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Carnyorth Mine (Nineveh Mine), Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Carnyorth Mine (Nineveh Mine)Mine (Abandoned)
Botallack MineMine (Abandoned)
BotallackVillage
St JustCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 8' 26'' North , 5° 40' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW373333
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
St Just1,957 (2017)1.9km
Madron626 (2017)8.0km
Penzance19,872 (2017)10.3km
Mousehole697 (2017)11.7km
Marazion1,294 (2017)14.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
32879
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32879:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Worked as an independent mine from 1853 to 1860 (with a total tin output of 1050 tons), then amalgamated with Botallack mine. Located 1 mile north of St Just.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ Botallackite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘAtacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
ⓘBotallackite3.DA.10bCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuⓘ BotallackiteCu2(OH)3Cl
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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