Nakers Hill Tin Mine, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nakers Hill Tin Mine | Mine |
| Dartmoor Forest | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 0'' North , 3° 54' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX645685
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 7.4km |
| Buckfastleigh | 3,631 (2018) | 9.5km |
| South Brent | 2,559 (2018) | 9.8km |
| Dousland | 833 (2018) | 10.8km |
| Ashburton | 3,346 (2018) | 11.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130396
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130396:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9afe994c-bb63-4a54-a3d1-9f540cc4d411
Nakers Hill tin mine is situated in the wilderness of Southern Central Dartmoor, Devon. All that remains today are a number of small flooded pits, a grassy gulley that runs up the east side of the hill (E-W alignment), a number of large pits on it's eastern fringe and small tinner's building at the bottom of the gulley. It takes approximately 1.5 hours to walk to this location from nearest road.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Dartmouth and Teign Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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