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Wheal Clinton, Flushing, Mylor, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Clinton | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Flushing | Village |
| Mylor | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 44'' North , 5° 3' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW814336
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flushing | 722 (2017) | 0.4km |
| Falmouth | 31,988 (2017) | 0.9km |
| Mylor Bridge | 1,443 (2017) | 2.7km |
| Penryn | 7,326 (2011) | 2.8km |
| Devoran | 400 (2014) | 5.8km |
A lead mine located at the village of Flushing overlooking Falmouth harbour.
Restarted in 1853, by 1857 the first ore from the 20 fathom level was ready for sale, with some assays showing a silver content of 95 ounces to the ton of lead. However, the following year, levels driven beneath the Fal estuary intersected a crosscut and the mine was abandoned due to the danger of flooding.
Few traces remain, however, in 1958, A K Hamilton Jenkin accompanied by Sir Arthur Russell located a small dump containing galena near an adit portal on the foreshore and the site of the shaft in the garden of a house on the cliffs above (Hamilton Jenkin 1967).
The reference to danalite at Wheal Clinton is a Kingsbury (1961) citation. Given the doubts about the provenance of other Kingsbury specimens (Ryback et al. 1998, 2001), further confirmation is required.
As of 2025 evidence of mining activity is thinly distributed in the rocks along the beach, made harder to locate by a diverse mix of aggregate material used in continuous efforts to shore up the unstable cliffs. With some searching, traces of highly altered mineralised rocks can still be found along the mid to low tide range.
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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
13 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: Griffiths, Dave (n.d.) Personal communication (1).Identified by Dave Griffiths: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Danalite ? Formula: Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena ? Formula: PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: Griffiths, Dave (n.d.) Personal communication (1).Identified by Dave Griffiths: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: Dave Griffiths CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Litharge Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO |
| ⓘ Mimetite ? Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: Griffiths, Dave (n.d.) Personal communication (1).Identified by Dave Griffiths: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena ? | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Litharge | 4.AC.20 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Mimetite ? | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Danalite ? | 9.FB.10 | Be3Fe2+4(SiO4)3S |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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
- Wendron and Falmouth Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Wheal Clinton, Flushing, Mylor, Cornwall, England, UK