Okel Tor Mine, Harewood, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Okel Tor Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Harewood | - not defined - |
| Calstock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 29' 57'' North , 4° 11' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX444689
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 1.0km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 1.9km |
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 3.1km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 4.4km |
| Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 6.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 20km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Okeltor Works
On the north bank of the River Tamar, first worked in about 1848.
Merged with Cotehele Consols about 1 1/2 miles to the west in 1882, the amalgamation was short lived and the company was wound up. Working on a reduced scale continued at Okel Tor until 1887.
ref: Mines and Miners of Cornwall XV - A K Hamilton Jenkin (1969)
The site is easily accessible along the riverside road from Calstock. The road then turns into the Tamar Valley Trail which climbs up the hillside above the site close to Engine Shaft. Though this gives a partial view of the stack etc at engine shaft, the buildings are largely obscured by trees.
A footpath turns off the trail through the main mine site and drops down steps at the far end to the river bank. This ends at a marshy area which was the settling ponds and now shows evidence of mine drainage presumably indicating the presence of a blocked adit.
Most of the site is however fenced and private.
The name 'Okeltor Works' appears on both the 1881 and 1905 6 inch to the mile Ordnance Survey maps, with the suffix 'tin, copper and arsenic'.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Childrenite Formula: Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Childrenite | 8.DD.20 | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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Okel Tor Mine, Harewood, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK