Wheal Jewell, Mary Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Jewell | Mine |
Mary Tavy | Civil Parish |
West Devon | Borough |
Devon | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 36' 43'' North , 4° 5' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX526813
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mary Tavy | 840 (2018) | 3.0km |
Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 8.2km |
Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 8.7km |
Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 10.1km |
Horrabridge | 3,728 (2018) | 11.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34723
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34723:2
GUID (UUID V4):
6bfc63c8-b8bf-43c9-b7d1-6188af689390
Worked until around 1918 latterly with nearby Wheal Friendship for tin and arsenic and receiving power from Wheal Betsy.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Copper Formula: Cu References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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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