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Cassiterite from
St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK


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Cassiterite

St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
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Cassiterite

St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite5
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St Ives Consols (incl. Wellesley Mine; Wheal Mary), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45820
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45820:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘSt Ives Wheal Allen (Wheal Folly), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWheal Trenwith, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘRosewall Hill and Ransom United Mines, Towednack, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWheal Union (Wheal Wens; Wheal Winze), Towednack, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWheal Margery, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘBalnoon Mine (Vorvas Downs Mine; Warvas Downs Mine), Trewartha, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Venture, Trelyon Consols (Trelyon Downs Mine), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Racer, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Tyringham Consols (West Wheal Providence; Wheal Bussow; Wheal Buzza; Wheal Bussar), Towednack, Cornwall, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWheal Snuff (Island Consols), St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Collins, J. H. (1871) A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon. Heard and Sons, Truro.
Dines, H. G. (1956) The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England (1st ed.) Vol. 1. Geological Survey of Great Britain, London.pp.114-117
 
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