Wheal Malkin, Ding Dong Mine, Boskednan, Madron, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Malkin | Mine |
| Ding Dong Mine | Mine |
| Boskednan | - not defined - |
| Madron | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 15'' North , 5° 35' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW434345
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
221949
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221949:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b9a7ffde-5645-481e-a1bb-75b3a04b29f5
A small and very old tin mine in the western part of the Ding Dong sett, which was already working in 1714, but abandoned a long time before 1814, in which year Ding Dong Mine was restarted. In 1822, Forbes noted: "Ding Dong, like Huel Neptune, consists of an old and shallower mine not now worked, conjoined with the part now worked, which is deeper. These two portions are united by means of a gallery at the depth of 50 or 60 fathoms under surface. To the westward of this more antient part of the present Ding Dong there is still an older mine (Huel Malkin) adjoining, but not, I believe, actually communicating with the present mine. Huel Malkin has been entirely abandoned for many years."
Wheal Malkin worked on the western part of Malkin Lode, one of the major ENE-trending lodes in the Ding Dong sett. During the 1850s, when the eastern part of Ding Dong Mine was exhausted, work was directed to the western parts, and Greenburrow Shaft was sunk in the old Wheal Malkin section. The engine house ruin at this shaft is still a conspicuous landmark, which overlooks the valley to the west.
It has been reported that some tin was found in this mine in veins of fluorite (Carne, 1822), which is a unique mode of occurrence in this mining district.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Just Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔St Just Mining RegionRegion
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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