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Cassiterite from
Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK


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Cassiterite, etc.

Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Parknoweth Mine, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
01188760017271996507051.jpg
Cassiterite

Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
04822200017362591662059.jpg
Cassiterite, etc.

Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
09300900017271997058740.jpg
Cassiterite

Parknoweth Mine, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite, etc.

Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
09300900017271997058740.jpg
Cassiterite

Parknoweth Mine, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
00611050017271997073967.jpg
Cassiterite

Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
01188760017271996507051.jpg
Cassiterite

Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Tourmaline6
K Feldspar3
Arsenopyrite3
Schorl3
Chalcocite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689826
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689826:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Carnyorth Mine (Nineveh Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Grylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Parknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘGrylls Bunny, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘWheal Hazard, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘCrowns Rock, Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Hen, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWest Wheal Owles (Cargodna Mine), Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheal Cock, Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSpearn Moor Mine, Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘParknoweth Mine (Wheal Buzza; Truthwall Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘStamps and Jowl Zawn (Roscommon Cliff), Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.
 
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