Kingsdown Mine (Hewas Water Mine), Hewas Water, St Ewe, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kingsdown Mine (Hewas Water Mine) | Mine |
| Hewas Water | - not defined - |
| St Ewe | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 18' 54'' North , 4° 51' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW967501
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grampound | 537 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Saint Stephen | 2,252 (2015) | 4.5km |
| Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Mevagissey | 2,117 (2017) | 6.5km |
| St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 6.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
240893
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240893:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c45f93a8-01a2-487b-ba5f-e7a1ada369ff
In 1913 part of Great Hewas Mine was prospected with work commencing in 1919 by Kingsdown Mine.
This worked centered on four lodes striking E-W to the south-west of the Wheal Elizabeth section of that mine.
Between 1919 and the closure of the Kingsdown operation in 1926 some 24 tons of black tin per month are said to have been produced.
Remnants of this working can be seen around grid reference SW967501.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| β 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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