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Greenhill arsenic works, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Greenhill arsenic works | Industrial Site (Abandoned) |
| Clitters United Mines | Group of Mines |
| Gunnislake | Village |
| Calstock | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 31' 23'' North , 4° 13' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Industrial Site (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnislake | 4,044 (2017) | 1.4km |
| Calstock | 790 (2017) | 3.5km |
| Bere Alston | 2,164 (2018) | 5.4km |
| Callington | 5,786 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 6.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 18km |
The Greenhill Works was built in 1875 closing very soon after due to financial difficulties. However it was taken over in 1882 by Gunnislake Clitters mine. At the beginning of the 20th Century it was treating ore from several local mines including the Tavistock mines. The date of closure is uncertain but it is believed to be 1823 but other sources say the plant was still at work until the 1930's.
The site remains are quite extensive with some abandoned buildings and blackened burnt tailings between the railway and the Chilsworthy road at North Dimson, Gunnislake (opposite the Clitters Engine Houses). Further along the Chilsworthy road up on the right are some old building in use as industrial premises and most of all the Arsenic stack (flues mostly gone) which stands at just under 200 ft tall, originally this was 212 ft tall but the top 12 feet were blown off by lightening in 1989!
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Orpiment | 2.FA.30 | As2S3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Orpiment | As2S3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
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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Greenhill arsenic works, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK