Halstock Mine, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Halstock Mine | Occurrence (Lost) |
| Belstone | - not defined - |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 43' 47'' North , 3° 58' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX608941
Type:
Occurrence (Lost) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Okehampton | 7,647 (2018) | 2.2km |
| South Zeal | 912 (2018) | 4.3km |
| Exbourne | 358 (2018) | 7.7km |
| North Tawton | 1,630 (2018) | 9.4km |
| Chagford | 1,020 (2018) | 11.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1539
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1539:7
GUID (UUID V4):
10be8a65-4fc3-47fd-a9f2-8220f85457e6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Holestock
"Chiastolite is found in small crystals penetrating an altered Devonian slate at Ivybridge, and also associated with axinite at Holestock, near Okehampton." (Collins, 1892; Report of Devon Assoc. 1868, p. 341, loc. cit.).
NB Holestock does not seem to appear on the OS maps in the Okehampton area, but there are several Halstocks e.g. Halstock Wood, in the area around NGR SX605935.
Dines (1956) lists Halstock Mine 1.5 miles west of Belstone Mine/Consols on the west bank of the River Okement at Halstock Wood and notes that the Old Series Geological Map shows two east-west copper veins crossed by a north-south lead vein here. Also that it was also known as Holestock Mine and as Wheal Castle (the latter due to the site's proximity to a prehistoric encampment).
This is possibly the location referred to here by Collins?
Coordinates SX608941 for Halstock Mine are given in the British Geological Survey Technical Report WF/89/10 (see attached files)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ 'Axinite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | var. Chiastolite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Axinite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Documents
| Title (click to view) | Year | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Skarn-type copper mineralisation in the vicinity of Belstone Consols Mine | 1989 | Beer et al |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Okehampton Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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