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Wheal Primrose, Callington, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Primrose | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Callington | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 21'' North , 4° 18' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 0.9km |
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 6.9km |
| Pensilva | 1,663 (2017) | 7.9km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 8.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 13km |
A small mine east of Callington of which little is known.
The grid reference marks the approximate position of the shaft, but the site is now obscured by industrial estates.
Hamilton Jenkin notes that Sir Arthur Russell collected garnet from the shaft dump.
Two other shafts thought to be associated with this working lie in what are now used as allotment gardens to the north of the junction of the A390 with Tavistock Road. No visible trace of these shafts now remains.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
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
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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