| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Significance: | Significant commercial deposit of this mineral. |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 25 |
| Hematite | 15 |
| Chalcopyrite | 9 |
| Pyrite | 8 |
| Chalcocite | 7 |
| Bornite | 6 |
| K Feldspar | 6 |
| - var Adularia | 2 |
| Goethite | 3 |
| Fluorite | 3 |
| Roquesite | 3 |
| Wittichenite | 3 |
| Jasper | 2 |
| Marcasite | 2 |
| Chlorite Group | 2 |
| Opal | 1 |
| Granite | 1 |
| Killas | 1 |
| Native Bismuth | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2942 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2942:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Cassiterite in this Region |
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| Coronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Hanging Wall Vein, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| North Levant Mine (East Levant Mine), Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Wheal Carne (Wheal Maitland; Wheal London), Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Wheal Stennack, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Stennack, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘHanging Wall Vein, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘCoronation Lode, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘLevant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘNorth Levant Mine (East Levant Mine), Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘBoscaswell Downs Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSpearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘSpearn Moor Mine, Spearn Consols (Wheal Spearn), Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Carne (Wheal Maitland; Wheal London), Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘStamps and Jowl Zawn (Roscommon Cliff), Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK |
| References |
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Darnley, A. G., English, T. H., Sprake, O., Preece, E. R., Avery, D. (1965) Ages of uraninite and Coffinite from south-west England. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 34 (268). 159-176 doi:10.1180/minmag.1965.034.268.13 |
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Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK