Wheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK i
Regional Level Types
Wheal Damsel Mine (Abandoned)
Wheal Damsel United Mines Group of Mines
Carharrack Civil Parish
Cornwall County
England Constituent Country
UK Country

Regional Level Types
Wheal Damsel	Mine (Abandoned)
Wheal Damsel United Mines	Group of Mines
Carharrack	Civil Parish
Cornwall	County
England	Constituent Country
UK	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

50° 13' 54'' North , 5° 11' 10'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: gbumcbrt9

UK National Grid Reference:

SW728418

Type:

Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
St. Day	700 (2011)	0.9km
Redruth	42,690 (2017)	2.7km
Chacewater	1,226 (2017)	3.4km
North Country	773 (2017)	4.1km
Ponsanooth	967 (2017)	4.8km

Mindat Locality ID:

938

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:938:7

GUID (UUID V4):

521f3221-5712-4959-86c9-5b639a8bff30

Worked from 1815 to 1872, producing 37,000 tons of copper ore. Some burrows and shafts remain near Little Carharrack.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ 'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Tristramite

7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Granite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.398-400

ⓘ Connellite

Formula: Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O

References:

Dana 6: 919.

Semmons, W. (1885) Notes on a recent discovery of "connellite". Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 6, n° 30, 160-163.

Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

References:

Carne, J. (1822) On the relative age of the veins of Cornwall. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 2. 49-128

Hill, J.B., MacAlister, D.A., and Flett, J.S. (1906): The geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the mining district of Camborne and Redruth. HSMO Publications (London), 335 pp.

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.398-400

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

References:

Phillips, William (1823) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford, London.

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.398-400

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Wheal Hope, Wheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Damsel, Wheal Damsel United Mines, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.398-400

ⓘ Tristramite

Formula: (Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O

References:

Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
ⓘ	Connellite	3.DA.25	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Tristramite	8.CJ.45	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Ca	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Connellite	Cu₁₉(SO₄)(OH)₃₂Cl₄ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
U	Uranium
U	ⓘ Tristramite	(Ca,U,Fe)(PO₄,SO₄) · 2H₂O

Geochronology

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization

~270 Ma

Cornwall, England, UK

Cisuralian

ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)	~275 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons	~295 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK

Localities in this Region

England
- Cornwall
  - Carharrack
    - Wheal Damsel United Mines
      - Wheal Damsel
        Wheal Hope

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

EuropeContinent

England
- Cornwall
  - Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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References

Semmons, W. (1885) Notes on a recent discovery of "connellite". Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 6, n° 30, 160-163.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.398-400

Atkinson, B. (1994) Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (Truro).

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