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Wheal Betsy, Lanivet, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Wheal BetsyMine
LanivetCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 26' 44'' North , 4° 48' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.44556,-4.80556
GRN:
N34W03
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lanivet989 (2017)2.9km
Roche2,517 (2017)4.6km
Bugle2,873 (2017)5.6km
Bodmin14,614 (2017)6.4km
Luxulian388 (2017)7.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall24km
Mindat Locality ID:
1019
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1019:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Note on the mineral list: Helvine has been removed from the list due to the high probability of fraudulent recording of discovery by A.W.G. Kingsbury.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘHelvine ?9.FB.10Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
ⓘ'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
SSulfur
Sⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ HelvineBe3Mn42+(SiO4)3S
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

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