Kings Oven and Water Hill Mine, Warren House, North Bovey, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kings Oven and Water Hill Mine | Mine |
| Warren House | - not defined - |
| North Bovey | Civil Parish |
| Teignbridge | District |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 43'' North , 3° 52' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX670809
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chagford | 1,020 (2018) | 7.6km |
| Moretonhampstead | 1,339 (2018) | 9.8km |
| Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 10.8km |
| Lustleigh | 285 (2018) | 11.4km |
| South Zeal | 912 (2018) | 12.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 45km |
This small tin mine is located to the west of the Birch Tor and Vitifer mining complex at the Warren House Inn, Postbridge, Dartmoor, Devon, UK. This mine is immediately Northwest of the Mortonhampstead to Postbridge road commencing on the Eastern slopes of Water Hill. Little is recorded on the workings of this mine.
Dines records the mine as the Waterhill Mine, which together with the Bushdown Mine to the north-east, worked lodes bearing cassiterite and specular hematite, but that there are no records preserved.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Dartmouth and Teign Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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Kings Oven and Water Hill Mine, Warren House, North Bovey, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK