Pawton Mine, St Breock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pawton Mine | Mine |
| St Breock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 29' 40'' North , 4° 53' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wadebridge | 6,599 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Padstow | 2,296 (2017) | 6.0km |
| Rock | 1,203 (2017) | 6.3km |
| Saint Columb Major | 3,170 (2017) | 8.0km |
| Trebetherick | 499 (2017) | 8.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 30km |
Mindat Locality ID:
240619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240619:3
GUID (UUID V4):
3b1f7c1a-78a0-459b-83c3-5be557c2621a
This mine worked three iron lodes that cross the valley east of No Man's Land farm. The ore consists of limonite with low phosphorus, sulphur and manganese contents, which grades into siderite and hematite at depth. The easternmost lode was opened up from shafts to a depth of 32 fms below adit. The other lodes were only worked from surface excavations.
The mine was started in 1853, but abandoned again in 1855. In 1860, the property was acquired by the Blaina Iron Works of South Wales and worked until the company went bankrupt in 1865. During this time, around 100 tons of ore were shipped per week from Wadebridge. In 1871, it was tried again by a group of adventurers from northern England.
Between 1861 and 1875, the mine produced 54,741 tons of iron ores.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
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
- Wadebridge Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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