Wheal Cruett (North Wheal Metal), Nancegollan, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Cruett (North Wheal Metal) | Mine |
Nancegollan | - not defined - |
Crowan | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 8' 1'' North , 5° 19' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW628313
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Breage | 471 (2017) | 2.9km |
Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 3.9km |
Germoe | 175 (2017) | 4.7km |
Helston | 12,184 (2017) | 4.9km |
Porthleven | 3,059 (2017) | 5.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
36986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36986:3
GUID (UUID V4):
5c20d31f-4833-4d98-9a69-57cfbe3f1544
This ancient tin mine worked with little success on the eastern extensions of the Polladras Downs lodes, from the early 1800's until 1865. An overgrown mound and a walled shaft at the edge of a field adjoining the B3302 road west of Little Pengwedna are the only remains.
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ 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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