Wheal Franco Consols, Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Franco Consols | Mine |
Horrabridge | Civil Parish |
West Devon | Borough |
Devon | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 43'' North , 4° 6' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX508702
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Horrabridge | 3,728 (2018) | 0.5km |
Yelverton | 3,627 (2018) | 2.6km |
Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 2.7km |
Dousland | 833 (2018) | 3.2km |
Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 5.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 26km |
Mindat Locality ID:
208468
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208468:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0f4f3a5c-0c60-4413-904d-a5fdd3ecc6fe
Formed in 1870 to acquire Old and New Wh Franco, and to work three lodes of black and grey copper ore on virgin ground between the mines intersected when constructing the Plymouth to Tavistock railway.
In 1871, 70 tons of ore were sold for £102, but the mine was abandoned shortly after. (Hamilton Jenkin 1974).
The NGR given is for the New Wh Franco part of the set.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: |
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Wheal Franco Consols, Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK Wheal Franco (New Wheal Franco; Old Wheal Franco), Wheal Franco Consols, Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK Wheal Robert, Wheal Franco (New Wheal Franco; Old Wheal Franco), Wheal Franco Consols, Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Localities: References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Localities in this Region
- England
- Devon
- West Devon
- Horrabridge
- Wheal Franco Consols
- Horrabridge
- West Devon
- Devon
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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