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Cassiterite from
Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Formation:Primary
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Significance:Significant commercial deposit of this mineral.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tourmaline18 photos of Cassiterite associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Quartz16 photos of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chlorite Group2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:548510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:548510:9
GUID (UUID V4):fab3ed25-6f35-4c77-9fc1-77c4ff8726ff
Localities for Cassiterite in this Region
Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.1km (0.1 miles) Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.2km (0.1 miles) Wheal Pink, Penhalls Mine, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Wheal Primrose, West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Blue Hills Mine (incl. Wheal Dellick; Wheal Dragon; Wheal Glynn), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Wheal Friendly (West Wheal Pink), West Wheal Kitty group, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) Wheal Luna, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Wheal Ocean (North Blue Hills Mine), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.7km (0.4 miles) Turnavore Mine, St Agnes Consols (Polberro Consols), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Vottle, Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United Mine; incl. Goonlaze Mine; Wheal Osborne), St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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Report (issue)
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGf,AND AND WALES. (EXPLANATION OF SHEET 346) THE GEOLOGY OF THE... A Y. BY CLEMENT REID, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., and J. B. SCRIVENOR, M.A, F.G.S. _ WirrH CONTRIBUTIONS...S. FLETT, M.A., D..Sc., W. POLLARD, M.A., D.Sc., and D. A. MAcALISTER, A.R.S.M. PUBLISHED BY ORDER 01''...LIMITED, FETTER L.ANE, E.C. And to be purchased from E. S1,ANJiORD, 12, 13, and 14, LONG ACRE, LONDON ; JOHN...officers of the Ordnance Survey, and the 1esults were published on Sheets 30 and 31 (Old Series) in 1839. Additional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
- - " On some New Mineral Localities in Gornwall and Devon." BY C. L~ NP.vv. FOSTER, B.~-., D. So., I~...I~.G.S., ~ r . Bee. some of the'localities and minerals are of no great T HOUGH importance, I cannot help...a complete list of places where minerals occur, and thus supplement the valuable labours of Mr. J. H...Collins in his "Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon." I t will be most convenient to take...prisms, with cassiterite and schorl, at the 130fins. level in Wheal Kitty, St. Agnes. Wheal Kine, now included
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE AND JOURNAL OF THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND No. 17. APRIL...1880. Vol. IV. I . w On some Cornish Tin,stones and Tin-e~pels. Br J. H. COImlNS, F.G.S. I~IRST PAPER...in stanniferous gravels and sands (stream-tin.) The detrital tin, ore ~ Cornwall may be grouped under the...the following heads : - a. The tin pebbles and grains of the most ancient elevated quartz gravels, such... Tyack,~ and of St Agnes Beacon, mentioned by Messrs. Kitto and Davies:t b. The pebbles and grains of
Journal (volume)
ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google...N TRA comer , OP THE Royal Geological Society CORNWALL . INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 11th , 1814. VOLUME THE...country than the acquisition of the mines of Mexico and Peru .” President of the Board of Agriculture. ...of the New Buildings, 28th April, 1864. Officers and Council for 1864. Address of the President, Mr....of Donegal Sterry Hunt and Zirkel on Crystalline Rocks Stratigraphy of Cornwall Geological Time The Evolution
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ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google... UC - NRLF $ B 78 995 DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...THE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume 1 LONDON HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .,pvii Description .)SG(England urv eol em M est -WSouth of Region Mining MINING...SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES
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Drakewalls House , Drakewalls , Gunnislake, Cornwall , England. TEL.NO. : Tavistock 832381 (STD 0822) oRDERI~G...67 INF'RMATIoN Mail orders are promptly filled and despatched on a 7 - day examination basis , subject...condition. Please quote the name and number of the specimen(s) required and enclose P . o./Cheque with order...charge is made for postage and packing , except for overseas cust omers and postage over ' 75p . We reserve...requests and "wants lists" are welcomr;l. We hope that we may be of some service to you , and assure you
Book (volume)
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...PH EM I STER, M.A., D.Sc. LONDON H ER MAJESTY'S ST A TI ONER Y OFFICE 1956 The Institute of Geological...Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology with Overseas Geological Surveys and is a constituent...London WCI J 3a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFJ IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester
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The METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume I 1956 20 I 7 reprint 0 z z ~ w ...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME I H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE ·with petrographical...petrographical notes by J Phemister, MA, DSc and addenda and corrigenda by K EBeer, BSc LONDON HER MAJESTY'SSTATIONERY...1956 20]7rep,int © Crown copyright 1956 Addenda and corrigenda ©NERC 1988 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing
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10.~ V I I I . - - O n some Cornish Tin-Stones and Tin-Capds. BY J . ]{. COLLINS, F.G.S. SEOONDPAPER...oxide of tin ia Cornwall were briefly described, and the characters both macroscopic and microscopic of...of the ordinm T tin-stones and tin-capels were illustrated in considerable detail. I have now to describe...deposits, although thei~ occurrence is not limited to Cornwall as was at one time supposed. ~ I The chemical...wood-tin differs very little from that of ordinary Cassiterite, as was shewn long ago by Klaproth. The following
