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Forest Mine, Four Lanes, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Forest Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Four Lanes | Hamlet |
| Carn Brea | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 11' 50'' North , 5° 15' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW676382
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 3.4km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 5.7km |
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 6.0km |
A small trial on an ENE-trending lode which was accessed from a shaft 500 yards NE of Bolenowe Methodist chapel. Main ore was pyrite, but there are no records of output. The burrow of the shaft still survives in a field north of Forest Farm. Also known as Wheal Forest.
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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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Geochronology
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| Guadalupian |
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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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