Whiteworks Mine, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Whiteworks Mine | Mine |
| Dartmoor Forest | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 31' 11'' North , 3° 57' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX613708
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 3.5km |
| Dousland | 833 (2018) | 7.8km |
| Yelverton | 3,627 (2018) | 9.5km |
| Horrabridge | 3,728 (2018) | 10.2km |
| Buckland Monachorum | 779 (2018) | 12.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 37km |
Mindat Locality ID:
32206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32206:6
GUID (UUID V4):
e65e06b3-2ca3-4f8f-9e27-660e0a62101b
Extensive tin mine with numerous shafts on the edge of Foxtor Mire now heavily overgrown. Little remains of the mine buildings except the row of workers cottages and the dressing floor below them on the other side of the lane(Sept 2003.
Closed around 1876
Ref: Atkinson M. (1978) Dartmoor Mines (Mines of the granite mass), Dept Economic History, Exeter University.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
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
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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