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Cassiterite from
Wheal Virgin, Marazion, 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 Virgin, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689963
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689963:9
GUID (UUID V4):2af14a34-a6c2-4dc8-956b-2291936838f6
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Wheal Darlington (Bog Mine; incl. East Wheal Darlington), Marazion Marsh, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Gwallon Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) Marazion Beach, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) Wheal Rodney (East Wheal Rodney), Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.8 miles) Wheal Fortune (West Wheal Fortune; Great Wheal Fortune), Truthwall, Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) Wheal Prosper, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) Tolvadden Mine, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Wheal Jewell, Marazion, Cornwall, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Tregurtha Downs Mine, St Hilary, 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
Report (volume)
: : The history of 1nining for copper-ore in Cornwall and J)evon goes back no doubt to a remote period...describe every mine ,vhich has yielded copper in Cornwall and Devon. In order to bring the information up...been made of the published accounts of mining in Cornwall and Devon, and reference to the principal sources...The Ca.radon District, pp. 46-54. V. The East Cornwall a.nd Devon District, pp. 54---61. VI. The South...List of published six-inch Geological maps of Cornwall 63 APPENDIX : ... INDEX m t78JlU4l6 Wt 2455C-S
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district featured on Maton 's geological map of Cornwall in 1797 and accounts, both of the minerals and...Memoir for 1: 50 000 geological sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales) LONDON: HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE...British Geological Survey, Sheets 351 and 358 (England and Wales). Authors A J J Goode, BSc and R T Taylor...Lode, No. 2 Branch Lode, North Pig Lode and Great Wheal Carne Lodes 34 PLATES 1 Pordenack Point, south...of the Gramscatho Beds 6 5 Foreshore, east of Marazion. Silty banded Mylar Slates with tight to isoclinal
Book
Collectors Guide to ^MINERALS, ROCKS and GEMSTONES \in Cornwall and Devon |'; '’i '■-■ ,, t Cedric Rogers...Collector’s Guide to MINERALS, ROCKS AND GEMSTONES in Cornwall and Devon Cedric Rogers i D. BRADFORD BARTON...Truro LTD MINERALISED ILPMACOMar AREAS of CORNWALL & DEVON Main. Concentrations of mints. (has...Cleavage and Fracture 8 8 9 10 11 GEMSTONES OF CORNWALL Quartz Gemstones 12 13 GRANITE AND OTHER ROCKS...Mount’s Bay - The Lizard .. North and Central Cornwall East Cornwall Devon 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 MAPS
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance. Cornwall. England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are prollipt~y...£6. 3. APATITE. Colcerrow Quarry, Luxulyan, Cornwall. Very fine highly modified clear sea green crystals...botryoidal mass. £~. ANGLESITE. Wheal Penrose, Porthleven, Cornwall. Fine clear glassy crystals to ~... ARTHURITE. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich green crystaline to crystalised coatings...£1. AUTUNITE. South Terras Mine, st. Stephens, Cornwall. Light yellowish green platy crystals richly encrusting
Book
the ancient world with particular reference to Cornwall R. D. Penhallurick @) MANEY FOR THE INSTITUTE...of Metals 1 Carlton House Terrace London SWIY 5DB, UK © 1986R. D. Penhallurick This paperback edition...Suite l C, Joseph's Well Hanover Walk LeedsLS3 lAB, UK ISBN 978 1 906540 19 7 All rights reserved. No part...addressed to Maney Publishing, permissions@maney.co. uk Statements in this book reflect those of the authors...Photosetting Ltd Fakenham, Norfolk Printed and bound in the UK by The Charlesworth Group, Wakefield Contents Early
Book
Scenes at Surface (Bradford Barton, 1968) Mining in Cornwall 1850-1960 (Moorland, 1980-1) 2 Volumes ISBN 0...and St Ives Mining Districts II The Marazion District III The Wheal Vor or Breage District IV The St Erth...Showing the Output of Metallic Tin and Copper from Cornwall, Estimated from the Public Sales of Ore 35 Fig...Situations of the Principal Mining Districts in Cornwall and South Devon 50 Fig.3. Sketch Map Showing...Situations of the Principal Mining Districts in Cornwall and South Devon 146 LIST OF TABLES Table 1
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDERING INFOhMATION Mail orders are promptly...Burraton Combe Quarry, St. Stephens-bySaltaoh, Cornwall. Specimen A - Superb, pure, metallic grey irregular...coating. 2xlt". £1- 6. BAYLDONITE. Wheal ~arpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crusts of apple green sparklin...2xli-xlt". £6. 8. BEODA.NTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Rich crust of sage green well formed...BISMUTHINITE. Fowey ~onsols Mine, Tywardreath, Cornwall. Rich grey elongated thick needly crystals, showing
Catalog/List
Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland...Cinnabar Wheal Andrew, Cornwall Israel Sutherland Scotland Cardiff, Ontario, Canada Lizard, Cornwall Pacific...Pacific Ocean Lizard Cornwall Ashover Derbyshire Eire Gwenap, Cornwall (Lowe) Aberfeldy, Scotland Brein Lecanvie...Yorkshire Yakutia Russia Milos, Greece Wheal Andrew Cornwall Bala Wales A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 A1...Herodsfoot, Cornwall Barstow) St Endellion Cornwall (Broadstone) Hinoston Down, Cornwall Judkins Qy,
Catalog/List
BARSTOW 26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736) V.A...". £90. DD. APATITE. Longdowns, Carnmenellis, Cornwall. Lustrous, transparent, bluish hexagonal crystals...£2.50, APATITE variety FRANCOLITE. Wheal Cock, St; Just, Cornwall. Small, transparent, platy hexagonal...Flats. 5x4~x2". £23.00. BEUDANTITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Cornwall. Specimen A - Small, sharp, sparkling...and quart z. lxlxl". £1.25. CASSITERITE. Kit Hill Mine, Callington, Cornwall. Lustrous, brownish black
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
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No.: Gunnislake 832381 (STD (022) V...B. ARSENoPVRITE. New Rosewarne Mine, Gwinear, Cornwall. Large tarnished sharp crystals to 7" in size... 13. BORNITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer,· Cornwall. Ricr solid attractively metallic mass. 3x1ix1i"...crystalline mass. 2x1t" , £4.SOp 17. CASSITERITE. w'·lberry ~jne, Lanivet, Cornwall. Very rich heavy deep brown...the specimen. ~·x3l-" by 2" wide. £11.00 18. CASSITERITE. storey's Creek, Tasmania, Australia. Choice
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
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
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. CRDEl\ING INFOftMATION Mail orders are promptly...matrix. 2txlt". £4. 6. AZUhITE. Wheal Gor13nd, St. Day, Cornwall. Deep blue masses intergrovm and impregnating...-x2". £1.25. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich apple green crystaline crust on micro granite...£3.5C. . 11. BOhNITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An unusual specimen showing botryoidal masses... £5. 14. BROCHANTITE. Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Rich emerald green crystalised crust on granitic
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...by Joseph Ca1�·n e, a11d the geological map of Cornwall of 1 832 by D1'. H . S. Boase, are deserving of...ILLUSTRATI ONS. ... ... Fig. 1 .-Map of South-Western Cornwall Fig. 2.-Diagrarnmatic Section across the St. Erth
Catalog/List
26, Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. TEL.NO.: st. Just 788880 (STD 0736) V.A...£5.50. 3. APATITE. Botallack Head, St. Just, Cornwall. Lustrous, creamy, well formed hexagonal crystals...etx 2lx2 w• £6.50. AXINITE. Botallack, 5t. Just, Cornwall~ 5harp, lustrous, clove brown crystals to 1 cm...Axinite matrix. l~xltxl". £3.25. AZURITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, 5. Australia. Pure bright blue crystaline...bases. Overall size 2tx2xl~". £38.00. B~YLDONITE. Wheal Carpenter, Gwinear, Comuall. Very rich, apple green
Book
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
Drakewal ls House , Drakewalls , Gunnislake , Cornwall , England. Tel. No.: Tavi s tock 832381 (STD 0822)...9 . APATITE variety FRANCOLITE . Wheal Cock , st . Just , Cornwall . Rich crusts of small sparkli ng... BI SMUTHHJITE . Sout Crofty Mine , Illogan , Cornwall. Speci en A: 9right Silvery- grey bh,des and roc-..., £1.75p CAR~~TITE . 26. CASSITERITE . ~oal ' Reeth , Germoe , Cornwall. Rich hcavy fino grained brown...cut and polishod. z-tx2-tX1-t" , £_.'75p 27. CASSITERITE varipty St ream ti n . Gavorigan , Goss ~'oor
Book (edition)
iv INTRODUCTION THE HISTORY of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and copper, iron, lead, tin and...CORNWALL'S MINING HERITAGE Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the...worked by opencast methods such as at Mulberry and Wheal Prosper near Lanivet. minerals in the lodes include...include tourmaline, quartz, LAUNCESTON a CORNWALL SHOWING LOCATION OF MINING DISTRICTS LISKEARD WADEBRIDGE
Book
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....protect iron from oxidation. LOCALITIES. — England. Cornwall; near Tuckingmill, Cam borne, and in a granite
Book
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)
MINERS OF CORNWALL 2. ST AGNES - PERRANPORTH A. K. HAMIL TON JENKIN MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL II. ST... AGNES - PERRANPORTH MINES AND MINERS OF CORNWALL 11. ST. AGNES-PERRANPORTH A. K. HAMILTON JENKIN...on its eastern side, may be seen the burrows of WHEAL TO WAN, an old and once important copper mine which...which ranked, in its day, as one of the richest in Cornwall. No account has hitherto been given of this mine...first time. In common with many of the older mines, Wheal Towan originated in a number of small, separate
Book (edition)
Skip Shaft P.S. The history of metal mining in Cornwall is a long one, and tin, copper, iron, lead and...winding, and crushing ores. Tin was smelted in Cornwall, but the copper ore was shipped to smelters in...It is here that the richest mining districts of Cornwall are found. During a late cooling stage of the..._jerowey 8 REDRUTH LISKEARD jos ae =f FALMOUTH Cornwall showing the location of the mining districts ...such as at Mulberry and Wheal Prosper near Lanivet. Tin ore is cassiterite, a dark black-brown mineral
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
 
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