Avarack & Nancothan Mine (aka Drift Moor Consols), Paul, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Avarack & Nancothan Mine (aka Drift Moor Consols) | Mine |
| Paul | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 6' 12'' North , 5° 34' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW440288
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Another relatively small tin mine located just to the northern side of the river at Lower Drift.
This mine also produced considerable amounts of Wood Tin, its close proximity to the better known Garth Mine means material from Avarack & Nancothan is often mislabelled as Garth.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: Hosking, Stanley & Camm, The Occurence, Nature and Genesis of Wood Tin in South West England |
| ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin Formula: SnO2 Reference: Hosking, Stanley & Camm, The Occurence, Nature and Genesis of Wood Tin in South West England |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Dale Foster Collection |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Dale Foster Collection |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Dale Foster Collection |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: Dale Foster Collection |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Wood Tin | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)HG Dines, Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England, p171
AK Hamilton Jenkin, Mines and Miners of Cornwall, Volume 4 page 14
Abandoned mine plan M1 (1858) and R185
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Avarack & Nancothan Mine, Paul, Cornwall, England, UK