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Quartz from
Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK


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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Quartz, etc.

Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Siderite9
Cassiterite7
Tourmaline7
Chalcopyrite2
Anatase2
Fluorite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:291081
Long-form Identifier:1:3:291081:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Wheal Charles (South Wheal Grambler), Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Charles (South Wheal Grambler), Tywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSouth Wheal Towan, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Sparrow, Wheal Clarence (Nancekuke Mine; incl. New Dolcoath Mine), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Fancy, East Tywarnhayle Mine, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Towan (Towan Consols), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘNew Wheal Towan (Wheal Fox), Wheal Clarence (Nancekuke Mine; incl. New Dolcoath Mine), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Vincent, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘLushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPorthtowan Beach, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘEast Wheal Towan, Wheal Towan (Towan Consols), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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