Ringleshutes Mine, Holne, South Hams, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ringleshutes Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Holne | Civil Parish |
| South Hams | District |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 30' 41'' North , 3° 52' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX673697
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Buckfastleigh | 3,631 (2018) | 7.3km |
| Ashburton | 3,346 (2018) | 8.2km |
| Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 9.0km |
| South Brent | 2,559 (2018) | 9.8km |
| Broadhempston | 672 (2018) | 13.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
32212
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32212:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6d8d791e-4756-4526-96e2-964dd1bb5310
An open cast mine worked principally on one E-W trending lode.
There is the ruined base of a chimney at SX6754 6987, that was demolished by the army and beside it the collar of a shaft. To the west there is a small stream with evidence of tinstreaming and on the far slope of the valley there are only shallow workings. To the east there is a substantial trench running up the side of Holne ridge. This ends abruptly. The moor is then dotted with costean pits until about 1/4 mile further along the strike of the lode another large trench is opened up.
To the south of this main lode there is another trench of similar width but this is only shallow.
Cassiterite occurs in 2 forms: the typical Dartmoor black distinct crystals, fracturing to brown/orange. However, there is also a very fine reddy form that occurs as bands intermixed with quartz.
Abandoned around 1900; Dines does not record any output figures.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Dartmouth and Teign Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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Ringleshutes Mine, Holne, South Hams, Devon, England, UK