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Cassiterite from
South Phoenix Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view South Phoenix Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1097287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1097287:6
GUID (UUID V4):a2fb39a9-018b-4c3b-936c-97bad1a95d24
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Wheal Prosper, South Phoenix Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Wheal Prosper, South Phoenix Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Wheal Jenkin, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Wheal Phoenix, Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Silver Valley Mine (New Phoenix Mine; Wheal Cheesewring), Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Withybrook Mine (Witheybrook Mine), West Phoenix Mine, Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) Gonamena Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) West Phoenix Mine, Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) East Phoenix Mine, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) Craddock Moor Mine, Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
55 On the occurrence of Phenacite in Cornwall. By ARTHUR RUSS~.+.L. [Read June 7 and November 151 1910...mode of occurrence at five distinct localities in Cornwall. The occurrences are described in the order of...discovery. Cheesewrin9 Quarry, Zinidnlurrne, Cornwall. During the early part of 1905, while examining...fi'om the Cheesewring Quarry. South Phoenix Mine, Linking~orne, Cornwall. I n 1906, more than a year after...clearing out of an old ,hAft at South Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, I was rewarded by finding six
Journal (issue)
UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...lllogan, Cornwall. Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals...advertising. FRONTISPIECE 3 Fluorite from Frazer's Hush Mine 4 THE SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIE1Y EDITOR...RASPITE, STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS...Press, Dorchester, Dorset, DT11HD ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Mincr.ils No. 34 -1- EDITORIAL
Book (edition)
See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left houses...Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...nineteenth centuries, which for a while made this far south- west corner of Britain a world leader. Copper...typical view of Cornish i mining. Marke Valley Mine. P.S. innovations in machinery, particularly the...Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in South Wales, the small schooners
Other Paper
The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices to the World Heritage Site...Site Management Plan 2013-2018 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site Appendices... The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and recording events within the Site 8.6 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage...and research commissioned or co-funded by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...mined over the centuries. Today, only one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from...19th centuries, which for a while made this far south-west corner of Britain a world leader. Copper mining...Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in South Wales, the small schooners...county were once bustling with industry. Sans Levant Mine, St. Just. The small engine house nearer the camera
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Phenacite and Scheelite at Wheal Cock, St. JusL Cornwall. By A R g u E RUSSELL. [Read November 4, 1919...and was said to have been found in a mine in St. Just, Cornwall. According to Sowerby's description and...occurrence of phenacite at five distinct localities in Cornwall, and in the present notes I am now able to give...Wheal Cock. An adit opens il~to the Zawn, but as the mine has long been abandoned, access to the spot could...attempt to reopen the mine. 1 A. Russell, On the ocourl~enceof phenacite in Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine
Book (volume)
BRITAIN The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England 0 iz 0 1-rj VOLUME II Assistant Director's...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume II By ...published 1956 Second impression 1969 Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...PLATES V CHAPTER V.-DETAILS OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 509 8. St. Austell...district . 582 North Hill (p. 582); Caradon and Phoenix (p. 589); St. Neot (p. 608); Menheniot (p. 615)
Book (volume)
IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H...iv CHAPTER V . — Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district...Liskeard district North Hill (p . 582) ; Caradon and Phoenix (p. 589); St. Neot (p. 608 ); Menheniot (p . 615)...Castle-an -Dinas Wolfram Mine; longitudinal section .. .. FIG . 36 . — The Phoenix United Mines Lode .
