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Fluorite from
Stenna Gwyn Mine (Stennagwyn Mine), Foxhole, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Fluellite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Apatite1
Muscovite1
- var Gilbertite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stenna Gwyn Mine (Stennagwyn Mine), Foxhole, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5285
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5285:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGreat Wheal Prosper China Stone Quarry, Hendra Downs, St Dennis, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘRostowrack China Clay Pit, Hendra Downs, St Dennis, Cornwall, England, UK
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘBlackpool China Clay Pit, Trewoon, St Mewan, Cornwall, England, UK
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMellangoose Quarry, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘSouth Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGreat Dowgas Mine (St Stephen Tin and Copper Mines), Downderry, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘEast Wheal Strawberry (Wheal Unanimity), St Austell Consols (incl. Wheal Hawkins), Downderry, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK
4.4km (2.8 miles) ⓘWheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘHensbarrow China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘDyer's Quarry, Chytane, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Hogg, Thomas (1825) A Manual of Mineralogy - In which is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science. W. Polybank High Cross, Truro.
Henwood, William Jory (1843) On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 5. 1-386
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.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
 
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