Wheal Bray, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Bray | Mine (Abandoned) |
Altarnun | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 43'' North , 4° 32' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX198823
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Camelford | 2,335 (2017) | 9.4km |
Boscastle | 641 (2017) | 13.0km |
Delabole | 1,647 (2017) | 13.1km |
Launceston | 8,910 (2017) | 13.5km |
Pensilva | 1,663 (2017) | 15.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 18km |
Mindat Locality ID:
844
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:844:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8cfc17aa-875b-4f35-a1b3-4601760a858d
Old copper mine.
Al-Novackeite secondary mineral is present.
Quartz pseudomorphs after baryte?
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 References: |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 References: |
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
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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