Wheal Squire, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Squire | Mine |
| United Mines (Gwennap United Mines) | Group of Mines |
| Clifford Amalgamated Mines | Group of Mines |
| Gwennap | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 32'' North , 5° 10' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW736411
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 1.7km |
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 3.7km |
| Perranwell | 1,207 (2017) | 4.1km |
Worked from 1816 to 1853, producing 20,000 tons of copper. This mine was part of the United Mines sett. A few overgrown shafts, some walls and burrows can still be located in Outer Wood, to the south of Sparry Bottom, about 1 km SE of Carharrack.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Foster, Dale (n.d.) Personal communication.Identified by Dale Foster: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornubian mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
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Wheal Squire, United Mines, Clifford Amalgamated Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK