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SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| SS Cheerful wreck site | Wreck site |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 23' 11'' North , 5° 38' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Ives | 9,966 (2017) | 22.7km |
| Uny Lelant | 1,056 (2017) | 26.9km |
| Hayle | 8,210 (2017) | 27.6km |
| Madron | 626 (2017) | 28.8km |
| Portreath | 963 (2017) | 28.9km |
SS Cheerful was shipwrecked on 20 July 1885 and carried 28- and 56-pound (12 and 25 kg) ingots of Cornish tin bearing the marks of the smelting houses of Treloweth - St Erth, Carvedras - Truro, Trethellan - Truro, and Tamar - Bere Ferrers. The wreck lies in 35 fathoms (64m) of water, 18 miles (33km) NNW of St Ives.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Abhurite Formula: Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| ⓘ 'Atacamite Group' References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Abhurite | 3.DA.30 | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Atacamite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
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SS Cheerful wreck site, Cornwall, England, UK