| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | 'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Limonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view South Wheal Towan, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 690558 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:690558:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | dd07044b-1efe-4e9f-9b6c-03caaf7c09b8 |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWheal Charles (South Wheal Grambler), Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Sparrow, Wheal Clarence (Nancekuke Mine; incl. New Dolcoath Mine), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Towan (Towan Consols), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘLittle North Downs Mine (North Downs Mine; Wheal Shanger), Sinns Common, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘCardrew Consols (Cardrew Downs Mine), Cardrew and Prussia United Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘWheal Primrose, West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 5.7km (3.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Muttrall, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 6.5km (4.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Druid, Carn Brea Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
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 | | 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 |  | | Book (volume) | | BRITAIN THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY... 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...PREFACE This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained |  | | Book (volume) | | BRITAIN 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey ...characteristic j ointing . . . ... ... ) lVli(ilile lode, South .PJ.JATE X.-Lode struct11res. (.. � Croft)" lVline.... . ... l) r,,\'l'E X l I I.-Cornisl1 stam1)s. South Crofty Dressing· ... Floors ... ... ... T ., ) I..... Pr.1,\'r1;: .X V I I I.-Co11cave llt1d(lle. South Crofty D ressi11g ... Floors ... ... . . . l) J.... . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne . . . · ... 29.-vVhral-, Go1..1and 30 (� |  | | Book (volume) | | COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z...GREATBRI'IAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...EH14 4AP TI1e metalliferous mining region of the south-west England.Economic Cardi.tl"University lvfemoir...PREFACE This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is |  | | Book | | Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...NATIVE SILVER. 117. Silver. 125. Göthite. 126. Limonite. 127. Siderite. 128. Imenite. Genus 2. SULPHIDE...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...coke, as at New Bridge, near Merthyr Tydvil in South Wales ; at Newcastle, & c. The annual weight of...Genus 3. OXIDE IN COMBINATION . 125. Göthite. 126. Limonite. Siderite . Ilmenite. Iserine. Cronstedtite. |  | | Journal (issue) | | pdrnhs.com or the Museum at http://www.peakmines.co. uk Society Officers: Chairman Mavis Luff (01530) 810905...Via Gellia valley to the north and with a steep south-facing slope around the two villages of Brassington...beneath the Edale Shales. The shale-covered area south of the limestone massif is The Edale Shales, the...Millstone Grit Series, form the low ground to the south of the limestone massif but they are poorly exposed...reached this conclusion. of the Ashover Grit occurs south of Carsington Reservoir and, if projected northwards |
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