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Cassiterite from
Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Comments:Rarely found as black well formed crystals to 1.5cms, occasionally as sparable tin micro-crystals to 1.5mm. Also as small veinlets to over 20cms long, and small clots to afew cms. The deposite is said to contain about 0.2% tin concentrate.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz11 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Ferberite4 photos of Cassiterite associated with Ferberite at this locality.
Scorodite3 photos of Cassiterite associated with Scorodite at this locality.
Plumbogummite Group1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Plumbogummite Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12580
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12580:4
GUID (UUID V4):ffa98bb4-fb83-4584-bdcb-5400b8cefe39
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Hemerdon Consols, Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Hemerdon Consols, Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) Bottle Hill Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) Mary Hutchings Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) Wheal Sidney, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) Lee Moor China Clay Pit, Shaugh Prior, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
9.0km (5.6 miles) Kit Tin Mine (Ringmoor Down Mine), Sheepstor, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
9.9km (6.1 miles) Erme Valley Pits, Cornwood, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
10.0km (6.2 miles) Eylesbarrow Mine (Wheal Ruth), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
10.5km (6.5 miles) Wheal Katherine, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
11.7km (7.3 miles) North Roborough Down Mine, Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
powdery. Crystals platy, likely from pseudomorphism (England). Physical Properties: Cleavage: None. Tenacity:...(3C) X-ray Powder Pattern: Elsmore Hill, New England region, New South Wales, Australia. (3C) 5.88 (100)...58 0.09 0.31 1.57 [8.82] 90.85 (1) Drakelands mine, Devon, England (3C); average of 15 electron microprobe...00[O4.79(OH)1.21]Ʃ=6.00·(H2O). (2) Drakelands mine, Devon, England (6R); average of 7 electron microprobe...Association: Wolframite, quartz (England); quartz, white mica, cassiterite, arsenopyrite, native bismuth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
world-class Hemerdon W–Sn deposit in the context of SW England granite evolution Simon Tapstera, Robin Shailb...Nottingham, UK; bCamborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK; cWolf Minerals UK Limited...Limited, Drakelands Mine, Plymouth, UK The world-class granite-related, sheeted-vein, Hemerdon W–Sn deposit...deposit (Devon, SW England) has been intermittently mined since the seventeenth Century. In a major step forward...forward for UK metal mining, ore extraction was re-established at the deposit (now Drakelands Mine) in 2015
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Exeter, Penryn, UK; bWolf Minerals UK Limited, Drakelands Mine, Drakelands, Plymouth, UK; Formerly British...Survey, Exeter, UK The Hemerdon W–Sn deposit, being worked at Drakelands Mine near Plymouth by Wolf Minerals...quartz-wolframite ± cassiterite sheeted veins. The resource size and dyke host are, to date, unique in SW England. We...have undertaken a preliminary evaluation of mine and near mine-site geology in order to place the deposit...Ivybridge sheet since the 1890s, but the adjacent Plymouth sheet has been recently mapped to modern standards
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Collins JH. 1912. Observations on the west of England mining region. Trans Royal Geol Soc Cornwall. 14:1–... The metalliferous mining region of southwest England (Vol. 1). London: HM Stationery Office. Gleeson S...the origin of base metal mineralization, Cornwall, UK. J Geol Soc Lond. 157:589–600. Henwood WJ. 1843.... On the metalliferous deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Trans Royal Geol Soc Cornwall. 5:1–386. Scrivener...significance of crosscourse mineralization in SW England. J Geol Soc London. 150:587–590. Shail R, Alexander
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
protection, workforce well-being, community relations, or mine closure planning. The main drivers for responsible...Earth Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK; bWolf Minerals UK Limited, Plymouth, UK We report the... Drake Circus, Plymouth, UK veins within granite of the Hemerdon W–Sn deposit, Devon, one of the five...Environmental Sciences/Sustainable Earth Institute, Plymouth Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 04:17...EARTH SCIENCE 105 Figure 1. Wolframite (W), cassiterite (purple) in arsenopyrite (pink), with fluorite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Campus, Penryn, UK; Cornish Lithium Limited, Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn, UK; cBritish Geological...Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, UK b This study combines historic geological and mining...Penryn TR10 9FE, UK; Cornish Lithium Limited, Tremough Innovation Centre, Penryn TR10 9TA, UK 68 A. J....Collins JH. 1912. Observations on the west of England mining region. Trans Royal Geol Soc Cornwall. 14:1–... The metalliferous mining region of southwest England (Vol. 1). London: HM Stationery Office. Gleeson S
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and other aspects of geoscience in South-West England and geologically related areas. 2. To hold an...Conference at various places within south-West England where those engaged or interested in this research...other papers relating to geoscience in South-West England. 4. To organise field excursions. 5. To encourage...anyone with an interest in geoscience in South-West England on written application to the Secretary and payment...About the timing: bringing geoChronoLogy in sw engLAnD uP-to -DAte Simon Tapster NERC Isotope Geosciences
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Exeter TR10 9FE, UK; P.B.Hegarty@exeter.ac.uk (P.H.); keith.fergusson@live...Mining Ltd., Glencarrow, New Road, Stithians TR3 7BL, UK; treve@gravitymining.com Correspondence: R.S.Fitzpatrick@exeter...efficiency of Wolf Minerals’ Draklends mine, a major European tungsten mine, by recovering saleable material...separator using an enhanced gravity concentrator. The mine hosts wolframite and ferberite as the main tungsten...the recovery of tungsten at the Drakelands mine, a major European mine site operated by Wolf Minerals
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Interesting Day in Prospect ........................ A New Mine in the North York Moors National Park?...................... Commissioning Underway at Drakewalls Mine (Hemerdon) What’s In a (Mineral) Name? ...........(14th November). These are perhaps the best of the UK shows and well worth a day of your time (other mineral...developments in terms of new mining enterprises in the UK. Hopefully the continuing up-turn (albeit slow) in...as a volunteer at several museums in northern England. Trevor was known by all and well-loved as demonstrated
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America open access publications ................ UK Mining News. ......................................Update ........ Correction: “Prince of Wales Gold Mine” ........................................... 18...equipment (in addition to hammers and chisels) on to mine dumps. In the short reports section you will find...updates (still lots of activity in various parts of the UK) and an addition to the list of “creative things...minerals I found/acquired”? “New activity at the mine/quarry down the road”? “Developments in my local
 
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