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Cassiterite from
Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, 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 Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:564353
Long-form Identifier:1:3:564353:0
GUID (UUID V4):92a628e0-c376-4b69-8fae-65c2eb153eae
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.4km (0.3 miles) East Carn Brea Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Pednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) Wheal Trefusis (incl. East Wheal Trefusis), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Clyjah and Wentworth Mine (Perseverance Mine), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) East Wheal Tolgus (Redruth Consols), Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Wheal Uny, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Wheal Grambler (East Wheal Sparnon), St Aubyn United Mines (Grambler and St Aubyn Mines), St Day, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Copper Hill Mine, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Wheal Beauchamp, Wheal Buller and Beauchamp, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) Wheal Cupid, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALISATION IN G.K. ROLLINSON 1, N. LE BOUTILLIER CORNWALL – A AND NEW DISCOVERY AT PORTHTOWAN R. SELLY...mineralisation in Cornwall – A new discovery at Porthtowan. Geoscience in South-West England, 14, 176–187...Although cobalt mineralisation has been noted in Cornwall and Devon in the mining literature, there are...at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part of the Wheal Lushington group...in Cornwall. 1 Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10
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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
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...£2. ANALCIME. Dene Quarry, st. Keverne, Lizard, Cornwall. Large sno\1-white intergrown crystals to 1" in...minor Quartz. 2txlt". £8. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Rich crust of rhombic crystals thickly...ARSENOPYRITE. Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall. A Itxl" cavity in massive pure Arsenopyrite lined...3tx2tx2" • £8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed with slightly
Catalog/List
W'TllW 2, Tregescal, st. Just, NOuI Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.No.: St.Just 880 (STD 073 677) V.A...ix~x~". £3.50. G. APATITE. Colcerrow Qry. Luxulyan, Cornwall. select, trahsparent pale blue colour zoned single...£44.00. 15. AZURITE. Carharrack Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Small, bright blue, sharp crystals richly scattered...3txZtxl~-". £6.50. NATIVE BISMUTH. Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall. Rich, metallic, silvery grey masses...base. £8.00. 24.· CALCITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Lustrous creamy white well formed - platy hexagonal
Catalog/List
8ARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.No.: st. Just 880 (STD rr73 677) V...AMPHI80LE variety PAR~ASITE. Botallack, st. Just, Cornwall. Select, dark sage gre~, coarsely bladed crystaline...£2.75. 7. 8. APATITE. 80tollack, st. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, creamy coloured, hexagonal crystals...association. 2~xHxlt". £11.00. ARSENOPYRITE. Wheal Jare, Kea, Cornwall. Bright silvery sharp crystals mostly...2xl~xl±". £8.00. 21. NATIVE BISMUTH. Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall. Rich metallic grey crystaline mass
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.~~.: st. Just 880 (STD an 677) V.A...Ifxlixf". £1.50. AXINITE. Botallack, st. Just, Cornwall. Specimen A - Choice, bright, clovebrown, sharp...12. 13. -2AZURITE. Ting-Tpng Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue small sharp crystals lining...crust covering mat rix. 2xl~". £2.50. 23. CASSITERITE. Kinta District, Malaya. Very fine, pure mass...3x~x2". £12.00. CHALCOPVRITE. Great Wheal Tolgus, Illogan, Cornwall. well formed, large, brassy sphenbidal
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for East Cornish localities ; to Mr. Garby of Redruth , to Mr. Mitchell of Truro, to Mr. Lavin of Pen...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...Uranium . ORDER XI. Tin. Genus 1. OXIDE . 191. Cassiterite . Genus 2. SULPHIDE IN COMBINA TION . 192. Stannine...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...Wolfram . ORDER XI. Tin . Genus 1. OXIDE. 191. Cassiterite . Genus 2. SULPHIDE IN COMBINA TION . 192.
