Andy Rodker

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Posted: 27 Feb 2023


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Two tin mines for the price of one.

Two tin mines for the price of one.
The further mine I'm pretty sure is Killifreth Mine, posted close up fairly recently. I still haven't researched the name of the closer one, although I suspect it is part of the Wheal Busy complex.
The stonework here intrigues me. Does anyone know what stone it is?
A LATER ADD ON: Please see below for a comprehensive explanation from Grobi358.

Fred Fouarge, Cämmerer zu Nau, Gabi Lombardo, Rosalyn Hilborne and 24 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 elvigiadelosamaneceres.com
elvigiadelosamanecer… club
Bonito colorido, feliz semana.
2 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Superbes détails !
Bonne semaine. Amitiés
2 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Magnifique et admirablement rendue sous cet angle.
Bonne et agréable semaine clémente.
2 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
LOVE THE PHOTO BOMBING PIGEON !!!

IT WILL CERTAINLY BE LOCAL STONE

SOME OF THIS HAS THE LOOK OF DRESSED GRANITE
2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Pam J club
YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE BUTTON ON TWO OUT 0F THREE, PAM! BUT, TRY AS I MIGHT, I REALLY CAN'T SEE A PIGEON!!!
THANKS A LOT ANYWAY!!
2 years ago.
Pam J club has replied to Andy Rodker club
GRINS !! I HAVE BOXED HIM NOW WITH A NOTE !!
2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Pam J club
SORRY PAM, I DELETED THE NOTE. IT'S BITS OF OLD STONE. IT DOES HAVE PIGEON COLOURING I GRANT YOU THAT!
2 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured Andy.
Thank you for the note.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
lovely ( and perfect for a wednesday)
2 years ago.
 Kawasirius
Kawasirius club
Jolie capture entre vielles pierres et verdure !
Bonne semaine, Andy, HBM !
2 years ago.
 Mario Vargas
Mario Vargas club
love this oldie walls with ivy growing
2 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A beautiful image.
2 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Great wall!
Splendid capture, Andy!
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
I have no idea what stone has been used here......but I'm guessing it's not granite as you would almost certainly have recognised it :-))

A lovely shot Andy.............the stonework is beautifully detailed and I really like the ivy climbing the wall.
2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Keith Burton club
Thank you, Keith; glad you like it. I think Grobi, below, has provided a comprehensive answer!
2 years ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
Hallo Andy, I'm sure it's granite. It's possible that it is even the so-called Land's End Granite. It is part of the large Cornubian granite body (batholiths) located at the southwestern tip of Great Britain. There are different grain sizes: Coarse-grained granite, which makes up practically the entire southern part and a good 50 percent of the northern part. This is then followed by a medium-grained granite and a fine-grained granite. The main deposits of the fine-grained granite are north and west of Penzance, with smaller deposits appearing at Land's End, St Levan and Cape Cornwall. The stones of the tower in your picture appear to be medium-grained to coarse-grained granite. There is typically always ores nearby or in granites, which is indicated by the nearby mine.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to grobi358 club
Thank you, Grobi. I agree with all that you say and will add this; that this is an area (near where I have lived and am currently staying) of granite inselbergs, around which (and not directly sited on granite itself), are (or, more correctly, were) the most productive tin, copper and arsenic seams. The granite inselbergs that are most dominant, at least as far as the landscape is concerned, are St Agnes Beacon, Carn Marth and Carn Brae. All were completely surrounded by mining activity.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
I'm afraid I have no idea either of what kind of stone that it's made of. I tried to look it up, but they use long words on Google!!!!!! Great picture here
2 years ago.
Andy Rodker club has replied to Jenny McIntyre club
Thank you, Jenny. I half knew the answer anyway but was pleased to get a full explanation from Grobi, above!
2 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
ºººThank you, everybody - I wasn't sure whether you would like it so was pleasantly surprised!ººº
2 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
So typical of Cornwall! The ivy creeping up the walls adds a good contrast to the granite stonework.
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Beautiful stonework and good informative notes Andy.
A good explanation from grobi358.
2 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Gudrun,
Rosa,
Thank you both!
2 years ago.

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