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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wheal West, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 670764 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:670764:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c5b2c8f0-a277-4c6c-9bb9-2299ba60b7f0 |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Sterran, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘWheal Sally, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWheal Tye, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Vincent, Wheal Lushington (West Wheal Towan), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘLushington Cove, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘPorthtowan Beach, Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘTywarnhayle Mine (Wheal Rock), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘWheal Towan (Towan Consols), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘWheal Charlotte (Great Wheal Charlotte), Porthtowan, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 3.4km (2.1 miles) | ⓘWheal Mary (incl. Wheal Denner [Wheal Dinner]; Wheal Parent), Parc Erissey, Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ROLLINSON 1, N. LE BOUTILLIER CORNWALL – A AND NEW DISCOVERY AT PORTHTOWAN R. SELLY Rollinson, G.K....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...discovered at Porthtowan, Cornwall, in the vicinity of old workings which are part of the Wheal Lushington group...group of mines, immediately west of the village. A small number of massive sulphide/gangue samples (taken |  | | 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...London s.E.1 13a Castle Street, Edinburgh 2 109 St. Mary Street, Cardiff 39 King Street, Manchester...This account of the mining geology of south -west England summarizes the geological information gained |  | | 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...PH EM I STER, M.A., D.Sc. LONDON H ER MAJESTY'S ST A TI ONER Y OFFICE 1956 The Institute of Geological...London WCI J 3a Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3AR 109 St Mary Street, Cardiff CFJ IJW Brazennose Street, Manchester...Second impression with amendme111s /969 PrinlCd in England for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Unwin Brothers |  | | 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... 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) | | 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...Tregavethan to Skin n er's Bottom, in the parish of St. Agnes, is comparatively flat. The adjacent tract, situated...raised beaches, the adjoining districts on the north, west and south contain the relics of Tertiary sediments |  | | Book (volume) | | BRITAIN The metalliferous mining region of south-west England H G Dines, ARSM, AMICE with petrographical notes...NG12 5GG Plumtree (060 77) 6111 Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA (031) 667 1000 BGS...to The metal/iferous mining region of south-west England, H G Dines (1956). Economi,· Memoir of the Geological...Brook-Fox, Mr D. G. Broughton, Dr R. Burt, the late Mr H. St L. Cookes, Mr T. A. Greeves, the late Dr A. K. Hamilton...staffs of Geevor Mine, South Crofty Mine, Wheal Pendarves, Wheal Jane and Mount Wellington Mine. The generous |  | | Report (issue) | | MEMOIRS· ·OF ·-1}RE-·GEOLOGICAI/ SURVEY.. -: ,. ENGLAND AND WALES. .. - -EXPLANATION Q_F SHEETS 361...SECTIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGIOA SURMEY. OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND MU,SEUM E>F PRACTICAL GEOLOGY• of...6d. A Compl1 �) ; 4 (I. of l\ta11); 5 {Lake ENGLAND .i Di��rct) Dewon;}; ' ....' .. -: Torquay NEW.... 1 6 261-2. BRIDGEND (Colour printed) 1 6 841. WEST FLEET (Colour printed) •• 263. CARDIFF and WORLE...p1lblished i n 1 822 bJ.. Di,. John Fo1·bes, the map of St. Just Pa1·ish issued in the same year by Joseph Ca1�·n |
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