Lidcott Mine, Laneast, Launceston, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lidcott Mine | Mine |
Laneast | - not defined - |
Launceston | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 38' 15'' North , 4° 29' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX241850
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Launceston | 8,910 (2017) | 9.0km |
Camelford | 2,335 (2017) | 13.6km |
Lifton | 1,180 (2018) | 14.5km |
Boscastle | 641 (2017) | 15.4km |
Pensilva | 1,663 (2017) | 15.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 20km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1018
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1018:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e7961978-4290-4009-a966-fc5ea7b94b3c
An old opencast manganese mine, working veins and bunches of manganese oxides occurring in a NE-trending bed of siliceous rocks about 12 fatoms wide. According to Boase, the mine was still working around 1838, when it was 20 fathoms deep.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
β 'Psilomelane' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
β Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
β | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | β Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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