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned...theLakeDistrictandCornwall (izoklakeite}" WhealCock,StJust,Cornwall SouthTerrasmine,StStephen•in-Brannel. Comwa!I
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...BRITAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...1956. The metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth...(0)115 9363100 The Lyell Centre Research Avenue South Edinburgh EH14 4AP Tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000 DINES...London SW7 5BD Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4090 www.bgs.ac. uk www. geologyshop. corn ... 111 CONTENTS PAGE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
County, Maine. Good crystals are reported from South Baldface Mountain, North Chatham, Carroll County...It occurred in both the Morefield and Rutherford mine pegmatites, of the Amelia district, Amelia County...Virginia. Well-formed crystals from the Morefield mine reportedly reached 5 cm in length although the Amelia...and topaz (Pough 1936; Switzer 1939). Attempts to mine and/or collect this difficult location are almost...340 ROCKS & MINERALS Badger Flats and the Boomer mine, have produced small phenakite crystals. Elsewhere
Book (volume)
BRITAIN THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...PREFACE This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
Book (volume)
BRITAIN The Metalliferous MiningRegion of South-West England VOLUME I Assistant Director' s copy LIBRARY...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AN D WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England Volume I By H...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers... PREFACE This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained...Ordnance Survey one-inch maps, his work n the south-west of England was the first to be published, and his '
Book
exporter of metals. The tin and c o p p e r mines o f Cornwall a r e w e l l known, w h i l e areas such as Wales...engine bob or beam from its house at the Catbole Lead Mine, near Mold, Flintshire. The 85in engine here was...Perran Foundry, Cornwall, about 1869. After dismantling, the engine was moved to a mine at Gwernaffield...strictly misleading, as tin is to be found only in the south-western extremity of this country, these descriptions...the Phoenicians traded with the inhabitants of Cornwall and Devon, exchanging fabrics and other goods
Book (volume)
COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z...GREATBRI'IAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...EH14 4AP TI1e metalliferous mining region of the south-west England.Economic Cardi.tl"University lvfemoir...PREFACE This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is
Report (Issue volume)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES EXPLORATION DATA PACKAGE Quartz-jasper and quartz-sulphide veinlets... WARWICK-TWEED HEADS 1:250 000 SHEET AREA (New South Wales Portion) VOLUME 2 MINERAL OCCURRENCE DATA...error or omission. Therefore, the State of New South Wales and its employees disclaim liability for any...-1- VOLUME 2 CONTENTS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES ....................................................................................... 159 MINE RECORDS .......................................
Journal (volume)
to Pr(^cis of Technology.' PAGE Accidents in Cornwall, Mining *119 326 177 PrevevHon ojf Industrial... C Disposal of Tailing (c/.) K China Clay in Cornwall (c.l.) Bancroft, G. J Formation and Enrichment...Botallack Mine (p.t.) (c.l.) Report BradenW Cost of Mining in Chile (c.l.) Brakpan Mine, Survey of...Slime, Horwood's Method of Treating Broken Hill South Report Tube Brunton, D. Sampling Bunker Report...Conquest of the Air Blowers PAGE Broken Hill South Blocks Brown,F. C A. M. Smith 164 78 (c.l.)
Journal (issue)
when the desert springtime came. and By TANYA SOUTH Heaven's for the taking Here and now. Life is for...10—Don's Club Travelcade on the Apache Trail. From Phoenix, Arizona. January 10 — Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo...January 16-17—Don's Club Travelcade to Nogales. From Phoenix. Arizona. January 24 — Desert Sun Ranchers' Rodeo...Club Travelcade to Pima Indian Reservation. From Phoenix, Arizona. January 25—St. Paul's Day Dance. Taos...Leather Craft Revived LOST MINE 17 DESERT QUIZ The Lost Dutchman Mine By MARY L. BAGWELL Golden Ghost
Report (volume)
California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922 MACHINERY FOR MINE • MILL SMELTER Embodying recent developments...Compressor NEW YORK Crushing Rolls Air Compressors Mine Pumps Ball Mills Blast Furnaces Oil Engines Screens...considered to be working the public and not the mine. Many suspicious promotions are however not positively...St. Clalr Avenue, 60 Walton 624-646 Folsom 216 South Alameda 487 Lovejoy 900 First Avenue. CLEVELAND...Street N. S. N. K. Street Street Street Street South TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Page vii Alphabetical
Journal (volume)
Flotation Processes at F. II. Jackson Proprietary Mine, He Treatment at G. D. Del prat Brown, Walter 8...Changes at Cherry Creek John A. Reld The Vulture Mine C. W. Purlngton Arnold, C. Everard The Sherman Concentrating...Walter 189 284 The 320 Boarding House, The Mine F. N. Fletcher Bob-Tailed Words. Those Matt. W....Austin, L. S Editorial Ditto 725 Notes on Mexican Mine Labor 533 Ditto 602, 631, 669, 698 A'ey, Frank...Philosophy A Compound ssay-Furnace Fletcher, F N The Mine Boarding House L. 8. Austin Flues, The Settling
 
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