Wheal Friendship, Wheal Andrew, Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Friendship | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Wheal Andrew | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Cusgarne | - not defined - |
| Gwennap | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 14' 4'' North , 5° 8' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW756420
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 2.6km |
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 2.8km |
| Perranwell | 1,207 (2017) | 3.0km |
| Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 4.0km |
| Devoran | 400 (2014) | 4.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
206564
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206564:2
GUID (UUID V4):
2d5748c7-e54a-46d3-b2ae-8546defc4d89
The chimney can be seen from much of the Poldice Valley, though it is quite trek to reach it. There are 2 engine houses with plaques attributing them to Consolidated Mines. There appears to be some tip material on the hillside immediately below the engine houses but it is thoroughly overgrown and inaccessible. Two tips are evident in the valley bottom and are assumed to be related to the engine houses. The tip nearest the chimney is of crushed sand and rock suggesting it was part of the processing floor but it contains little other than soft 'rotted' marcasite. A further tip, mostly of rock, is located about 200m further down the slope beside a rough track. Marcasite is very abundant. Dec 2022
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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 Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| β 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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