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Cassiterite from
Seal Hole Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz20 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Topaz9 photos of Cassiterite associated with Topaz at this locality.
Fluorite2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Wolframite Group2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Wolframite Group at this locality.
Chalcopyrite1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seal Hole Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (17 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2866
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2866:0
GUID (UUID V4):0873b81e-bc7e-46f4-9cde-ae2cdaafc95b
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Wheal Prosper, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.2km (0.1 miles) Pell Mine (Great Pell Mine), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.2km (0.1 miles) Trevaunance Mine (Wheal Trevaunance), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.2km (0.1 miles) Wheal Kine (Wheal Kind), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) Wheal Pye (Wheal Pie), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) Polberro Mines, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) North Seal Hole Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Wheal Coit (Wheal Quoit), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Balnoon Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Turnavore Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
but deals mainly wit.h the mining area aro11nd St. Agnes, ,vhich has been carefully studied by Henwood...certain lodes, not traceable in the .tield, from old mine plans, and has written the Appendix giving detailed...of the n1inerals •· - 93 Fig. 2 and 3.-Blue Hills Mine. Cross Sections - 93 Fig. 4.-East Blue Hills. Cross...and 8.-Great St. George. Cross sections .. ··· 98 ., •· 99 � igs. 9 and I0.-Penhalls Mine. Cross sections...sections .. • 101 Fig. 11.-Polberro Consols. Cross sectic>n Fig. lit-Polberro.· Cross section .. ... • 102
Book (volume)
MINERS OF CORNWALL 2. ST AGNES - PERRANPORTH A. K. HAMIL TON JENKIN MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL II. ST...ST. AGNES - PERRANPORTH MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL 11. ST. AGNES-PERRANPORTH A. K. HAMILTON...origin of this work, see Part I: A.ROUND ST. lvES. ST. AGNES - PERRANPORTH T HIS AREA COMPRISES AN...once important copper mine which ranked, in its day, as one of the richest in Cornwall. No account has hitherto...hitherto been given of this mine in the years before 1814, when its greatest profits were made, and its
Book
Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
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...London s.E.1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during
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...PH EM I STER, M.A., D.Sc. LONDON H ER MAJESTY'S ST A TI ONER Y OFFICE 1956 The Institute of Geological...London WCI J 3a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFJ IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and sands (stream-tin.) The detrital tin, ore ~ Cornwall may be grouped under the following heads : - a..." in Crowan, referred to by Mr. Tyack,~ and of St Agnes Beacon, mentioned by Messrs. Kitto and Davies:t...slowness,--as on some of the isolated beaches near St. Agnes - i t is very pure, but where it results from...killas from such a deposit at Mincar Downs, near St. Austell. 4. As the cementing material of conglomerates...breecias ~'" Observations on the detrital tin-ore of Cornwall." Journ. Roy. Inst. (Tram., No,xi., 1874. See
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
106. September, 1924. Vol. XX. Topaz from Cornwall, with an account of its localities. By Arthur...hitherto been looked upon as comparatively rare in Cornwall. When massive, or even in the form of small, well-developed...is in Cornwall, as in the case of other countries, a comparatively common associate of cassiterite and...granite; while the single specimen from Maudlin mine, Lanlivery, which is in killas, and is hereinafter...hereinafter described, is the only example from Cornwall known to myself in which topaz and fluor are associated
Book
A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS
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...Brook-Fox, Mr D. G. Broughton, Dr R. Burt, the late Mr H. St L. Cookes, Mr T. A. Greeves, the late Dr A. K. Hamilton...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
Book
GeologicalSurvey. 1:50 000 Sheet 346 Newquay (England and Wales). © NERC 2014 All rights reserved Copyright...Generalised sequence of mineralisation in south-west England 14 5 Constituent mines of the Great Perran Iron...7 Stratigraphy of the Beacon Cottage Farm. and St Agnes Beacon outliers 20 8 Sequential development of...with greisen borders, Cligga Head 12 Gravel Hill Mine at the western extremity of the Great Perran Iron...and Cenozoic deposits are present locally around St Agnes, in the west. The regional strike in the district
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 ...London WCI 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 JAR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFl IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell district 510 Lanivet
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...— Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district in .. ...... 511); Belowda (p . 521) ; Luxulian (p . 531) ; St. Stephen (p . 539) ; Par (p . 552). 9. Wadebridge...North Hill (p . 582) ; Caradon and Phoenix (p. 589); St. Neot (p. 608 ); Menheniot (p . 615). 11. Callington
Journal (issue)
of mi nes UK & minerals summer 1997 number 2----------EDITORIAL Dtlf.!idGreen COVER: Chalcodte...Cook's Kitchen mine, Cornwall. Spedmen In the collection of the Royal Cornwall Museum. The UK Journal ofM;nts...SOCIETY Peter Moore • John Pearce 10 FORCE CRAG MINE Dtlf.!idGreen • DavidMcCa/lum • Mike Wood 15 MINERAL...Nom1an Thomson 17 SPONSORSHIP James Catmur ROYAL CORNWALL MUSEUM Roger Penhallurick 33 The views and opinions...through the appropriate channels. YSTRAD EINION MINE John Mason • Steve Rust 37 BOOK REVIEWS 45 CLASSIFIED
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 ...................
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake B32381 (STD (022) V...3x2~x1t", £13.00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro crystallised...00 9. BAVLDoNITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich light green micro crystals and crystallised...1~x1", £2.25p. 10. BORNITE. Wheal Baspet, Illogan, Cornwall. Solid purply metallic heavy mass with a slight...calcite/limonite matrix. 2x1tx1", £3.7Sp. 14. CALCITE. St. Andreasberg, Harz, Germany. Specimen A: Select translucent
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... I made it a stipulation that e:ich en~ in rn:, ·st ,, ,u.d be fully referenced. After eight years the...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...time the project felt like a never ending black hole. In many different ways you all helped to pull me
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
promontory between St. Agnes and Perranporth on the northern coast of Western Cornwall, has long been known...affecting the age of the granite of other parts of Cornwall, as it is far from the large granite-chain' (op...143 and a little cassiterite are mentioned as occurring in the grelsen; cassiterite, wolfram, lithomarge...described as one of the most magnificent Sections in Cornwall; for, although brief, his paper contains a very...re-mapping the country round Perranporth and St. Agnes, and found that there was still much to be said
Catalog/List
RICHARD w. Bl\RSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penz;lnce, Corm1311, BnglAnd. ...11. 12. ANGLESITE. Wheal fenrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. 5m311, sh~rp lustrous crystals linin~ druses...reddish Carminite. 2-}x2". £1. BLNDlilHMITE. Bod9.nnon Mine, Port IS:JDc, cormroll. I\i~h mustard yellow crusts...species. £5. BRO-':lifiNTITE. lZeevor lUne, fenaeen, Cornwall. Sp!lrkling crust of cr/st81s covering altered...graniLe matrix. 2xlt". £1. BHOCHliliTITE. Ma:n!lloth Mine, Tinti::: District, Utah. Small, 'tlell formed emer-l1d
Book
discovered, a district producing tin. Indications of old mine workings such as holes pierced in the faces of the...present day, throughout the jength and breadth of Cornwall, which are ^mistakably of great antiquity. \V%...STORICAL AND MONUMENTAL, OF IDE COUNTY OF CORNWALL.’* Devon and Cornwall) were first discovered by tne Phornicians...among<^ which they prolmbly reckoned the west of Cornwall, carried on so considerable a trade here, that...that • called by the two names of Devonshire and Cornwall, and the small islands adjacent to Con^wall, now
Journal (issue)
Trewellard, Penzance, Cornwall. TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and...non U.K. Page No. The Re-opening of Clogau Gold Mine 1966 J. Hodgkins 2 The Minerals of Trimouns, Ariege...For Your Bookshelf 31 The Minerals of Esgair Hir Mine S.A. Rust, J. S. Mason 35 Classified Advertisements... 47 FRONT COVER Barite. Parksidc Mine, West Cumberland. England. Crystals to %mm Ralph Sutcliffe Collection...Clogau Gold Mine 1966 John Hodgkins 36 Church Road, Altofts, Normanton, Yorkshire. The Clogau Mine is situated
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and gemstones are traced by their geographical England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland occurrence. detail...AND PORTENTS 7 ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART I, ENGLAND AND WALES ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 2, SCOTLAND...down below by sweated labour in a remote tropical mine and passed through the well-oiled wheels of a large...vaguely termed ‘a commercial scale’; St. Michael’s Mount in Cornwall is out of bounds to all gem-hunters;...tourmaline, and often contains chain-cavities, known in Cornwall as vuggs or vughs, where fine crystals may develop
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada,...Is. (island), Vole. (volcano), Penin. (peninsula), St. (Saint), Ste. (Sainte). Recent developments in many...administrative divisions inside those countries, e.g in Spain, UK, Russia, some African countries, etc. Several repeated...tint. R = 35 %. VHN = 26-61. Rare at etc. at Mont St-Hilaire. Quebec. CM 32. 843-854, Georgetown, Clear
 
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