Wheal Beauchamp, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Beauchamp | Mine |
Wheal Buller and Beauchamp | Mine |
Redruth | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 12'' North , 5° 12' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW707406
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 1.6km |
Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 2.7km |
St. Day | 700 (2011) | 3.0km |
North Country | 773 (2017) | 3.7km |
Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 4.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:997:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b341b3cc-e421-4662-be54-d27c7e0ef474
A small mine, working the eastward extension of the West Wheal Buller lode. It was once included with the Wheal Buller sett.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Formula: Bi2S3 Description: Confusion with Mr. Beauchamp's cobalt mine at Pengreep. |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Formula: CoAs3 Description: Confusion with Mr. Beauchamp's cobalt mine at Pengreep. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Bismuthinite ? | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Skutterudite ? | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
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
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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