Gunheath China Clay Pit

Once, this site was one of the largest quarries in the world, with the dumps of the site being referred to as the ‘Cornish Alps’.

The china clay from the site is used in the production of porcelain.

There are a large amount of minerals known from the site – Mindat lists 78, including turquoise, tourmaline group minerals, and radioactive minerals.

Further reading

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-965.html
• https://cornishbirdblog.com/precious-powder-our-cornish-white-gold/
• https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1136283

We may have some stock from specific locales in Cornwall:

• Binner Downs Mine, Leedstown, Crowan, Cornwall
• Bodelva Pit, Bodelva, St Blaise, Cornwall
• Boiling Well Mine, Upton Towans, Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall
• Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall - including Wheal Cock, Wheal Tolvan
• Charlotte United Mines, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
• Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
• Crowns Rock, Cliff outcrops, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
• Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Cornwall
• Drakewalls Mine, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, UK
• Fowey Consols, Tywardreath and Par, Cornwall
• Geevor Mine, Pendeen, St Just, Cornwall
• Great South Tolgus, Tarewaste, Cornwall
• Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall
• Gravel Hill Mine, Perran Iron Lode, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
• Great Longstone China Clay Pit, Longstone Downs, St Mewan, Cornwall, England, UK
• Greystone Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall
• Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall
• High Cross, Brill, Constantine, Cornwall
• Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Cornwall
• Holmbush Mine, Callington United Mines, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall
• Idless Woods, Truro, Cornwall
• Lanterdan Quarry, Treknow, Tintagel, Cornwall
• Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall
• Loe Warren Zawn, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
• Melbur China Clay Pit, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall
• Megiliggar Rocks (Tremearne pegmatite), Breage, Cornwall
• Mulberry Mine, Mulberry Downs, Lanivet, Cornwall
• Old Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall
• Parson's Park Pit, St Neot, Cornwall
• Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall
• Penlee Beach, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall
• Penlee Quarry, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall
• Penpol smelter slag locality, Penpol, Feock, Cornwall
• Pentireglaze Mine, Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall
• Pentreath Beach, Landewednack, Cornwall
• Phoenix United Mine, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall - including Wheal Phoenix
• Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall - formerly Trinity Mine
• South Caradon Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall
• South Crofty Mine, Pool, Carn Brea, Cornwall
• The Gannel Smelter slag locality, Crantock, Cornwall
• Ting Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall
• Tolvadden Mine, Marazion, Cornwall
• Tresungers Mine, Port Isaac, St Endellion, Cornwall
• Trevarthian Downs Mine (Trevarthen Mine), St Hilary, Cornwall
• Trevinnick Mine, St Kew, Cornwall
• West Wheal Jewel, St Day, Cornwall
• Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall
• Wheal Elizabeth, Great Hewas United Mines, St Ewe, Cornwall
• Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall
• Wheal Maid, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall
• Wheal Pendarves, Killivose, Camborne, Cornwall
• Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall
• Wheal Sparnon, Redruth, Cornwall
• Wheal Unity, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall
• Wheal Wrey, St Ive, Cornwall

You can also view all of our UK stock here:

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