Garth Mine (Wheal Darby; East Wheal Cock; Gath Mine; Wheal Mary), Sancreed, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Garth Mine (Wheal Darby; East Wheal Cock; Gath Mine; Wheal Mary) | Mine |
| Sancreed | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 6' 11'' North , 5° 34' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW447289
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
1149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1149:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a6bcfabd-9fea-4248-8916-47924a88b512
On the side of the hill which rises to the south of Buryas Bridge lies an an ancient mine which was worked under a variety of names. In 1788 the North Lode which strikes E-W across the bend in the river was named Wheal Mary. At a later date the sett as a whole became generally known as Garth (or Gath) Mine. In 1827 after a period of idleness operations resumed under the name East Wheal Cock. Working continued intermittently until 1843, in the mines final year it was known as Wheal Darby.
The site of the mine was finally obliterated in 1925 and it would have disappeared into obscurity were it not for the occurrence of significant quantities of Wood Tin, specimens of which have made it into many collections of Cornish minerals.
Note: The details given in the first edition of Dines (1956) mistakenly refer to Tregavara Downs, and the production figures are those of East Wheal Cock in St Enoder. This is corrected in the 1994 reprint.
Note: The western half of the mine, the workings of which encroach under the village of Drift, lies in Sancreed CP and the eastern half, toward Buryas Bridge lies in Paul CP according to the current parish boundaries.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Cassiterite var. Toad's Eye Tin |
| ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Wood Tin | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Toad's Eye Tin | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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 Just Mining RegionRegion
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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