Legossick Mine, St Issey, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Legossick Mine | Mine |
| St Issey | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 58'' North , 4° 53' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | 1,203 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Padstow | 2,296 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Wadebridge | 6,599 (2017) | 4.2km |
| Trebetherick | 499 (2017) | 5.6km |
| Polzeath | 1,449 (2011) | 6.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
240622
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240622:3
GUID (UUID V4):
29e013ad-6a5d-40a1-bad9-06455a317855
A lead mine on a NW-trending lode, which was worked for at least 300 yards along its strike. A large overgrown dump is left in the middle of a field northwest of Carthew farm.
The mine was at work before 1584, reworked between 1704 and 1705 and again from 1816 until 1828. Between 1818 and 1827, it sold 366 tons of 7.5% copper ore.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
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 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| 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
- Cornwall
- Wadebridge Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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