Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kingswood Mine | Mine |
| West Buckfastleigh | Civil Parish |
| Teignbridge | District |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 28' 59'' North , 3° 48' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX713665
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buckfastleigh | 3,631 (2018) | 2.5km |
| Ashburton | 3,346 (2018) | 5.5km |
| South Brent | 2,559 (2018) | 6.5km |
| Dartington | 876 (2018) | 8.6km |
| Broadhempston | 672 (2018) | 8.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 46km |
The Bowerdon adit was driven in 1918-20 with pitchblende being reported. It has very high levels of radon within and should not be entered.
The background radiation level in the area is about 12 counts/sec. In the valley at the adit entrance, this rises to 25 c/s, and 50 c/s in the first metre of the adit. In the chamber containing the pitchblende, the counts exceed 2000 per second.
There is pitchblende in both the wall and roof at this point which shows as black areas with yellow secondaries on the surface. There are also green copper(?) secondaries in very small quantities and an area of degraded pyrite.
A sketch plan of the adit is included in the site photos section as well as a numbered sequence of photos so there really is no reason to go into this adit. A K Hamilton Jenkin records the crosscut at 27 fathoms from the adit portal, my own estimate was 50m which agrees very closely. However, Hamilton Jenkin then records the adit driven a further 21 fathoms to the location of the pitchblende lode but makes no mention of the adit being driven beyond that point. My own estimate would agree with a further drive of 21 fathoms but that is to the extent of the adit, the pitchblende lode occurring at about 15 fathoms. I wore a full face shield, filtered breathing apparatus, disposable oversuit and double layered disposable gloves and I made no attempt to extract minerals from the walls of the mine for fear of creating radioactive dust.
Pitchblende was collected from the dumps at the adit entrance with counts >1000/s at 30 cm.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenolite Formula: As2O3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| ⓘ Coffinite Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: poorly formed. Colour: Black Description: Collected Dec. 2003 |
| ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 |
| ⓘ Sabugalite ? Formula: HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| ⓘ 'Sooty Uraninite' References: |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Habit: Massive, crumbly masses Colour: Black Description: Samples collected Dec 2003 with counts > 1000/sec. |
| ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende Formula: UO2 Habit: Massive, crumbly masses Colour: Black Description: Samples collected Dec 2003 with counts > 1000/sec. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenolite | 4.CB.50 | As2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite var. Pitchblende | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DL.05 | UO2 | |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Sabugalite ? | 8.EB.55 | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Coffinite | 9.AD.30 | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Sooty Uraninite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenolite | As2O3 |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Coffinite | U(SiO4) · nH2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Sabugalite | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
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Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK