Wheal Harmony (Wheal Garden), Treleigh Wood Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Harmony (Wheal Garden) | Mine |
| Treleigh Wood Mine | Mine |
| Redruth | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 14' 48'' North , 5° 13' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW698436
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 0.7km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 1.5km |
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 3.2km |
| Mount Hawke | 1,511 (2017) | 4.2km |
| Portreath | 963 (2017) | 4.5km |
According to A.K. Hamilton Jenkin, Wheal Garden was a consolidation in 1816-1817 of Treleigh Wood Mine with a number of small mines in the area which are now largely obscured, including Wheal Diamond (old workings on Diamond lodes south of Mitchell's Shaft of Wheal Peevor), Wheal Butler copper mine, and Wheal Gilbert. These mines were using water-driven engines, and none of the workings did extend to any greater depth. It was proposed to install a steam engine, and bring in a deep adit to explore about twenty lodes as yet untried. When the lease was granted, the name of the mine was changed to Wheal Harmony.
According to Dines, who makes no mention of older mines, Wheal Harmony worked the eastern extension of the Wheal Tolgus main lode. Although no mine plans exist, there is evidence that the workings followed this lode for about 600 yards to the east.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline var. Rubellite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | '' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| 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
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Wheal Harmony, Treleigh Wood Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK