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Levant Mine

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 UK / England / Cornwall Co. / St. Just District / Botallack-Pendeen Area / Trewellard / Levant Mine

Journey Description

3 km nördlich von St. Just

Exposure description

Stollen, Schächte, Halden, Tagesgebäude (aufgelassen).

Kind of Exposure

Mine (old)

Geology

Kupfer- und Zinn-Mineralisation in Skarn. Unter den Minen in Cornwall nahm im 19.Jhd. die Levant Mine einen Spitzenplatz ein. Seit 1820 wurde aus der Mine zuerst Kupfer, später auch Zinn gefördert. Die schönsten Chalkosin-Stufen der Welt.

GPS Coordinates

Levant Mine


Levant Mine

WGS 84: 
Lat.: 50.15253094° N, 
Long: 5.68500102° W
WGS 84: 
Lat.: 50° 9' 9.111" N,
   Long: 5° 41' 6.004" W
Local weather information, Macrostrat geological map

Mineralienatlas short URL

https://www.mineralatlas.eu/?l=6089
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Shortened path specification

⚒ Levant, Trewellard, Botallack-Pendeen Area, St. Just, Cornwall Co., England, UK
Useful for image descriptions and collection inscriptions

Important: Before entering this or any other place of discovery you should have a permission of the operator and/or owner. Likewise it is to be respected that necessary safety precautions are kept during the visit.

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Levant Mine

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German

 UK / England / Cornwall Co. / St. Just District / Botallack-Pendeen Area / Trewellard / Levant Mine

English

 United Kingdom / England / Cornwall / St. Just District / Botallack-Pendeen Area / Trewellard / Levant Mine

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Images from localities (7 Images total)

Levant Mine
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Levant Mine
St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Image: 1276006289
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Levant Mine

St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-06-08
Poche von Levant
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Poche von Levant
Links das Maschinenhaus mit Ballancier und Schwungrad. St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. Ca. 1900.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Collection: Royal Cornwall Museum
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Image: 1479468069
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Poche von Levant

Links das Maschinenhaus mit Ballancier und Schwungrad. St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. Ca. 1900.
Collection: Royal Cornwall Museum
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2016-11-18
Poche Levant
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Poche Levant
St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Image: 1274294409
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Poche Levant

St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-05-19
Dampfkessel für Levant
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Dampfkessel für Levant
St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Image: 1274294591
Rating: 7 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Dampfkessel für Levant

St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-05-19
Schacht Levant Mine
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Schacht Levant Mine
St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether; Contribution: Doc Diether
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Image: 1276021974
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Schacht Levant Mine

St.Just, Cornwall, SW England, UK. 1990.
Copyright: Doc Diether
Contribution: Doc Diether 2010-06-08

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Detailed Description

Levant Mine and Beam Engine:

Trewellard, Pendeen, nr St Just, Cornwall TR19 7SX, Tel: 01736 786156. Fax: 01736 794390. levant@nationaltrust.org.uk

Neben funktionierenden Maschinen, die auch unter Dampf gezeigt werden (siehe Homepage) gibt es kleine Untergrund-Touren.

Öffnungszeiten:

Sommer: 11 - 17 Uhr, Febr. und Nov.: 11- 16 Uhr.

Eintritt:

Standard Admission: £5.80, child £2.90, family £14.50, family (1 adult) £8.70. Groups £4.90.

Mineral images (23 Images total)

Paratacamit
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Paratacamit
Größe: 3,9 x 3,5 x 1,9 cm, Fundort: Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Mineral: Paratacamite
Image: 1259411957
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Paratacamit

Größe: 3,9 x 3,5 x 1,9 cm, Fundort: Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: thdun5 2009-11-28
More   MF 
Botallackit
Views (File:
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Botallackit
Größe: 85x30 mm; Fundort: Levant Mine, Trewellard, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
Copyright: Paul Bongaerts; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Mineral: Botallackite
Image: 1262918141
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Botallackit

Größe: 85x30 mm; Fundort: Levant Mine, Trewellard, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
Copyright: Paul Bongaerts
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2010-01-08
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Chalkosin
Views (File:
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Chalkosin
Größe: 4,8 x 4,4 x 2 cm, Fundort: Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky; Contribution: thdun5
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Mineral: Chalcocite
Image: 1259412310
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Chalkosin

