Huntingdon Mine (Devon Wheal Vor; Avon Consols), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Huntingdon Mine (Devon Wheal Vor; Avon Consols) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Dartmoor Forest | Civil Parish |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 29' 12'' North , 3° 52' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX668669
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buckfastleigh | 3,631 (2018) | 7.1km |
| South Brent | 2,559 (2018) | 7.4km |
| Ashburton | 3,346 (2018) | 9.3km |
| Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 10.0km |
| Ivybridge | 11,851 (2018) | 11.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
35005
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35005:0
GUID (UUID V4):
db552ccc-06dd-4a73-afe0-275b0fb5668f
Worked as Avon Consols 1851-54, Devon Wh. Vor c1858 and reopened as Huntingdon Mine from 1864-68 (Hamilton Jenkin 1981).
A series of E-W trending lodes except Gibby's Beam which trends NE and 2 parallel lodes west of the Walla Brook which trend NW.
The works on the most southerly lode were reopened in 1864 as New Huntingdon Mine. Engine Shaft was 35 fathoms deep with several levels and extensive stoping most of which appears to have been done before 1864 reworking.
Output, possibly from Gibby's Beam, is 3.5 tons of black tin in 1837 and 4 tons in 1854 (Dines 1956)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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- DartmoorNational Park
- Dartmouth and Teign Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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