Redmoor Placers (Upper & Lower Creany; Wheal Prosper), Lanlivery, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Redmoor Placers (Upper & Lower Creany; Wheal Prosper) | Group of Placers |
| Lanlivery | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 25' 9'' North , 4° 42' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX072613
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lostwithiel | 2,659 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Luxulian | 388 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Lanivet | 989 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Bodmin | 14,614 (2017) | 5.8km |
| Bugle | 2,873 (2017) | 6.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 18km |
The alluvial tin deposits north of the St Austell china clay district at Goss Moor, Tregoss Moor, Molinnis Moor, Redmoor and Breney Common were the largest and most important alluvial tin workings in Cornwall. Though worked from prehistoric times, large scale mining occurred in the early twentieth century, using suction and bucket ladder dredges.
Red Moor was one of the more important alluvial deposits; although few early records remain (Henwood 1873) described sections at Upper & Lower Creany, the former being the old Wheal Prosper Stream Works. Although gold occurred with the tin, this was generally microscopic (Dines 1956)
Redmoor (Red Moor) is now a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Part of the site is a Nature Reserve of the Cornwall Trust for Nature Conservation.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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