Wheal Zion, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Zion | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Calstock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 19'' North , 4° 12' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX431696
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 1.1km |
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 2.1km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 3.0km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 5.9km |
| Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 6.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 19km |
Wh Zion was abandoned in 1858 although some further work was carried out in the Wh Morshead adit in the 1880s.
The site is marked in the present day (March, 2024) by 2 chimneys standing about 50m apart amongst trees, and a shaft collar with associated tip bedside the east-west side road.
The tip is a mix of crushed sand and slimes and ochre stained and cemented rock. There is little evidence of metal mineralisation but specks of pyrite in a quartz matrix were found.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Description: Heated in a closed tube a faint silver mirror forms on the glass References: Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Wet Chemical |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Geochronology
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Localities in this Region
- England
- Cornwall
- Calstock
- Wheal Zion
- Calstock
- Cornwall
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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Wheal Zion, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK