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UK & Ireland, England
Cligga Head, Cornwall
Greisen tin-tungsten minerals
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: cassiterite, wolframite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: WWI-to-WWII wolfram and tin mine on a granite headland near Perranporth, spoil still yielding classic Cornish minerals
Well-documented mineralogical locality (greisen-bordered veins) in the Cornish literature and mineral databases; collectors report cassiterite and wolframite from the dumps
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Open shafts and unfenced workingsSheer cliff edges, do not enter the old adits
Keep exploring nearby
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