South Wendron Mine (South Wheal Lovell; Lovell Consols), Trewennack, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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South Wendron Mine (South Wheal Lovell; Lovell Consols) | Mine |
Trewennack | - not defined - |
Wendron | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 7' 33'' North , 5° 12' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW705301
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Constantine | 819 (2017) | 2.6km |
Gweek | 667 (2017) | 3.3km |
Helston | 12,184 (2017) | 4.9km |
Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 7.4km |
Porthleven | 3,059 (2017) | 8.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
191291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:191291:6
GUID (UUID V4):
cf96fa17-0ffb-4518-9653-11f75b068ad0
Initially known South Wendron Mine or South Lovell,and later as Lovell Consols, the mine employed 58 people in 1861 and worked intermittently till 1882.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β 'Feldspar Group' References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Gilbertite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
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 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite var. Gilbertite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite var. Gilbertite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Gilbertite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite var. Gilbertite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite var. Gilbertite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite var. Gilbertite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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
- Wendron and Falmouth Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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