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Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Mani
Regional Level Types
Snaefell MineMine
LonanParish
GarffSheading
Isle of ManCrown Dependency

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View of Snaefell Mine from above.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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Stream tributary to Laxey River flowing through ruins of the Snaefel Mine.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
00376000017271979001993.jpg
View of Snaefell Mine from above.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
07298880017271979045933.jpg
Stream tributary to Laxey River flowing through ruins of the Snaefel Mine.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
00376000017271979001993.jpg
View of Snaefell Mine from above.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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Stream tributary to Laxey River flowing through ruins of the Snaefel Mine.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 15' 23'' North , 4° 26' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Laxey1,768 (2015)4.1km
Ramsey7,309 (2015)8.3km
Douglas26,218 (2018)12.1km
Peel3,781 (2015)16.5km
Castletown3,100 (2015)24.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
5342
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5342:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Great Snaefell Mine, also referred to as the East Snaefell Mine, was a zinc mine located high in the Laxey Valley on the slopes of Snaefell Mountain, in the parish of Lonan, Isle of Man. The mine reached a depth of 1,188 ft (362 m) and is remembered as the scene of the Isle of Man's worst mining disaster in 1897.

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snaefell_Mine
Wikidata ID:Q29025815

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