This mine worked five lodes within a transverse distance of 80 yards in the area just south of Skinners Bottom. It produced 15 tons of black tin in 1874 and 1875, before it was amalgamated with North Treskerby Mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Cassiterite

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

References:

Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.

ⓘ 'Petroleum'

References:

Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.

ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen'

References:

Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.

ⓘ Stannite

Formula: Cu₂FeSnS₄

References:

Dana 6: 83.

Boase, H.S. (1822): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 2, 383-403

Phillips, William (1823) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)

Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.

Hill, J. B., MacAlister, D. A. (1906) The Geology of Falmouth and Truro and of the Mining District of Camborne and Redruth - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Stannite	2.CB.15a	Cu₂FeSnS₄
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Petroleum var. Bitumen'	-
ⓘ	''	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
Sn	ⓘ Stannite	Cu₂FeSnS₄

Geochronology

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization

~270 Ma

Cornwall, England, UK

Cisuralian

ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)	~275 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons	~295 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

England
- Cornwall
  - Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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References

Dana 6:83.

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.385-386

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