Poldory Mine, United Mines (Gwennap United Mines), Clifford Amalgamated Mines, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Poldory Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| United Mines (Gwennap United Mines) | Group of Mines |
| Clifford Amalgamated Mines | Group of Mines |
| St Day | Village |
| Gwennap | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 36'' North , 5° 10' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW740412
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St. Day | 700 (2011) | 1.8km |
| Chacewater | 1,226 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Perranwell | 1,207 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 4.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
930
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:930:5
GUID (UUID V4):
1cc4e022-9ca6-45db-9601-f26f217d0d3b
Incorporated into the United Mines together with Ale and Cakes Mine and Wheal Cupboard in about 1780.
Poldory together with the now expanded United Mines was combined with the Great Consolidated Mines in 1861. The group, renamed Clifford Amalgamated Mines closed in 1870.
In the 1900s, Poldory formed part of Mount Wellington Mine that worked between 1923 and 1941 and again between 1976 and 1991.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Gwennap
- St DayVillage
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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