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Cassiterite from
Wheal Friendship, Wheal Andrew, Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Friendship, Wheal Andrew, Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907591:7
GUID (UUID V4):7dacfe07-0c51-4f32-9180-3f4cd950ea6f
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Wheal Clifford, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Mount Wellington Mine (Wheal Magpie), Cusgarne, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Bread and Cheese Shaft, Nangiles Mine (Wheal Nangiles), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Nangiles Mine (Wheal Nangiles), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Henry, Twelveheads, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) East Wheal Fortune, Twelveheads, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) Ale and Cakes Mine, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Bissa Pool Mine (Bissoe Pool Mine), Poldice Mine, St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines), St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) Wheal Virgin, Great Consolidated Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...has been made to describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring...information up to date Mr. Dewey has visite.d everv active mine and rnanv of those recentlv abandoned • • • or of...historic importance. Our thanks are due to t,he present mine managers for their courtesy and assistance. :Full...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources
Book (volume)
The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical notes...The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the Geological...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous...notably his 16-volume series Mines and miners of Cornwall, and two volumes on the mines of Devon, one of...Somerset figures were published in 1984 and the Cornwall outputs are due to be published soon. K. E. Beer
Book
There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...special thanks also to Kenneth Hosking, Martin Mount, Courtney Smale, George Ryback, Bryan Lloyd, Ron...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and
Journal (issue)
copper mineral assemblages at Botaliack, St Just. Cornwall R.J. Bowell 45 The composition of stolzite from...Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon 66 ...COPPER MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES AT BOTALLACK, ST JUST, CORNWALL R.l. BOWELL Department of Mineralogy, The Natural...sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed to be...observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I
Book
Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...Uranium . ORDER XI. Tin. Genus 1. OXIDE . 191. Cassiterite . Genus 2. SULPHIDE IN COMBINA TION . 192. Stannine...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...on Kergiliack estate near Pen a. Coberard ; at a mine near the head of Borrowdale, near Lometer, rearis...in the Isle of Man. Scotland . At Craigman coal -mine, near New Cumnock in Ayrshire, massive and columnar
Book (edition)
from a mine or group of mines. Adventurer: Traditional name for a shareholder in a Cornish mine. Bal:...used for female mine surface worker engaged in copper and tin dressing. Barrow Road: A mine tunnel which...surface by means of trench-like excavations. Burrow: Mine waste tips at surface. Deads: Also called attle:...transfer shares without consent of the rest. Kibble: A mine bucket used for hoisting ore and waste rock to surface...2002 by Tor Mark, United Downs Ind Est, Redruth, Cornwall TR16 SHY Reprinted 2008 © 2002 Tor Mark ISBN 978
Book
A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...“Campiglia Mines,” &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed...account of the Geology of Cornwall, to accompany his forthcoming Gazetteer of Cornwall. This, owing to the
Book (volume)
THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Report (volume)
notable quantity in Britain outside · Devon and Cornwall, and there they are produced chiefly as a by-product...antimony a-re practica-lly confined to a. fev;, mine-, iu Cornwall and to two localities in Scotland at one...was paid by 1\-Ir. Dewey .to every active mine in England ond Wa.les from which · arsenic or antimony...Henwood called 'The :\'fotalliforous Deposits of Cornwall ancl Devon,' which was published in 1843 as vol...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, and has prove.cl t o be of great VA,lue. Lil
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE...CHAPTER V-DETAILS iv V OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET ...................
Journal (issue)
mmtall fromFrizington, Cumbria,England. Stereomicroscopes The UK ]011malof Mines and Minerals publishes...CIRCULATION, SALES & FINANCE Jean C. Spence SADDLEBACK MINE Peter Briscoe • David McCallum • Paul Nicholson...Editorial Board. fEITKNECHTITE FROM BENALLT MANGANESE MINE Publication ofinformation on a collecting site...0952-2409 Tom Cotterell 49 NORTH DEVON UNITED MINE Mike Rumsey • Mike Savage 53 PIUNTING DY Ratcliff&...Worksop, Notts. S80 2EE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Minos & Minerals No. 29 -1- EDITORIAL
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
Journal (issue)
