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Cassiterite from
Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine; Relistian Consols), Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK


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Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite, etc.

New West Rosewarne Mine, Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite, etc.

New West Rosewarne Mine, Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
01047880017272033918946.jpg
Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
00809120017271996945885.jpg
Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
00801740017271996956328.jpg
Cassiterite

Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite, etc.

New West Rosewarne Mine, Relistian Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group7
Chalcopyrite5
Quartz2
Pyrite2
Conglomerate1
Killas1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Relistian Mine (Relistien Mine; Relistian Consols), Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:18940
Long-form Identifier:1:3:18940:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘNorth Parbola Mine, Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Herland (Old Herland Mine; Manor Mine; North Wheal Herland), Rosewarne and Herland United Mines (Rosewarne and Herland Mine; incl. Wheal Fancy; Wheal Pleasure), Gwinear, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘNew Rosewarne Mine, Rosewarne United Mines, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘSouth Parbola Mine (Wheal Jennings; Parbola Mine), Reawla, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTrevascus Mine (Trevaskus Mine; Trevaskis Mine), Carnhell Green, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘAlfred Consols (East Wheal Alfred; Laity Hills Mine), Great Wheal Alfred (Alfred Consols), Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘWheal Tremayne, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWheal Carpenter, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘRosewarne Consols, Halancoose, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWheal Providence, Wheal Tremayne, Fraddam, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Phillips, William (1823) An Elementary Introduction to Mineralogy (3rd ed.)
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.
Lapis 33(2), 39 (2008)
 
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