Emily Mine (Wheal Emily), Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Emily Mine (Wheal Emily) | Mine |
| Wembury | Civil Parish |
| South Hams | Local Government Area |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 19' 49'' North , 4° 3' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX541498
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wembury | 1,819 (2018) | 1.9km |
| Newton Ferrers | 1,268 (2018) | 1.9km |
| Brixton | 1,252 (2018) | 2.5km |
| Yealmpton | 1,677 (2018) | 4.2km |
| Plymstock | 24,103 (2012) | 4.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 32km |
A lead-antimony mine near Wembury. Also known as Wheal Emily, the mine workings targeted a vein carrying Pb-Sb-Cu mineralisation, associated with an NW- to SE-trending fault zone cross-cutting Lower Devonian host rocks.
The ores are a complex intergrowth of jamesonite with subsidiary galena and Cu-Pb-bearing sulphosalts (bournonite, boulangerite, semseyite, meneghinite). Siderite was present as a gangue mineral.
The mine is now a SSSI.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Meneghinite Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ Semseyite Formula: Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Stibnite ? Formula: Sb2S3 Description: Kingsbury reference. References: Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1956) Cosalite and other lead sulpho-salts at Grainsgill, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (235) 296-300 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.03 (contains an X-ray diffraction pattern of stibnite purportedly from Wheal Emily) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite ? | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | Meneghinite | 2.HB.05b | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Semseyite | 2.HC.10d | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| ⓘ | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| S | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| S | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| S | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Sb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Sb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Pb | ⓘ Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 |
| Pb | ⓘ Semseyite | Pb9Sb8S21 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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References
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1956) Cosalite and other lead sulpho-salts at Grainsgill, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (235) 296-300 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.03 (contains an X-ray diffraction pattern of stibnite purportedly from Wheal Emily)
Emily Mine, Wembury, South Hams, Devon, England, UK