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Wheal Agar, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Agar | Mine |
| Pool | Village |
| Carn Brea | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 44'' North , 5° 15' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW674419
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 2.7km |
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 2.9km |
| Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 3.1km |
| Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Portreath | 963 (2017) | 4.0km |
This mine was amalgamated with the East Pool mine in 1897 under the name East Pool and Agar Mine.
Ref.: P.G. Embrey, R.F. Symes: "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon", 1987, p. 43
Although a close neighbour of the rich and successful East Pool Mine, Wheal Agar never managed to match the richness of East Pool.
The mine site is now largely obscured by the Morrisons supermarket at Pool.
The site of Robarts Shaft is marked by a small concrete block structure in the supermarket car park, the shaft being used as part of South Crofty's ventilation circuit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: De Bondt, Paul (n.d.) Personal communication.Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
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
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Wheal Agar, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK