East Caradon Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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East Caradon Mine | Mine (Reclaimed) |
Linkinhorne | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 20'' North , 4° 25' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX278701
Type:
Mine (Reclaimed) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pensilva | 1,663 (2017) | 1.1km |
Liskeard | 9,237 (2017) | 6.2km |
Menheniot | 782 (2017) | 7.4km |
Dobwalls | 1,418 (2017) | 8.2km |
Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 8.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
233505
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233505:9
GUID (UUID V4):
139f20ce-f98d-42f9-b75d-05e773bd89c1
A copper mine on the east slope of Caradon hill, which worked the eastern extensions of some of the lodes worked at South Caradon Mine. Between 1860 and 1885, it produced 54,000 tons of 7% copper ore. At times, the ore contained 3-4 ounces of silver per ton.
The grid reference marks the site of Wiliams's shaft.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
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
- Liskeard Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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East Caradon Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK