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Cassiterite from
Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK


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Wood Tin, etc.

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

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

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wood Tin

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wood Tin, etc.

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

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

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wood Tin

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wood Tin, etc.

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
09638690017362879328727.jpg
Cassiterite

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
07064880017271997648255.jpg
Cassiterite

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Wood Tin

Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Formation:Primary
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Significance:Significant commercial deposit of this mineral.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz46
Tourmaline27
Chlorite Group4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (23 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43630:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Vottle, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘPenhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Primrose, West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘTrevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘBlue Hills Mine (incl. Wheal Dellick; Wheal Dragon; Wheal Glynn), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Luna, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘTurnavore Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Vottle, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Ocean (North Blue Hills Mine), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386
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.
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.462-467
 
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