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Godolphin Mine (Godolphin Bal), Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK i
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Godolphin Mine (Godolphin Bal) Mine (Abandoned)
Godolphin Cross Town
Breage Civil Parish
Cornwall County
England Constituent Country
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Godolphin Mine (Godolphin Bal)	Mine (Abandoned)
Godolphin Cross	Town
Breage	Civil Parish
Cornwall	County
England	Constituent Country
UK	Country

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Godolphin Mine, Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK

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Godolphin Mine, Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK

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Godolphin Mine, Godolphin Cross, Breage, Cornwall, England, UK

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

50° 8' 32'' North , 5° 21' 23'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: gbujq05ee

UK National Grid Reference:

SW602324

Type:

Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Leedstown	267 (2017)	2.0km
Germoe	175 (2017)	3.4km
Breage	471 (2017)	4.1km
Hayle	8,210 (2017)	6.5km
Porthleven	3,059 (2017)	6.9km

Mindat Locality ID:

36590

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:36590:0

GUID (UUID V4):

Worked from 1815 to 1850, producing 9,800 tons of copper and 10 tons of tin. Located in a shallow valley below Godolphin Hill, about 1 km NNW of Godolphin Cross.
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)

Select Mineral List Type

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Tin

Mineral List

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

References:

Hogg, Thomas (1825) A Manual of Mineralogy - In which is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science. W. Polybank High Cross, Truro.

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.

ⓘ Cassiterite

Formula: SnO₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

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.

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

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.

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

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.

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

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.

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

References:

Carne, J. (1822) On the relative age of the veins of Cornwall. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 2. 49-128

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

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.

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Carne, J. (1822) On the relative age of the veins of Cornwall. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 2. 49-128

Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.106

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Formula: SiO₂

References:

De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.

ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

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.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Cassiterite	4.DB.05	SnO₂
ⓘ	'Wolframite Group'	4.DB.30 va
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Cassiterite	SnO₂

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
  - Mount's Bay Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District

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