Dines (1956) records this as having been most active from around 1830 to around 1869 and for the latter years worked in conjunction with neighbouring Wheal Arthur though the setts were demarcated by a crosscourse that ran close to the road between the two.
The engine house and chimney stand to the west of the railway whilst the tip abuts the eastern embankment of the railway and extends away from a shaft in a series of radiating finger dumps. These dumps are partly overgrown and show evidence of having been excavated for hardcore. Pyrite, chalcopyrite and arsenopyrite are relatively abundant with some sphalerite and siderite.
The shaft is poorly fenced with a cone of waste around it, though in places the waste overhangs the open shaft and it is highly inadvisable to approach the edge as the shaft is very deep, having originally reached 100 fathoms according to Dines, and falling water can be heard echoing below.
Some outputs recorded by Dines are: 1855-69 8160 tons copper ore, 1876 10 tons pyrite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
| β Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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References
Wheal Edward, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK