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South Mine (Wheal Ann), Devon United Mines, Peter Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
South Mine (Wheal Ann)- not defined -
Devon United MinesGroup of Mines
Peter TavyCivil Parish
West DevonBorough
DevonCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 35' 15'' North , 4° 6' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX513786
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mary Tavy840 (2018)1.3km
Tavistock12,280 (2018)5.2km
Lamerton859 (2018)6.5km
Horrabridge3,728 (2018)8.8km
Princetown1,366 (2018)9.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall30km
Mindat Locality ID:
34726
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34726:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Worked at some time with nearby South Wheal Friendship. Worked until 1922 predominantly for tin but also some arsenic.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
OOxygen
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenoliteAs2O3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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