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
10.~ V I I I . - - O n some Cornish Tin-Stones and Tin-Capds. BY J . ]{. COLLINS, F.G.S. SEOONDPAPER...oxide of tin ia Cornwall were briefly described, and the characters both macroscopic and microscopic of...of the ordinm T tin-stones and tin-capels were illustrated in considerable detail. I have now to describe...deposits, although thei~ occurrence is not limited to Cornwall as was at one time supposed. ~ I The chemical...wood-tin differs very little from that of ordinary Cassiterite, as was shewn long ago by Klaproth. The following
Book
cs eran) iv|hal To my Wife who illustrated and encouraged the book. FRIENDLY RETREAT The Story...Story of a Parish by MAURICE H. BIZLEY sASon St Agn es Muséum Friendly Retreat was originally published...with kind permission of Mrs A. C. Bizley and published by St Agnes Museum Trust. Except for the purpose of...Printed and Bound by TROUTBECK PRESS (subsidiary of R. Booth Bookbinder Ltd.) Mabe, Penryn, Cornwall CONTENTS...Daseriptinn: of ine Poti The Church in St. Agnes Methodism in St. Agnes Schools Mining “Down : Quay ” Transport
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Designed by See Photography by Peter Stanier and oe Levant Mine, St Just. The small engine house on the left...whim engine now preserved by the National Trust and behind it, to the right, is the head gear of Skip...history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and other minerals have all...winning of tin is known from prehistoric times, and it is likely that copper was also worked at an early...administered by the industry’s own Stannary Courts and Parliament. Most was still streamed from valley gravels
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HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and other minerals have all...one large tin mine is at work, but the winning of tin is known from prehistoric times, and it is likely...administered by the industry’s own Stannary Courts and Parliament. Most was still streamed from valley gravels...period of mining activity came in the late 18th and 19th centuries, which for a while made this far south-west...Copper mining was then far more important than tin, and a great wealth was won from beneath the Cornish soil
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THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE ORES PRODUCED... F.C.S., Assoc. MEM.INST. C.E., MINING ENGINEER AND METALLURGIST. Author of “Caradon Mines,” “Mining...“Campiglia Mines,” &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed
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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 Site...8.5 List of survey and recording events within the Site 8.6 The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape...(2012) 8.7 Publications and research commissioned or co-funded by the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
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Revival at Anakie, Gem-washing 60 Analysis of Silicate and Carbonate Hoeks, W. P. Hillebrand 252 A. H. Low Analysis...Arizona Copper Co.'s Mines, Flotation at Arrhenius and his Work Arsenic, Estimation of Arsenic, Production...Mines & Minerals of Vunnan 322 Brunner, Mond & Co. and University Education (m.d.) 56 Bucyrus Diggers Buena...Ores of... J. Morrow Campbell (m.d.) Burmese Tin and Wolfram Outputs Burmese Tin-Minerals, Specimens of...Siebenthal Cadviiuvi in 1919 Calloose Tin Mines and Alluvials 124 9, 73, 103, 137, Cam & Motor Development
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books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com 996 RTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL...IE METALLIFEROUS MINING REGION OF UTH -WEST ENGLAND Volume II LONDON HER MAJESTY ' S STATIONERY OFFICE...SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES ...The Metalliferous Mining Region of South -West England Volume II By H . G . ,DINES, A .R . S .M ., A ...— Details OF THE MINES IN EAST CORNWALL, DEVON AND WEST SOMERSET 8. St. Austell district in .. ..
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COUNCIL The METALLIFEROUS MINING GION OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND Volume II 1956 2017 reprint BRITISH GEOLOGICALSURVEY...The metalliferous mining region of south-west England VOLUME II H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical...petrographical notes by J Phemister, MA, DSc and addenda and corrigenda by K EBeer, BSc LONDON HER MAJESTY'S...copyright 1956 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Addenda and corrigenda ©NERC 1988 First published 1956 by HMSO...metalliferous mining region of the south-west England. Economic Environmental Science Centre Keyworth
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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 ...Great Britain and the Museum of Practical Geology with Overseas Geological Surveys and is a constituent...London WCI 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 JAR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFl IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...Printed in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers Limited, Woking and London SBN
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received, March to June, 1 8 8 0 . . . . . Receipts and Expenditure to December 31st, 1879 ... Council Meeting...Books received to July llth, 1 8 8 1 ...... Receipts and Expenditure to December 31st, 1880 i .o. .., ...d Tin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belowda Hill mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 9, B e n More .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B l u e H i l l s Mine . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Peach Tin... . . . . . 74, 75 126 117 Calthnees, gecgnosy and mlneralogy of . . . . . . . . . 9.1 Gold-finds in
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received, March to June, 1 8 8 0 . . . . . Receipts and Expenditure to December 31st, 1879 ... Council Meeting...Books received to July llth, 1 8 8 1 ...... Receipts and Expenditure to December 31st, 1880 i .o. .., ...d Tin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belowda Hill mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 9, B e n More .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B l u e H i l l s Mine . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Peach Tin... . . . . . 74, 75 126 117 Calthnees, gecgnosy and mlneralogy of . . . . . . . . . 9.1 Gold-finds in
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