Lelant Wheal Towan, Lelant, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lelant Wheal Towan | Mine (Abandoned) |
Lelant | Hamlet |
St Ives | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 11' 35'' North , 5° 26' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW546380
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 1.1km |
Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 1.6km |
St Ives | 9,966 (2017) | 3.9km |
Leedstown | 267 (2017) | 6.9km |
Marazion | 1,294 (2017) | 8.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
292184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:292184:9
GUID (UUID V4):
c3e8a2e6-62b8-4d95-8fa6-082a3266b140
A small and old working on a series of six lodes lying in the vicinity of the village of Lelant.
There are no known records of output.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Gwinear Mining DistrictMining District
- St Ives Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔St Just Mining RegionRegion
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Lelant Wheal Towan, Lelant, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK