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


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Cassiterite

Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:906394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:906394:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘTrevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.2km (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 Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Primrose, West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWheal Luna, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTurnavore Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBlue Hills Mine (incl. Wheal Dellick; Wheal Dragon; Wheal Glynn), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘWheal Ocean (North Blue Hills Mine), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPolberro Mines, 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.462-467
 
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