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Rocks Tin Mine, Rocks and Treverbyn United Tin Mines, Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rocks Tin Mine | Mine |
| Rocks and Treverbyn United Tin Mines | Group of Mines |
| Bugle | Village |
| Treverbyn | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 23' 26'' North , 4° 47' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX014583
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bugle | 2,873 (2017) | 0.6km |
| Roche | 2,517 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Luxulian | 388 (2017) | 3.7km |
| St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 5.6km |
| Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 5.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 24km |
In 1873, Joseph Henry Collins (1841-1916), pioneering Cornish mineralogist, mining engineer and geologist, founder of the Mineralogical Society and author of several important books on Cornwall's mines and minerals began his connection with the St Austell area, managing tin mining operations at Rock Hill.
Outputs here are given under a variety of names: Rocks Tin Mine (SX015582), Rocks & Treverbyn, Rock Hill United, Rock and Goonbarrow, and Rock Hill Mine (the opencut) - 1839, 1852-73, 551 tons of black tin: 1882 & 188327 tons: 1906, 3 tons
The grid reference marks the ore dressing floors, where two stacks and the foundation walls of some mine buildings remain. The workings lay immediately to the southwest of this place, but are now largely obscured by the Goonbarrow and Rock Hill China Clay pits. In 1960, the shallow levels of the mine were uncovered in the southern part of the latter pit.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline var. Achroite' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline var. Achroite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | '' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Achroite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Achroite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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
- Cornwall
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Rocks Tin Mine, Rocks and Treverbyn United Tin Mines, Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK