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Polzeath Consols (incl. Wheal Phillipa; Wheal Caroline), Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Polzeath Consols (incl. Wheal Phillipa; Wheal Caroline)Mine (Abandoned)
PolzeathHamlet
St MinverCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 34' 17'' North , 4° 54' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Polzeath1,449 (2011)0.2km
Trebetherick499 (2017)1.0km
Rock1,203 (2017)2.5km
Padstow2,296 (2017)3.9km
Wadebridge6,599 (2017)8.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall34km
Mindat Locality ID:
1325
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1325:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This mine worked two copper lodes and a NS-trending lead lode, which was probably the southern extension of the lode worked by Pentireglaze Mine. The workings were located mainly on the western bank of Shilla brook, but the sett also included several small workings east of it, most of which cannot now be located. Most of the area has been built over, but there are traces of overgrown dumps remaining on the steep slope southwest of the caravan park.

Polzeath Consols was worked under that name from 1847 until 1856. Between 1855 and 1856, it raised 6 tons of 67% lead ore.

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7 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S GalenaPbS
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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

Localities in this Region

  • England
    • Cornwall
      • St Minver

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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