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Quither Mine, Milton Abbot, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
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Milton AbbotCivil Parish
West DevonBorough
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 34'' North , 4° 12' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX441812
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lamerton859 (2018)4.4km
Mary Tavy840 (2018)6.5km
Lifton1,180 (2018)6.6km
Tavistock12,280 (2018)7.9km
Gunnislake4,044 (2017)9.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall25km
Mindat Locality ID:
53668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53668:7
GUID (UUID V4):
1a596fa8-6fb0-4ad0-9b34-995ae58ae5fc


2 filled shafts at the top of the wood a little north west of the village with small dumps containing pyrolusite. An open adit leads in off the track at the bottom of the hill with a couple of small stopes.

Minor work was carried out in 1937 and several tons of ore were taken out in 1942.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Limonite'
'Psilomelane'
Habit: Botryoidal
Colour: Dark brown to black with irridescence
Description: Quality ranges from very hard black/grey masses through brown botryoidal forms to soft earthy masses
References:
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
MnManganese
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3

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