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West Polgooth Mine (Old Wheal Prosper), Sticker, St Ewe, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Polgooth Mine (Old Wheal Prosper) | Mine |
| Sticker | Village |
| St Ewe | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 18' 49'' North , 4° 50' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW980499
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grampound | 537 (2017) | 4.7km |
| St Austell | 25,447 (2017) | 5.5km |
| Mevagissey | 2,117 (2017) | 5.6km |
| Saint Stephen | 2,252 (2015) | 5.6km |
| Nanpean | 2,563 (2017) | 6.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 31km |
A small tin mine just south of Sticker, of which no trace is left at the surface. It was started in 1849, but the sett was already worked earlier under the name of Old Wheal Prosper. In 1851, it produced 1.5 tons of black tin.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed 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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