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Bodmin Wheal Mary (Bodmin Consols; Bodmin United), Lanivet, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bodmin Wheal Mary (Bodmin Consols; Bodmin United) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Lanivet | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 27' 14'' North , 4° 45' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX039653
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 21km |
Note on the mineral list: Helvine and Franklinite have been removed from the list due to the high probability of fraudulent recording of discovery by A.W.G. Kingsbury.
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.2 erroneous literature entries.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘAlabandite Formula:MnS |
| ⓘ'Axinite Group' |
| ⓘ Formula:Zn2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Kingsbury specimen |
| ⓘ Formula:Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S References: Kingsbury, Arthur W. G. (1961) Beryllium minerals in Cornwall and Devon: helvine, genthelvite, and danalite.Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (255) 921-940doi:10.1180/minmag.1961.032.255.01 |
| ⓘWollastonite Formula:Ca3(Si3O9) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Alabandite | 2.CD.10 | MnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Franklinite ? | 4.BB.05 | Zn2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ | Helvine ? | 9.FB.10 | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Axinite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | ⓘHelvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘFranklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘHelvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| O | ⓘWollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘHelvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| Si | ⓘWollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘAlabandite | MnS |
| S | ⓘHelvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘWollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘAlabandite | MnS |
| Mn | ⓘHelvine | Be3Mn42+(SiO4)3S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘFranklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘFranklinite | Zn2+Fe23+O4 |
Geochronology
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Localities in this Region
- England
- Cornwall
- Lanivet
- Bodmin Wheal Mary (Bodmin Consols; Bodmin United)
- Lanivet
- Cornwall
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- St Austell Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are© OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 byJolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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