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Wheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Wheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink)Mine (Abandoned)
West Wheal Kitty groupMine
St AgnesCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 18' 57'' North , 5° 12' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW720512
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint Agnes2,820 (2014)0.4km
Mount Hawke1,511 (2017)3.8km
Perranporth3,210 (2017)4.6km
Chacewater1,226 (2017)7.3km
North Country773 (2017)7.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
7867
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7867:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S GalenaPbS
S LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ClChlorine
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CuCopper
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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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