Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Cassiterite |
Formula: | SnO2 |
Formation: | Primary |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Significance: | Significant commercial deposit of this mineral. |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Quartz | ⓘ46 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Tourmaline | ⓘ27 photos of Cassiterite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
Chlorite Group | ⓘ4 photos of Cassiterite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (23 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 43630 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:43630:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d13166ba-f9e5-45d5-a83a-d18385e9d1ba |
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region |
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Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
Wheal Vottle, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘPenhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Primrose, West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘTrevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘBlue Hills Mine (incl. Wheal Dellick; Wheal Dragon; Wheal Glynn), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Luna, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘTurnavore Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Vottle, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.7km (0.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Ocean (North Blue Hills Mine), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
References |
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Reid, C., Scrivenor, J.B., Flett, J.S., Pollard, W., and MacAlister, D.A. (1906): The Geology of the Country near Newquay. HMSO Publications (London), 131 pp. |
Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK