Wheal Verrant (Wheal Verran), Goldsithney, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Verrant (Wheal Verran) | Mine |
Goldsithney | Village |
Perranuthnoe | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 7' 26'' North , 5° 25' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW547306
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Marazion | 1,294 (2017) | 3.1km |
Germoe | 175 (2017) | 3.9km |
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 6.6km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 6.7km |
Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 6.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
221640
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221640:2
GUID (UUID V4):
808fd948-1333-4014-b03e-b369366bf86b
A small tin mine just east of Goldsithney, which is now completely built over. Dines suggests that it once may have been part of the neighbouring Wheal Caroline.
The mine sold 3 tons of black tin in 1905 and was still working on a small scale in 1907.
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
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Mount's Bay Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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