Wheal Gover, Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Gover | Mine |
| Trewoon | - not defined - |
| St Mewan | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 20' 28'' North , 4° 48' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Saint Stephen | 2,252 (2015) | 6.1km |
| Bugle | 2,873 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Saint Dennis | 2,206 (2016) | 6.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 28km |
Mindat Locality ID:
241054
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241054:1
GUID (UUID V4):
864bf591-0122-4f0f-98cc-34005a1876f1
A tin and iron mine on a NNE-trending stanniferous elvan and an intersecting iron lode of similar trend, both of which were worked from surface excavations. The grid reference marks the more northerly pit, which can still be identified on the slope south of Gover hamlet. The other pit, which was located a little further southwest, has disappeared below Trewoon village.
Between 1869 and 1883, the mine raised 85 tons of black tin. In addition, 1,724 tons of hematite are recorded for the years 1858 and 1877. In 1882-1883 Wheal Gover was operated in conjunction with Parka Mine and Fatwork and Virtue Mine, both in St Enoder parish, under the name Trevarran United Mines.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| 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
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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