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Cassiterite from
Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tourmaline4 photos of Cassiterite associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Schorl3 photos of Cassiterite associated with Schorl at this locality.
Quartz3 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:540799
Long-form Identifier:1:3:540799:6
GUID (UUID V4):05b029a7-66a1-440e-81e9-48f69e8e7dcb
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.1km (0.1 miles) Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.3 miles) West Wheal Owles (Cargodna Mine), Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Spearn Moor Mine, Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Stamps and Jowl Zawn (Roscommon Cliff), Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Parknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chemical variation in tourmalines from south-west England D. A. C. MANNING Manning, D.A.C. 1991. Chemical...Chemical variation in tourmalines from south-west England. Proceedings of the Usher Society, 7, 327-332. It...been recognised that tourmaline from south-west England shows complex compositional variation on all scales...Introduction The Hercynian granite province of south-west England is famous for its long history of mineral extraction...tourmaline, but the mineral is particularly common in the St Austell granite and in its satellite minor stocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
    Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations Jens... Shail, Robin K., Indium mineralisation in SW England: Host parageneses and mineralogical relations,...Ore Geology Reviews Indium mineralisation in SW England: host parageneses AC CE P TE D and mineralogical...Cornubian batholith, SW England 1 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT ABSTRACT The SW England ore region contains significant...mineral lodes associated with D the Carnmenellis and St Agnes granites, which are the districts that had
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
south-west England TOURMALINE-QUARTZ-CASSITERITE MINERALIZATION GRANITE AT NANJIZAL, WEST CORNWALL OF THE...Tourmaline-quartz-cassiterite mineralization of the Land’s End Granite at Nanjizal, west Cornwall. Geoscience...Geoscience in south-west England, 10, 312-318. Nanjizal is one of the few locations in the southern segment of...The NNW striking set hosts tourmaline-quartz-cassiterite (± alkali feldspar, apatite, zircon) mineralization...Ferich end-member, schorl, together with zoned cassiterite with Fe-rich cores and Fe-poor rims. The NNW
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Summer Field Meeting in west Cornwall 15- 20 September 1974 Report by the Directors: A. HALL and N ....JA CKSON . 1975. Summer Field Meeting in west Cornwall, 15-20 September 1974. Proc. Geol. Ass .. 86 (I)...petrological and mineralogical interest in west Cornwall. In addition to visits to the granites and their...Geevor tin-mine and were shown the collection of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Department...INTRODUCTION The Summer Field Meeting was held in west Cornwall to see the igneous and metamorphic rock s of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jones JONES , A. P. 1987. Field Meeting in west Cornwall , 30 May to 2 June , 1986. Proc. Geol. Ass. 98(1)...mineralogical and petrological interest in West Cornwall. Attention was concentrated on mineralisation...Kingston-upon-Thames , Surrey , KT12EE. 1. INTRODUCTION mine workings were briefly picked over and yielded limited...dominated by arsenoA field meeting was held in west Cornwall primarily to examine areas of mineralisation associated...accommodation in The prior to the afternoon visit to St. Michael's Mount. Karenza Hotel , Carbis Bay, provided
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Skarn garnets from South-West England SKARN GARNETS FROM SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND D.H.M. ALDERTON Alderton...Skarn garnets from South-West England. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 91–97. Chemical analysis...analysis of garnets from skarns in south-west England has revealed that they are all grandites, containing at...Sciences, Royal Holloway, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK (E-mail: d.alderton@rhul.ac.uk) Keywords: skarn...occur in several geological settings in south-west England, yet detailed descriptions are typically brief
Book
undifferentiated Head Raised Beach Solid formations Pliocene St Erth Beds Devonian M ylor Slates Gramscatho Beds...copper since the Bronze Age. Only the Geevor tin mine was still open in 1986, but the vigorous development...district featured on Maton 's geological map of Cornwall in 1797 and accounts, both of the minerals and...phonolite of Wolf Rock. Small outcrops of Pliocene St Erth Beds are described and there is a full account...Memoir for 1: 50 000 geological sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales) LONDON: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE
