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Cassiterite from
Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK


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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Headland
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz54
Stannite18
Wolframite Group10
Chlorite Group9
Scorodite9
Tourmaline8
Arsenopyrite7
Kësterite7
Limonite-stone3
Orthoclase3
Löllingite3
Goethite2
Varlamoffite2
Muscovite1
Metazeunerite1
Connellite1
Ferrokësterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2949
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2949:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘCligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘHanover Cove (Vugga Hayle), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGood Fortune Mine, Perran St George Mine (Perran Great St George Mine; Great St George Mine; Perran St George United Mine), Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Prudence, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘPerran St George Mine (Perran Great St George Mine; Great St George Mine; Perran St George United Mine), Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘGreen Island, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWheal Perran, Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEast Blue Hills Mine (incl. Wheal Budnock; Wheal Grass), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheal Ocean (North Blue Hills Mine), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘWheal Droskyn, Perran St George and Droskyn Mines, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reid, Clement, Scrivenor, J. B. (1906) The Geology of the Country near Newquay - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. The Geological Survey.
 
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