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Wheal Florence, Lydford, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Florence | Mine |
| Lydford | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 38' 41'' North , 4° 6' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX513849
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Tavy | 840 (2018) | 5.7km |
| Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 10.2km |
| Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 11.0km |
| Okehampton | 7,647 (2018) | 12.6km |
| Lifton | 1,180 (2018) | 12.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 33km |
Started, or restarted, in 1847, Wh. Florence was worked for about five years before being abandoned due to the paucity of the lead lode.
Reworked in 1858, both native silver and ruby silver was found in the lode. Selective samples were sent to assay in Covent Garden, London and returned values of 1086 and 4582 ounces of silver to the ton, the latter believed to be the highest value ever recorded in a British "silver" mine. However, only a further 7.5 tons of ore was raised and the mine closed later that year.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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