Oatfield Mine, Crenver and Oatfield Mine, Crenver & Wheal Abraham (Abraham Consols; incl. Great Drym Consols), Crowan, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 23'' North , 5° 18' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW638338
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
36587
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36587:6
GUID (UUID V4):
78c591c1-cac7-4733-8400-a45773aacfd7
This mine worked on the eastern extensions of the Crenver & Wheal Abraham copper lodes, during the 1840's. Two open shafts and some fairly extensive waste tips are located east of the B3303 road, and south of Trenoweth.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
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
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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