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Bedford Consols, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
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GulworthyCivil Parish
West DevonBorough
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 15'' North , 4° 10' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX457695
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Calstock790 (2017)2.3km
Bere Alston2,164 (2018)2.6km
Buckland Monachorum779 (2018)3.4km
Gunnislake4,044 (2017)3.4km
Horrabridge3,728 (2018)5.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall21km
Mindat Locality ID:
34826
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34826:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Worked between 1922-3 with arsenic ores sent to Devon Great Consols for processing.
Ref: Richardson P.H.G. (1991) Mines of Dartmoor & the Taymar Valley after 1913, Devon Books, Tiverton.
The main lodes are eastward extensions of the Gawton copper and arsenic lodes. Output 1854-79 2,200 tons copper ore, 15 tons Pyrite, 500 tons Arsenopyrite.
Ref: Dines H.G. 1956

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2

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