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Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance), Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Fowey Consols (incl. Wheal Treasure; Wheal Fortune; Wheal Chance)Mine
Tywardreath and ParCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 22' 11'' North , 4° 41' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.37000,-4.69583
GeoHash:
G#: gbuwt1sde
GRN:
N34W03
UK National Grid Reference:
SX083558
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Par9,462 (2015)2.2km
Luxulian388 (2017)4.1km
Lostwithiel2,659 (2017)4.6km
Fowey2,131 (2017)5.5km
Lerryn308 (2017)5.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall19km
Mindat Locality ID:
1206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1206:8
GUID (UUID V4):
084ff393-6567-47ed-9afa-a9cb3fbb6810


One of the deepest, richest and most important Cornish copper mines, formed by amalgamation of numerous small workings, most of which are not now discernible.

Rich copper-tin ores (E-W trending veins), with younger Bi-Co-Ni-U veins trending N-S.

See also the New Fowey Consols mine.

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Mineral List

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39 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Virginia Maine collectionIdentified by Virginia Maine: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ 'Calamine'
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Cassiterite var. Wood Tin
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcophyllite
Formula: Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Devilline
Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
P D Trebilcock
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Langite (TL)
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Nickelskutterudite
Formula: (Ni,Co,Fe)As3
β“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce) (TL)
Formula: Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Type Locality:
β“˜ Rhabdophane-(Nd)
Formula: Nd(PO4) · H2O
Description: Reported from Fowey Consols by Arthur Kingsbury, but this report is now believed to be fake. (Alan Hart, pers. comm. 2008)
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Skutterudite
Formula: CoAs3
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
β“˜ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
β“˜ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
β“˜ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Skutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3
β“˜Nickelskutterudite2.EC.05(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite		4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜var. Wood Tin4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O
β“˜Langite (TL)7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O
β“˜Devilline7.DD.30CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
β“˜Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Rhabdophane-(Ce) (TL)8.CJ.45Ce(PO4) Β· 0.6H2O
β“˜Rhabdophane-(Nd) ?8.CJ.45Nd(PO4) Β· H2O
β“˜Chalcophyllite8.DF.30Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 Β· 36H2O
β“˜Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Calamine'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Hβ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Hβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Nd)Nd(PO4) · H2O
Hβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Oβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Oβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Nd)Nd(PO4) · H2O
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Oβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
Pβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Nd)Nd(PO4) · H2O
Pβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Sβ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caβ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Coβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ TenoriteCuO
Cuβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24 · 36H2O
Asβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite(Ni,Co,Fe)As3
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ SkutteruditeCoAs3
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Snβ“˜ Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ StibniteSb2S3
CeCerium
Ceβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Ce)Ce(PO4) · 0.6H2O
NdNeodymium
Ndβ“˜ Rhabdophane-(Nd)Nd(PO4) · H2O
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
UUranium
Uβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
β“˜ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
β“˜ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

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References

Dines, H.G. (1956) The metalliferous mining region of south-west England. HMSO Publications (London), Volume 1: 565-567 (see also corrigenda in the 1994 reprint).
Lewis, J. (1997) Richly Yielding Piece of Ground: History of Fowey Consols Mine 1813 to 1867. Cornish Hillside Publications (St Austell), 176 pages.
www.cornwall-calling.co.uk (2006) https://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/mines/st-austell/fowey-consuls.htm
Weiß, S., Merry, M., Ansermet, S. (2017) Neufunde aus Cornwall: Cannonit, Arthurit, Auriacusit. Lapis: 42(1): 20-23; 62 (in German).
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