Größe: 4,8 x 4,4 x 2 cm, Fundort: Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just District, Cornwall, England, UK.
Copyright: Rob Lavinsky
Contribution: thdun5 2009-11-28
More   MF 
Cuprit
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Cuprit
Diese etwa 46 mm x 31 mm große Cupritstufe zeigt oktaedrische Kristalle und stammt aus der Levant Mine in Cornwall.
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer; Contribution: Klaus Schäfer
Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Mineral: Cuprite
Image: 1691485557
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Cuprit

Diese etwa 46 mm x 31 mm große Cupritstufe zeigt oktaedrische Kristalle und stammt aus der Levant Mine in Cornwall.
Collection: Klaus Schäfer
Copyright: Klaus Schäfer
Contribution: Klaus Schäfer 2023-08-08
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Botallackit
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Botallackit
Kristallgröße: 6 mm; Fundort: Old Bal Lode, Levant Mine, Trewellard, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
Copyright: Cornwall And Devon Minerals; Contribution: Philip Blümner
Location: UK/England/Cornwall Co./St. Just District/Botallack-Pendeen Area/Trewellard/Levant Mine
Mineral: Botallackite
Image: 1314553692
Rating: 7 (votes: 1)
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Botallackit

Kristallgröße: 6 mm; Fundort: Old Bal Lode, Levant Mine, Trewellard, St. Just District, Cornwall, England, UK
Copyright: Cornwall And Devon Minerals
Contribution: Philip Blümner 2011-08-28
More   MF 

Minerals (Count: 61)

Rocks (Count: 4)

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Legend

Rock -> name of the rock
Rock (TL) -> rock type locality
-> pictures present
 5 -> number of part localities with these rock
 R -> Link to common rock page
 i -> Information etc.
 r -> Reference
Rock ? -> Occurrence douptful

Actuality: 21. May 2025 - 14:20:31

Subsidiary Pages

 
United Kingdom

 
 
England

 
 
 
Cornwall

 
 
 
 
St. Just District

 
 
 
 
 
Botallack-Pendeen Area

 
 
 
 
 
 
Trewellard

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Levant Mine 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wheal Unity

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Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Henwood, W.J. (1843). On the Metalliferous Deposits of Cornwall and Devon. Transact. Royal Geol. Soc. Cornwall, 5. 1-386.
  • Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2.ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), S.108.
  • Reid, C., Flett, J.S., Wilkinson, B.S.N., Dixon, E.E.L., Pollard, W., and MacAlister, D.A. (1907): The Geology of the Land's End District. HMSO Publ. (London), S.108-112.
  • Russell, A. (1920). On the occurrence of Phenacite and Scheelite at Wheal Cock, St. Just, Cornwall. Min. Mag. J. Min. Soc., 19 (88) 19-22. doi:10.1180/minmag.1920.019.88.06lists scheelite from Levant mine
  • Symes, R.F. (1977). Datolite and apophyllite from the Mendips. Min. Mag., 41 (319) 410-11. doi:10.1180/minmag.1977.041.319.22
  • Weiß, S. (1986): Die Grubenbezirke St. Just und St. Ives in Cornwall.- Lapis, Jg.11, Nr.5, S.15-19.
  • Wolloxall, T. (1987). Levant Mine. UK Journal of Mines & Min., 2, S.24-27.
  • Embrey & Symes (1987): "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon", S.98-99.
  • Golley & Williams (1995): "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual", S.19,44
  • Anthony, J.W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. , 73.
  • Krause, W. (2006). X-ray powder diffraction data for botallackite. Powder Diffraction, 21 (1), S.59-62.
  • Jahn, S. (2014). Eine mineralogische Reise durch Cornwall. Min.-Welt, Jg.25, H.6, S.26-51.
  • Grguric, B.A., Roberts, M.P., Raven, M.D., Martyn, K. (2021). Luzonite and associated Cu-excess tennantite from the Levant Sn-Cu deposit, Cornwall, England: Evidence for a high sulphidation hydrothermal event. Transact. Inst. Mining and Metallurgy-B. DOI: 10.1080/25726838.2021.1888614

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GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) R3H7Gs3fVEGLgmXKMHAIxA
GUID (Global unique identifier) 1AFB7147-DFCD-4154-8B82-65CA307008C4
Database ID 6089