Rosewall Hill and Ransom United Mines, Towednack, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Rosewall Hill and Ransom United Mines | Group of Mines |
Towednack | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 11' 56'' North , 5° 30' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW496392
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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St Ives | 9,966 (2017) | 1.9km |
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 5.2km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 6.5km |
Madron | 626 (2017) | 8.4km |
Marazion | 1,294 (2017) | 8.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1261:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c18586c3-f36f-4186-b76f-73ee3b5dde15
Two closely related ancient tin mines. The ruined engine houses are located about 3/4 mile NE of Towednack, at the top of Rosewall Hill.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Ives Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔St Just Mining RegionRegion
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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