Old Castle-an-Dinas Mine, Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Old Castle-an-Dinas Mine | Mine |
Castle-an-Dinas | - not defined - |
St Columb Major | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , -5° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
UK National Grid Reference:
SW950616
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
300843
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300843:3
GUID (UUID V4):
cb996ea7-4428-4a83-ab55-2e0332c832ee
A series of opencast pits on an E-W porphyritic (elvan) dyke to the south of the summit of Castle-an-Dinas. Two pits have been filled but one exists to a depth of 40ft. 24 tons black tin in 1870-73. Prospected in the 1970's but values were too erratic.
Cassiterite dissemination deposit
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
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
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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