Pyromorphite crystals on plumbogummite, from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. National Museum of Wales...myne (ore) from Mr. Foley's land at Aston' and 'mine in stock at the Black House'. The iron ores of...extremity near Clifford's Mesne (Fig. 1), called Mine Wood on the 1841 Tythe map. The latter also names...near the village (Nat. Grid. ref. SO 702 237) as Mine Wood and l~ine Ground. Arable land (SO 706 233)... near Woodgate (Fig. 1), is at present known as Mine Field, it being said locally that iron-ore was quarried
Book (volume)
IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H...iv CHAPTER V . — Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district...Wolfram Lode .. . FIG . 35. — Castle-an -Dinas Wolfram Mine; longitudinal section .. .. FIG . 36 . — The...United Mines Lode . . FIG . 37. — South Phoenix Mine; transverse section showing the lodes occupy ing
Book
permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United Mine 140 1986 - 1989 More Foreign Travel 154 1990...David Lloyd laddering down a shaft at Bedford United Mine, Devon. Introduction I was born in Bristol on...as we were committed to movin g to Spain. My friendship with Ian Jones began in February 1978. He came...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited
Report (issue)
Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey .... . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne . . . · ... 29.-vVhral-, Go1..1and 30 (�...i11e . . . :3 2.-\Vhenl Lt1sl1ington .. . . 3?. -Wheal \rincent (part ot· \Vl1eal ... :1 4.-Nangiles :-3.... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... 36.-Pedn an J)rea Mine . . . ... ... ... :1 7. -Porkellis United 1\ii i11es...larger of these are the Red River, so called from the mine ,vasbi11gs which discolour it, and the stream th
Book (volume)
The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...of westen1 Con1wall 25-inch scale maps were used; mine sections have been reduced consistently to a scale
Book
Scenes at Surface (Bradford Barton, 1968) Mining in Cornwall 1850-1960 (Moorland, 1980-1) 2 Volumes ISBN 0...Mining Districts II The Marazion District III The Wheal Vor or Breage District IV The St Erth, Gwinear and...Austell-Par Mines to Trebartha-Lemarne 147 163 181 Mine Index 191 LIST OF GRAPHS AND MAPS Fig.l. Diagram...Showing the Output of Metallic Tin and Copper from Cornwall, Estimated from the Public Sales of Ore 35 Fig...Situations of the Principal Mining Districts in Cornwall and South Devon 50 Fig.3. Sketch Map Showing
Book (volume)
The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...PLATES V CHAPTER V.-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell...Wolfram Lode 523 FIG. 35.-castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine; longitudinal section 524 FIG. 36.-The Phoenix
Report (issue)
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. EXPLANATION OF SHEET 338. TH.E GEOLOGY OF DARTMOOR...ACRE, LONDON ; w. & .A. K. JOHNSTON, LTD., 2, ST. ANDREW SQUARE, EDJNBURGH; HODGES, FIGGIS & Co., GRAF'ION...but some were added by Mr.· MacAlii-;te1· from old mine-plans. 1 '1 he petrological work connected with...•• ••• 2.-Atlas Ti11 Mine-Cross Section ... • ••• ••• • •• 76 3.-Wheal Betsy-Main IJode • ••... 76 ••• 77 •• • • •• 78 9.-Furzehill Wood Mine Sectio11 of North Lode No.. 1 ••• }.,ig. I .-Ravine
Book
Perran Porth, Cornwall. Presented by H. Humphries. 2. NATIVE COPPER. From Penibrol,e Mine, St. A.1.istell...istell, Cornwall. Presented by R. Taylor, F.G.S. 3. NATIVE COPPER, intc1"mingled , \vith qt1artz. .Devon...COPPER a,nd RED-OXIDE of COPPER. St. Austell, Cornwall. 8 & 9. driform . NATIVE COPPER, den- From...Cornioall. Cornwall. 11. lized. NATIVE COPPER, crystal- Carn Brea, near Bedrutli, Cornwall. 12. NATIVE...Liza,rd District, Corn- St. George Mine, Perran Porth, Cornwall. Presented by H. IIumphries. F.R.S
Book (volume)
MINERS OF CORNWALL 2. ST AGNES - PERRANPORTH A. K. HAMIL TON JENKIN MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL II. ST... AGNES - PERRANPORTH MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL 11. ST. AGNES-PERRANPORTH A. K. HAMILTON JENKIN...may be seen the burrows of WHEAL TO WAN, an old and once important copper mine which ranked, in its day...one of the richest in Cornwall. No account has hitherto been given of this mine in the years before 1814...first time. In common with many of the older mines, Wheal Towan originated in a number of small, separate
Report (issue)
certain lodes, not traceable in the .tield, from old mine plans, and has written the Appendix giving detailed...-Blue Hills Mine. Cross Sections - 93 Fig. 4.-East Blue Hills. Cross section .. 96 Fig. 5.-Wheal Coates.... Cross sections - 97 Fig. 6.-East Wheal Rose. Cross sections Figs. 7 and 8.-Great St. George. Cross sections...sections .. ··· 98 ., •· 99 � igs. 9 and I0.-Penhalls Mine. Cross sections .. • 101 Fig. 11.-Polberro Consols...Agnes Consols. Cross section.. Figs. 14 and 15.-Wheal Prudence. Cross sections - 103 } ig. 16.-West Kitty
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
account of the minerals found in the Virtuous Lady Mine, near Tavistoclc. (With Plates I-IlL) By ARTHUR...RUSSELL. [Read November 12~ 1912.] IRTUOUS Lady Mine is situated in the parish of Buckland Monachorum...three miles south of Tavistock in Devonshire. The mine has long been famous for the charm of its situation...specimens it has yielded. The early history of the mine is lost in obscurity, as also is the origin of its...to Queen Elizabeth. The earliest reference to the mine is one by the Lysons,~ who state on the authority
 
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