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Launceston, Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom


Alternative Names:Dunheafod, DΕ«nhΔ“afod, Lannstefan, Launceston i Cornwall, Lonston, Лонстон
Type:Seat of a third-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
Region:Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Latitude:50° 38' 13" N
Longitude:4° 21' 36" W
Lat/Long (dec):50.63699,-4.36006
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:8,910 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:2644811
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2644811:2
GUID:4749ae48-c041-4967-bbc2-7e48958f8e1c
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
St Stephens, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 38' 43" N4° 22' 4" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Wheal Truscott, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 38' 44" N4° 23' 56" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Atway Mine, St Stephens, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 39' 0" N4° 23' 52" W3.0km (1.9 miles)
South Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 44" N4° 23' 25" W3.5km (2.2 miles)
Trewen Quarry, South Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 41" N4° 23' 35" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
Linnick, South Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 15" N4° 22' 18" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
Wheal Harris, Lifton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK50° 37' 20" N4° 18' 1" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 5" N4° 18' 48" W5.1km (3.2 miles)
Trebullet Mine, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK50° 35' 6" N4° 21' 43" W5.8km (3.6 miles)
Trenute Mine, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK50° 35' 3" N4° 21' 43" W5.9km (3.6 miles)
Greystone Wood Mine, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK50° 35' 26" N4° 18' 51" W6.1km (3.8 miles)
Tolpetherwin Mine, South Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 38" N4° 26' 33" W6.5km (4.1 miles)
Tolpetherwin Quarry, South Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 32" N4° 26' 57" W7.0km (4.4 miles)
Polyphant Quarry, South Petherwin, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 36' 59" N4° 27' 35" W7.4km (4.6 miles)
Lidcott Mine, Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 38' 15" N4° 29' 16" W9.0km (5.6 miles)
Kingston Consols (North Kingston Mine; Stoke Climsland Consols ?), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK50° 33' 29" N4° 18' 51" W9.3km (5.8 miles)
Tremollett mine (Coads Green), North Hill, Cornwall, England, UK50° 33' 23" N4° 24' 59" W9.8km (6.1 miles)
Stoke Climsland Consols (?), Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK50° 33' 42" N4° 16' 37" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK50° 37' 42" N4° 30' 22" W10.4km (6.4 miles)
Chillaton and Hogstor Mine, Milton Abbot, West Devon, Devon, England, UK50° 36' 38" N4° 12' 59" W10.6km (6.6 miles)
Treburland Manganese deposits, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UK50° 35' 18" N4° 29' 26" W10.7km (6.6 miles)
Hawkswood Mine (Hawk's Wood Mine), North Hill, Cornwall, England, UK50° 33' 23" N4° 26' 58" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Treburland Mine, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UK50° 35' 14" N4° 29' 39" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Pitt Farm, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK50° 32' 18" N4° 21' 2" W11.0km (6.8 miles)
Quither Mine, Milton Abbot, West Devon, Devon, England, UK50° 36' 34" N4° 12' 17" W11.4km (7.1 miles)
Wheal Carpenter (West Collacombe Mine), Sydenham Damerel, West Devon, Devon, England, UK50° 34' 0" N4° 14' 27" W11.5km (7.1 miles)
Devon Kapunda Mine (Capunda Mine), Sydenham Damerel, West Devon, Devon, England, UK50° 33' 20" N4° 15' 27" W11.6km (7.2 miles)
Wheal Sidney, Wheal Sheba (Great Sheba Consols; Trehill Mine; West Wheal Martha), Luckett, Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK50° 32' 22" N4° 17' 58" W11.6km (7.2 miles)
Kelly Hole Mine, Wheal Sheba (Great Sheba Consols; Trehill Mine; West Wheal Martha), Luckett, Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK50° 32' 22" N4° 17' 35" W11.8km (7.3 miles)
Trewint, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UK50° 35' 50" N4° 30' 57" W11.9km (7.4 miles)
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General view of the quarry from the viewing platform October 2015

Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
British and Irish IslesIsland
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UKCountry
England, UKConstituent Country
Callington and Tavistock Mining District, England, UKMining District
Cornwall, England, UKCounty
Launceston, Cornwall, England, UKCivil Parish
Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining district, England, UKMining District
 
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