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Gaverigan Tin Stream Works, Indian Queens, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gaverigan Tin Stream Works | Alluvial Deposit (Inactive) |
| Indian Queens | Hamlet |
| St Enoder | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 23' 44'' North , 4° 54' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW935592
Type:
Alluvial Deposit (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Dennis | 2,206 (2016) | 2.1km |
| Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 4.0km |
| Saint Columb Major | 3,170 (2017) | 4.8km |
| Roche | 2,517 (2017) | 5.3km |
| Saint Stephen | 2,252 (2015) | 5.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 32km |
Sparable (acicular) tin is recorded from from a number of Cornish mines including Gavrigan Tin Stream Works by R. H. Solly in the The Mineralogical Magazine.
He notes that "Sparable Tin" is peculiar to Cornwall, and has been given to this variety of Cassiterite on account of its so-called resemblance to the sparable nail of the cobbler"
In the course of tin streaming, four tin lodes were discovered adjacent to the River Fal and were worked by the Gavrigan Mine (SW935592). The noted collector Sir Arthur Russell obtained specimens of wood tin nearby (Hamilton Jenkin 1964).
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| 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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Gaverigan Tin Stream Works, Indian Queens, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK