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Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall

Mineral locality Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: cassiterite, chlorite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: cliff-top tin mine dumps

Iconic St Agnes tin mine documented for cassiterite and tourmaline (schorl) in the surrounding lodes.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Cliffs, shafts, tides

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