Wheal Benny, Latchley, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Benny | Mine (Abandoned) |
Latchley | - not defined - |
Calstock | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 32' 7'' North , 4° 15' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX397731
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 3.7km |
Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 5.2km |
Calstock | 790 (2017) | 5.9km |
Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 6.5km |
Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 7.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 17km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34390
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34390:8
GUID (UUID V4):
28f950e8-dbd9-47e3-b5d2-07df13d82442
Tin, Wolfram and Arsenic mine, closed 1924, abandoned end of 1928.
There is an extensive arsenic labyrinth and flue though these show little evidence of use. There are also 4 buddles for black tin preparation. The main shaft is in the hillside above the mine and is heavily fenced. April 2004.
A gated adit on the river bank leads directly into the hill with evidence of considerable stopeing before it is blocked by a collapse. A branch close to the entrance runs westward a short distance to another collapse. Jan 2009
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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
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Chalcopyrite ? Formula: CuFeS2 Description: According to Dines, a copper-bearing lode was said to be in the sett, but there are no records of its exploitation. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Only 2 isolated crystals both enclosed in masses of siderite References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Particularly abundant in one of the adits with individual crystals to 1cm width in thin crusts 2-3cm deep. References: |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Colour: Black Description: Black microscopic crystals with curved faces, often stacked, in cavities in quartz. References: |
β 'Wolframite Group' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite ? | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
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
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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