Wheal Fortune (West Wheal Fortune; Great Wheal Fortune), Truthwall, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Fortune (West Wheal Fortune; Great Wheal Fortune) | Mine |
Truthwall | - not defined - |
Ludgvan | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 8' 28'' North , 5° 27' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW528326
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Marazion | 1,294 (2017) | 2.0km |
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 4.9km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 5.5km |
Penzance | 19,872 (2017) | 6.0km |
Germoe | 175 (2017) | 6.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
32947
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32947:6
GUID (UUID V4):
5655cae6-497a-4b1a-b4f4-f5bf11102785
Worked from 1815 to 1891, with a total output of 11,400 tons of copper and 3,000 tons of tin. The extensive waste tips of this mine can be located on the hillside north of Truthwall.
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Tenorite Formula: CuO |
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 | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tenorite | CuO |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
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
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Mount's Bay Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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