East Basset & Grylls Mine, Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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East Basset & Grylls Mine | Mine |
Porkellis | - not defined - |
Wendron | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 15'' North , 5° 13' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW696333
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 5.1km |
Constantine | 819 (2017) | 5.3km |
Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 5.4km |
Helston | 12,184 (2017) | 6.5km |
Gweek | 667 (2017) | 6.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
37416
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:37416:6
GUID (UUID V4):
178bfe35-16fd-4e1e-9faf-5dd9a6e2e5bc
An unproductive trial for tin, worked mainly during the 1850's. The site is marked by a single shaft near the lane from Porkellis church to Lower Porkellis.
Ref.: B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)
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 | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ 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
- Wendron and Falmouth Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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