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Cassiterite from
Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689955
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689955:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Owen Vean Mine, Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Wheal Rodney (East Wheal Rodney), Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOwen Vean Mine, Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Jewell, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Rodney (East Wheal Rodney), Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Prosper, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘTolvadden Mine, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGwallon Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWheal Verrant (Wheal Verran), Goldsithney, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘTrevarthian Downs Mine (Trevarthen Mine), St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Fortune (West Wheal Fortune; Great Wheal Fortune), Truthwall, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Virgin, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reid, Clement, Flett, J. S. (1907) The Geology of the Land's End District - Memoirs of the Geological Survey. Geological Survey of Great Britain.p.117
 
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