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East Crinnis Mine (incl. Wheal Rowe), South Par Mine, St Blaise, Cornwall, England, UK i
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East Crinnis Mine (incl. Wheal Rowe) Mine
South Par Mine Mine
St Blaise Town
Cornwall County
England Constituent Country
UK Country

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East Crinnis Mine (incl. Wheal Rowe)	Mine
South Par Mine	Mine
St Blaise	Town
Cornwall	County
England	Constituent Country
UK	Country

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East Crinnis Mine, South Par Mine, St Blaise, Cornwall, England, UK

Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

East Crinnis Mine, South Par Mine, St Blaise, Cornwall, England, UK

Tetrahedrite Subgroup, etc.

East Crinnis Mine, South Par Mine, St Blaise, Cornwall, England, UK

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

50° 20' 36'' North , 4° 43' 21'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

50.34333,-4.72250

GRN:

N34W03

UK National Grid Reference:

SX063529

Type:

Mine

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Par	9,462 (2015)	1.6km
St Austell	25,447 (2017)	3.7km
Luxulian	388 (2017)	5.4km
Fowey	2,131 (2017)	6.0km
Polruan	614 (2017)	6.7km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings	Liskeard, Cornwall	22km

Mindat Locality ID:

1188

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:1188:7

GUID (UUID V4):

Wheal Rowe was a small copper mine on Lemellan Moor, which was started in 1820 by the land owner, a certain Mr. Rowe, and then became the subject of a legal case with the adventurers of East Crinnis Mine who claimed to be in the possession of the mineral rights. The working was subsequently absorbed by East Crinnis Mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

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.

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

De La Beche, H.T. (1839): Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. HMSO Publications (London), 648 pp.

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Smyth, Warington W.; Reeks, Trenham; Rudler, F. W. (1864) A Catalogue of the Mineral Collections in the Museum of Practical Geology. Museum of Practical Geology.

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.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

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.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Smyth, Warington W.; Reeks, Trenham; Rudler, F. W. (1864) A Catalogue of the Mineral Collections in the Museum of Practical Geology. Museum of Practical Geology.

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.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO₂

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.

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

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.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

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.

ⓘ Tenorite

Formula: CuO

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.

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

References:

Specimen in the British Museum of Natural History

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Tenorite	4.AB.10	CuO
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Rock Crystal	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Tenorite	CuO
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S

Geochronology

Geologic Time

Rocks, Minerals and Events

ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization

~270 Ma

Cornwall, England, UK

Cisuralian

ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)	~275 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)	~280 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)	~285 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons	~295 Ma	Cornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

England
- Cornubian mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
  - St Austell Mining DistrictMining District

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References

Halcomb, J. (1826): A Report of the Trials and Subsequent Proceedings in the Cases of Rowe v. Grenfell, Rowe v. Brenton and Another, and Doe (Dem. Carthew) v. Brenton. Butterworth (London), 139 pp.

Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386

Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 2. Geological Survey of Great Britain.pp.559-561

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