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Wheal Strawberry (Wheal Julia), West Briton Mine (Crowan Consols), Leedstown, Crowan, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Wheal Strawberry (Wheal Julia)Mine (Abandoned)
West Briton Mine (Crowan Consols)Mine
LeedstownVillage
CrowanCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 21'' North , 5° 20' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW611338
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Leedstown267 (2017)0.8km
Germoe175 (2017)5.1km
Breage471 (2017)5.3km
Hayle8,210 (2017)6.2km
Camborne22,500 (2012)7.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
6896
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6896:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The site is largely overgrown and levelled but a large mound exists at the eastern end which appears to surround a shaft collar. North of this amongst the undergrowth on the margin of the site is a spoil heap divided roughly in two, from which various metal ores can be recovered. Oct 2025.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Description: Tabular blueish xls to 1mm
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O TenoriteCuO
MgMagnesium
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
SiSilicon
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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