Wheal Castle, Lydford Consols (incl. Wheal Adventure), Lydford, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Castle | Mine |
Lydford Consols (incl. Wheal Adventure) | Mine |
Lydford | Civil Parish |
West Devon | Borough |
Devon | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 4° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~3km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
241794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241794:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9656273b-e789-43e2-b350-a726d0b8933b
A small lead mine which cannot now be located. It was started in 1845, subsequently included in Lydford Consols and reworked independently in 1851-1854. The lode, 2-3 ft wide on average, carried a little galena, but was rather poor overall. It was explored from a shaft to a depth of 21 fms.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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