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Granite from
West Wheal Owles (Cargodna Mine), Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Wheal Owles (Cargodna Mine), Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1644728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1644728:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheal Owles, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘBotallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCrowns Rock, Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Castle, Boswedden Mine (incl. Wheal Praze; Wheal Williams; Yankee Boy Mine), Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLevant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCoronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘPorthmeor Cove, Porthmeor, Zennor, Cornwall, England, UK
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘPorth Chapel, St Levan, Cornwall, England, UK
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCastle-an-Dinas Quarry, Higher Trenowin, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
References
De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
 
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