Russell United Mine (incl. Wheal Russell), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Russell United Mine (incl. Wheal Russell) | Mine |
| Gulworthy | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 31' 9'' North , 4° 12' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX442710
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 1.0km |
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 2.6km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 4.2km |
| Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 5.3km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 5.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 20km |
3 E-W lodes: Main, Great and South producing tin copper and arsenic ores. sunk on Great Lode. This is one of a series of mines that were established on lodes discovered during the digging of the Tavistock Canal Tunnel.
The grid reference marks the small dump at Matthew's Shaft, which has been sunk on Main Lode.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Childrenite ? Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O Description: The British Museum holds a specimen of childrenite from the collection of Sir Arthur Russell, but not collected by himself, which is said to come from this mine, but no childrenite was found in a more recent re-examination of the remaining dumps. Otherwise, reports on childrenite occurring here might be the result of a confusion with brownish scorodite (Braithwaite and Cooper, 1982). |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Childrenite ? | 8.DD.20 | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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Russell United Mine, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK