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Bread and Cheese Shaft, Nangiles Mine (Wheal Nangiles), Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bread and Cheese Shaft | Group of Shafts (Abandoned) |
| Nangiles Mine (Wheal Nangiles) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Chacewater | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 14' 6'' North , 5° 8' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW762420
Type:
Group of Shafts (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 2.7km |
| Perranwell | 1,207 (2017) | 2.8km |
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 3.3km |
| Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 4.0km |
| Devoran | 400 (2014) | 4.2km |
Once an individual mine, which was early included with the Nangiles Mine. Hamilton Jenkin notes, that they worked under the name "Nangiles and Bread & Cheese Mine" in 1808. The coordinates mark the engine house ruin which is situated at the western boundary of the Nangiles Mine sett.
Bread & Cheese Shaft lies immediately adjacent the Carnon River where the course of the former Redruth & Chacewater railway crosses the river.
The shaft was fitted with a concrete collar probably in conjunction with the development of the Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington mines in the late 1960's / early 1970's.
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| 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
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Bread and Cheese Shaft, Nangiles Mine, Chacewater, Cornwall, England, UK