Book
Designed by BDP - Book D evelo ion,/ enzance, Cornwall o part of this 'Nork may be pho ocop:ed, stored...Hayle to Cobe,·: H ayle to H elston Camborne- Redruth: Troon to Treleigh Gwennap: Carharrack to Camon...Linkinhorne East Cornwall : Callington t o Calstock 36 40 45 50 56 61 66 70 74 Rocks of Cornwall 78 Precious...prospector, and hence mineral collector, for alluvial cassiterite (tin oxide), and most probably for copper ores...a posler (or Lovm's shop, Penzance: liroconilc, Wheal Garland, Sl Day the early I 800s to supply their
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There have been !)lines in Cornwall for some 3500 years where the intrusion of huge masses of granitic...significant minerals to come out of southwest England. The accompanying captions describe the crystallographic...t). ~ e • ~t~' l lr\ V: 1 'I Minerals of Cornwall and Devon Joseon1ne Community Llbral1es Grants...Embrey. P. G. Minerals of Cornwall and Devon. 1. Mines and mineral resources;--England --Devon 2. Mines and...and n1ineral resources --England--1Cornwall J. Title IL Symes. R. F. 549.9423'5 QE262.D45 ISBN 0-56 5-009
Catalog/List
mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section. SW.18 Botallackite...Botallackite with connellite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. Collected 1985 [SW 365 330]. Corpus Christi Lode...St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 368 346]. 130 fathom level, South Lode. Ex N.Carruth. SW.A8 Cassiterite - Pendarves
Catalog/List
green,prismatic xtls.MIN,111. 11. ANTIHONITE. Wheal Boys,St with silvery grey,massive 12. ANTIHONITE...FRANCOLITE. Simms Lode,Geevor Mine,Trewellard,Cornwall. Choice,very rich specimen. Ferruginous Quartz...ARAGONITE/ROCK CRYSTAL. Greystones Quarry,Launceston,Cornwall. Large milky Quartz breccia fragment with upper...18. ARSENOPYRITE.Hingsten Down Quarry,Calstock,Cornwall. 2 specimens. Specimen A-matrix fragment richly...ARSENOPYRITE(CHLORITOID), Penlee Quarry,Newlyn,Cornwall. Quartz fragment encrusted and veined with silvery
Book (volume)
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...GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES The Metalliferous Mining Region of South - West England Volume I Ву...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained during...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset . the territory in which
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~42 . 37 • CORNWALL COUNTY LIBRARY ll 11111111111111 3 8009 014 20 1146 ~~ Redruth l ~,, Clinton...by Dyllansow Truran. Trewolsta, Trewirgie. Redruth, Cornwall. © 1983 D. Kneebone \ All rights reserved...Chapter 1. Life in Cornwall in 1875. 22. Chapter 2. Some Smaller Mining Setts in Cornwall. 27. Chapter...Chapter 4. The Mining of Lesser-known Metals in Cornwall. 41. Chapter 5. More about Old Helston. 52...Gwennap Pit, 1907. (Photo - Copyright : lllogan Redruth ) Newlyn. (Photo : A. Pearson Picture) Cornish
Report (issue)
Sheet 352 of the ne,v series one-inch 1nap of England and Wales. . The orig:inal geological st1rvey .... . . ... 27.-Eas t Wl1eal Lovell 28. -Gi--eat Wheal Fortt1ne . . . · ... 29.-vVhral-, Go1..1and 30 (�...i11e . . . :3 2.-\Vhenl Lt1sl1ington .. . . 3?. -Wheal \rincent (part ot· \Vl1eal ... :1 4.-Nangiles :-3...Palreozoic formations of Cornwall. In the original Geological St1rvey map of Cornwall, De la Beche separated...state of our knowledge with regard to South­ West Cornwall it is clear that the main portion of the rocks
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House , D~akewal ls , Gunnislake , Co~nwall, England. TEL .No.Tavistock 0323Bl (STD 0022.) ORDERING...£1 0.00. Speci men C: 1-}x1* " , W . OO 17 . CASSITERITE': East Pell ~lin e , St . Agnes , Cornwa ll....ng"g T'ey" slate matri x. ~x2~ ", £4.75p 1B . CASSITERITE. New Rosewa rne ~li n e , · Gwi near , CO T'nwa...T'Dwn tDgetheT' . 1-3:x1~.'l , £24 . 00 " 19 . CASSITERITE. Dlue H'i:l! s ~1i n e , st'; Ag nes , CDr nwall...'Ii-x 1", £6.00 c~yst:Jl -t" i r CLINOCLASE . Wheal Unity , Gwennop, Co,.'r\wrJll. Lust.,-ous 'deep
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A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...“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...account of the Geology of Cornwall, to accompany his forthcoming Gazetteer of Cornwall. This, owing to the
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...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers...This account of the mining geology of south-west England summarizes the .iological information gained during...south-west of England was the first to be published, and his ' Report on the eology of Cornwall, Devon and
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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 (edition)
Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright© Lee Gary Palmer, 2019 The right...Nuggets of the UK Preface Gold The Word The Element Origin Locations Information Maps England South West...West England - Cornwall South West England - Devon South West England - Somerset South East England - Essex...Essex South East England - Kent South East England - Bedfordshire South East England - Suffolk English
Book (volume)
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...This account of the minmg geology of south-west England summarizes the geological info1mation gained druing...the long history of mining in the counties of Cornwall. Devon m1dwest Somerset. ·n1e region covered is...production on a scale sufficientto preserve fue west of England mining tradition. For ease of treatment the region
Book (edition)
of a granite batholith can be seen in southwest England; the upland masses of Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, Hensbarrow...hypabyssal rock and the Great Whin Sill in Northern England is made of similar material. In Northumberland...floor the valleys of the Midlands and southern England. Pressure on clay may result in ‘lamination’, the...resistant than the Chalk of East Anglia and Southern England, the latter being formed partly from the skeletons...mountain limestone The white Chalk of eastern England, the North and South Downs and the Salisbury Plain
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Curator, British Museum (Natural History), London, ENGLAND ^ Clifford frondel, Curator, Harvard University...Assistant, British Museum (Natural History), London, England ^ e. m. gunnell, collector, Denver, Colorado, u...alan jobbins, Curator, Geological Museum, London, England ^ LOUIS moyd, Chief, Mineral Division, National...forming. At its head was Sir Arthur Russell of England who started collecting at the age of eight, in...personally. He went into every working mine in England and as a result assembled one of the best collections
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Curator, W ashing- (Natural History), London, ENGLAND >& Curator, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts...Assistant, British Museum (Natural History), London, ENGLAND ¥& E. M. GUNNELL, collector, Denver, Colorado,...ALAN JOBBINS, Curator, Geological Museum, London, ENGLAND ¥& LOUIS MOYD, Chief, Mineral Division, National...forming. At its head was Sir Arthur Russell of England who started collecting at the age of eight, in...personally. He went into every working mine in England and as a result assembled one of the best collections
Book (volume)
Hodge, Bosulval Farmhouse, Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall. ©T. A. Morrison, 1983_ No pan of 1hi~publica1ion...34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40; Royal lns1i1u1ionof Cornwall, Pla1es 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 26, 27, 28, 30... Ives, Cornwall. Origination and printing by Dowrick Design & Print Lid., S1. Ives, Cornwall. CONTENTS...Camborne Vean 4. Camborne Consols 5. Carn Camborne 6. Wheal Harriett 7. West Stray Park 11 61 75 89 96 101...110 Srclion 2. Barripper 8. North Dolcoath 9. Wheal Nelson 10. 'West Tolcarne 11. Trevoole 113 119
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present day, throughout the jength and breadth of Cornwall, which are ^mistakably of great antiquity. \V%...STORICAL AND MONUMENTAL, OF IDE COUNTY OF CORNWALL.’* Devon and Cornwall) were first discovered by tne Phornicians...among<^ which they prolmbly reckoned the west of Cornwall, carried on so considerable a trade here, that...that • called by the two names of Devonshire and Cornwall, and the small islands adjacent to Con^wall, now...trade, pursued by a itself not unlikely that Cornwall, the southernmost part of all this island, may
 
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