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Herodsfoot Mine (North Herodsfoot Mine), Lanreath, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Herodsfoot Mine (North Herodsfoot Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Lanreath | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 24' 42'' North , 4° 31' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX212600
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 6km |
Famous for superb bournonite and tetrahedrite.
Between 1850 and 1875, the mine produced exceptional "cogwheel" bournonite.
The mine was worked in the early 1700s, 1831 and from 1845-1884.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
29 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| โ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| โ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| โช Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Habit: Crystals to 11cm, cogwheels to 6cm Colour: gray Description: Crystals on quartz, 2.25 inches
References: |
| โ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| โ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| โ Cuprite ? Formula: Cu2O |
| โ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| โ Erythrite ? Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| โ Ferberite ? Formula: FeWO4 |
| โ Fluorite ? Formula: CaF2 |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| โ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| โ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| โ Leadhillite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| โ 'Limonite' References: |
| โ Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| โ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| โ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| โ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| โ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| โ Pyromorphite ? Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl References: |
| โ Pyrostilpnite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| โ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| โ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| โช 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Habit: Tetrahedrons to 2cm Colour: coated with chalcopyrite |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| โ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| โ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| โ | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| โ | Pyrostilpnite | 2.GA.10 | Ag3SbS3 |
| โ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| โ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| โ | Fluorite ? | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Cuprite ? | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Ferberite ? | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| โ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| โ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| โ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| โ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| โ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| โ | Leadhillite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| โ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| โ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| โ | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| โ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 ยท 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Pyromorphite ? | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| โ | Erythrite ? | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 ยท 8H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornubian mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
- Liskeard Mining DistrictMining District
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Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall, England, UK