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Belstone Consols (Mid-Devon Copper Mine), Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK i
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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

Andradite

Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

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Belstone Consols, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

50° 43' 59'' North , 3° 56' 18'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

50.73333,-3.93861

GRN:

N34W02

UK National Grid Reference:

SX632945

Type:

Mine

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
South Zeal	912 (2018)	2.0km
Okehampton	7,647 (2018)	4.5km
North Tawton	1,630 (2018)	7.9km
Exbourne	358 (2018)	8.0km
Chagford	1,020 (2018)	9.5km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings	Liskeard, Cornwall	48km

Mindat Locality ID:

1510

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:1510:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Mineralisation occurs in metamorphosed garnet culm measures intermingled with actinolite and axinite.

The lode carries chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite and pyrite.
There is abundant manganese oxide.

Secondary copper minerals include melaconite and chalcocite.

Output was 2934 tons of copper ore between 1867 and 1891.

The mine was prospected again in 1905-14 when 5 shafts were sunk on an extension of the main lode.

The land is currently (2012) private property and not safe to trespass on.

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ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ 'Jasper'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

ⓘ 'Asbestos'

References:

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)

Formula: Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH

ⓘ 'Axinite Group'

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

Rudler, F. W. (1905) A Handbook to a Collection of the Minerals of the British Isles - Mostly selected from the Ludlam Collection, in the Museum of Practical Geology. 253pp.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

Rudler, F. W. (1905) A Handbook to a Collection of the Minerals of the British Isles - Mostly selected from the Ludlam Collection, in the Museum of Practical Geology. 253pp.

ⓘ Covellite

Formula: CuS

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

Rudler, F. W. (1905) A Handbook to a Collection of the Minerals of the British Isles - Mostly selected from the Ludlam Collection, in the Museum of Practical Geology. 253pp.

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

ⓘ Löllingite

Formula: FeAs₂

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'

References:

Dines, H.G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England. 2 Vols., HMSO Publications (London), 796 pp. [See also corrigenda in the 1994 reprint.]

ⓘ Opal

Formula: SiO₂ · nH₂O

References:

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Smyth, W: (1875): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

Chris Popham Collection

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Covellite	2.CA.05a	CuS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Löllingite	2.EB.15a	FeAs₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Opal	4.DA.10	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Axinite-(Fe)	9.BD.20	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Asbestos'	-
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Manganese Oxides'	-
ⓘ	'Axinite Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Opal	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Fe	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Covellite	CuS
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Löllingite	FeAs₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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EuropeContinent

England
- Devon
  - DartmoorNational Park
  - Okehampton Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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References

Smyth, W. (1875) On the occurrence of metallic ores with garnet rock. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 9, 38-45.

Solly, R. H. (1886) Notes on Minerals from Cornwall and Devon. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 6 (31). 202-211 doi:10.1180/minmag.1886.006.31.02

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