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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...never the less be only just to mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Variscan granites and related rocks of west Cornwall. Together with electron microprobe data these...geochemistry The high-level, late Variscan granites of SW England are derived from highly differentiated melts rich...Cligga H e a d Crowns, Botallack Cligga H e a d Main Pit, G o o n b a r r o w St. Me wa n Beacon Roche...Roche Rock Grylls Bunny, Botallack Levant Mine area Imperial Pit, G o o n b a r r o w Rosewall Hill Providence...Carnmenellis St. Austell St. Austell Land's End Cligga H e a d Land's End Cligga Head St. Austell St. Austell
Report (edition)
| Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall BIRKBECK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales, conducts field meetings and publishes...Association. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine (photograph: David Alderton). Geologists’... Geologists’ Association Guide No. 19 West Cornwall by A. Hall Second Edition Edited by J. T. Greensmith © THE...I Land’s End Peninsula II Mount’s Bay 15 III St. Agnes District 24 IV Falmouth Bay 29 V_ The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Discordant calc-silicate bodies from the St. Just aureole, Cornwall D. H. M. ALDERTON Department of Geology...Geology, The University, Keele, Staffs. ST5 5BG, England AND N. J. JACKSON Institute of Applied Geology,...are described from the St. Just part of the Land's End granite aureole, Cornwall. It is suggested that...development is discussed. Geological setting The St. Just portion of the Land's End metamorphic aureole...axinite, and tourmaline are common throughout the St. Just part of the aureole and have also been described
Report (edition)
West Cornwall by A. HALL ITINERARY Introduction I. Land's End Peninsula II. Mount's Bay II I. St. Agnes...incorporation in any furtl,er edition. West Cornwall by A. HALL INTRODUCTION has long been one of...distribution of the major rock units is shown in Fig. 1. CORNWALL I••+·j Granite 3 D Devonian sediments filffm...10 20 kilometres Fig. I. Outline map of West Cornwall, showing the areas covered by the five itineraries...sedimentary rocks occupy the largest part of west Cornwall. The Devonian rocks are shales and sandstones
Report (edition)
meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...trips to the coast of Cornwall. Front Cover: Old engine house, Botallack Mine (photograph David Alderton)...Alderton). Geologists Association Guide No. 31 WEST CORNWALL by A . Hall Third Edition Guide Series Editor;... Land's End Peninsula II Mount's Bay 1 4 III St. Agnes District IV Falmouth Bay V The Lizard Peninsula...i n e map of West Cornwall 2. Map of Land's End peninsula 5 3. Map of St. Just area 7 4. Distribution
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...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
Report (issue)
MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW...p1lblished i n 1 822 bJ.. Di,. John Fo1·bes, the map of St. Just Pa1·ish issued in the same year by Joseph Ca1�·n...Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of special mention
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
Book
GEOLOGY OF ,,, ,,. F .. THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular rocky coastline...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of· Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...org/details/geologyofcornwal0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Edited by E.B. Selwood...Liskeard High: E.B. Se/wood The Structure of East Cornwall: K. P Isaac Culn1 Basin: JR. Andrews The Boscastle-Tintagel-
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
Remfry in the Western Part of the St Austell Granite Pluton, Cornwall, England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . 51 P. Bowden Tourmalinization in Cornwall, England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Hydrothermal Activity in the St Just Mining District, Cornwall, England. . . . . . . . . . . . N.J. Jackson...Granitic Batholiths of South-west and Northern England and some Geothermal Analogues. . . . . . . . ....Mineralization and Fluid Inclusion Study of the Yod Nam Tim Mine, Southern Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
investigations in the Liskeard area of south east Cornwall (Abstract). By C. J. Burton . . . . . . 44 Fammenian...folding in the Upper Carboniferous rocks of north Cornwall. By David J. Sanderson. . . . . . . . . . . ....Quaternary fluvial activity in south-west Cornwall, England. By Alan C. Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . .... 120 Discordant calc-silicate bodies in the Botallack area. By N. J. Jackson and D. H. M. Alderton ...of Devonian sediments in the Perranporth area. Cornwall. By S. Henley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book
OF CORNWALL Edited by E.B. SELWOOD, E.M. DURRANCE and C.M. BRISTOW THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...rock and mineral exploitation. The Geology of Cornwall will be of interest to all those, whether amateur...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...Press Reed Hall. Streatham Drive Exe1er. EX4 4QR UK Ii:) I998 University of Exeter Hardback ISBN O 85989
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Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued
Report (volume)
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