Parknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Parknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
Botallack Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Botallack | Village |
St Just | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 8' 8'' North , 5° 41' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW366328
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
1287
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1287:7
GUID (UUID V4):
72a8cd40-e4ca-4f3e-9e04-9981c401813c
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'Limonite' References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Fe | β Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Just Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔St Just Mining RegionRegion
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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