West Wheal Providence, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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West Wheal Providence | Mine |
Fraddam | - not defined - |
Gwinear-Gwithian | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 44'' North , 5° 22' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW584347
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 2.0km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 3.6km |
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 4.7km |
Germoe | 175 (2017) | 5.2km |
Breage | 471 (2017) | 7.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
35634
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35634:6
GUID (UUID V4):
1e65672e-d1c2-42db-98e1-a8cff6db2c17
A copper and tin mine, worked from 1851 to 1883, during which time it produced 11,535 tons of copper and 790 tons of black tin. The quite extensive waste tips south of the road from Fraddam to St Erth Praze straddle the boundary between Gwinear and St Erth parishes.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
β 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
β | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
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
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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