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SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
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Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
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Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
04199530017271920829473.jpg
Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
06646390017271920735767.jpg
Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
06797550017271996251719.jpg
Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
04199530017271920829473.jpg
Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
06646390017271920735767.jpg
Abhurite

SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 23' 11'' North , 5° 38' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.38666,-5.64540
GRN:
N34W03
Type:
Wreck site
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
St Ives9,966 (2017)22.7km
Uny Lelant1,056 (2017)26.9km
Hayle8,210 (2017)27.6km
Madron626 (2017)28.8km
Portreath963 (2017)28.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
841
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:841:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


SS Cheerful was shipwrecked on 20 July 1885 and carried 28- and 56-pound (12 and 25 kg) ingots of Cornish tin bearing the marks of the smelting houses of Treloweth - St Erth, Carvedras - Truro, Trethellan - Truro, and Tamar - Bere Ferrers. The wreck lies in 35 fathoms (64m) of water, 18 miles (33km) NNW of St Ives.

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1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘAbhurite3.DA.30Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Atacamite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AbhuriteSn21Cl16(OH)14O6
OOxygen
Oⓘ AbhuriteSn21Cl16(OH)14O6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AbhuriteSn21Cl16(OH)14O6
SnTin
Snⓘ AbhuriteSn21Cl16(OH)14O6

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References

Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
projects.exeter.ac.uk (n.d.) http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/geomincentre/References.pdf
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