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Wheal Leigh (Wheal Lee; Wheal Lea; Leigh Durant Mine), Pillaton, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Wheal Leigh (Wheal Lee; Wheal Lea; Leigh Durant Mine)Mine
PillatonCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Jamesonite, etc.

Wheal Leigh, Pillaton, Cornwall, England, UK
09493650017360817845884.jpg
Jamesonite, etc.

Wheal Leigh, Pillaton, Cornwall, England, UK
09493650017360817845884.jpg
Jamesonite, etc.

Wheal Leigh, Pillaton, Cornwall, England, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 26' 21'' North , 4° 16' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.43944,-4.27306
GeoHash:
G#: gbuyyy0rn
GRN:
N34W02
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Landrake1,115 (2017)2.2km
Saltash15,566 (2017)4.7km
Callington5,786 (2017)7.5km
Bere Alston2,164 (2018)7.5km
Calstock790 (2017)7.9km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall14km
Mindat Locality ID:
1132
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1132:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An old antimony mine relocated by Sir Arthur Russell in 1938.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘ Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘ Nadorite
Formula: PbSbClO2
ⓘ Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘJamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘNadorite3.DC.30PbSbClO2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘCervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
ⓘ'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
ⓘStibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Oⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Oⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ NadoritePbSbClO2
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clⓘ NadoritePbSbClO2
FeIron
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Sbⓘ CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ NadoritePbSbClO2
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
PbLead
Pbⓘ BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ NadoritePbSbClO2

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

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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References

Russell, Sir Arthur, "An account of the antimony mines of Great Britain and Ireland with the lists of the minerals found there" as read to the Mineralogical Society on the 10th November 1949
Dana 6: 203.
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