Cligga Head, Cornwall: greisen tin-tungsten minerals

ROCKHOUNDING GRAY AREA DOCUMENTED

Where: UK & Ireland · Europe · approx. 50.33, -5.18 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: WWI-to-WWII wolfram and tin mine on a granite headland near Perranporth, spoil still yielding classic Cornish minerals

What turns up: cassiterite, wolframite, quartz crystals, tourmaline, secondary copper and iron minerals in greisen spoil

Access: Gray area.

Geological SSSI on open cliff land: picking over old spoil is tolerated practice but not a granted right, no hammering of in-place veins, and the site's SSSI status means restraint

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Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.