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Cassiterite from
Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK


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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Comments:also as pseudomorphs after orthoclase
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz33
Orthoclase31
Cassiterite1
- var Wood Tin1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (60 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2950:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘCameron Quarry, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Bungay, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWest Polberro Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Charlotte (Great Wheal Charlotte), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWheal Devonshire, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBeacon Quarry, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWheal Coit (Wheal Quoit), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘTrevaunance Mine (Wheal Trevaunance), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWheal Kine (Wheal Kind), St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSeal Hole Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, 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.
Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.476-477
Embrey, Peter G., Symes, Robert F. (1987) Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. British Museum (Natural History) and the Mineralogical Record, Inc., London and Tucson, AZ.
Golley, Peter, Williams, Richard (1995) Cornish Mineral Reference Manual. Endsleigh Book Co., Truro. 71pp.
 
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