Tubby's Head and Wheal Coates from St Agnes Head

Vertigineusement belle !

Wonderful capture of the sheer cliffs and the color of the water.

amazing cliffs, nice contrast the rocks and the sea

Helena,
Nacer,
Ron,
Mario,
Very many thanks!

Magnificent coastal capture!

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Glorious !

Rocas oscuras, no granito, pueden ser esquistos. Rocas antiguas desde luego, del Paleozoico.

Hi Marije!
This area is mainly granite!
It is known as the St Agnes 'inselberg,' a plug of granite that forms the entire St Agnes area from Chapel Porth just beyond the Wheal Coates tin mine, seen ahead and Cligga Head (about 3 miles behind me when taking this shot). It extends inland encompassing St Agnes Beacon, the town of St Agnes and 2-3 miles further inland. It lies within a 'sea' of other rocks such as Devonian sandstone and shale. I cannot state with certainty that all the rocks in the foreground and middle distance are granite and I agree that some look rather shale-like. But I know that granite predominates as I have climbed up and down these cliffs and also seen geological maps confirming it. I also post many photos of this area and when not in granite country (such as Porthcadjack, North Cliffs, Godrevy, etc) I am careful not to state 'granite' in my notes. As with the rest of Cornwall, the tin mines are closely associated with granite and especially near the margins of granite areas.
Have a good Sunday and week ahead . Are you having a 'puente' next week?
Best wishes,
Andy

You'd expect the tin mines to be in granite--so-called "tin granites" contain cassiterite (tin dioxide, SnO2) as an accessory mineral. It's the usual ore mineral for tin. Such granites are rare worldwide--that's why the ancient miners came all the way to Cornwall from the Mediterranean!

Stunning perspective!***************

Berny,
Nick,
Pierre,
William,
Pam,
Marije,
Nouchet.
Many thanks to you all!

Lovely scenic coastal shot. Well done Andy Regards Tess

Many thanks, Tess. Have a good Sunday! Best wishes,
Andy

Spectacular scene, Andy!

What a view !

sasi,
Ulrich,
Thank you both!

Beautiful distant view with the bank of clouds Andy.

WOW,gorgeous angle and perspective, Andy **********

Thank you very much!
Rosa,
Philippe,
Marie-claire.

Presumably important to time your beach visits so as not to get trapped by the tide!

It all depends on how much risk is tolerable to one, Steve!
But, yes! I always buy a pocket-sized (and water-proofed) copy of Cornwall Tide Times - about the first thing I do on my all-too-infrequent trips home! Some of the best days weather-wise correspond to adverse tides or if everything co-incides perfectly on that front, I have to attend to family issues instead. On a 10 day trip that often means only one or two days out there!

Ruebenkraut,
Lenke,
Roger,
Helena,
buonacoppi,
Malik,
cammino,
Sreve,
Larry,
Many thanks to you all!

Erhard,
Jean,
Thank you both!

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très belle côte

A fantastic coastal shot mate.

Photo et vue superbes. Nicole.

Christel,
Keith,
Nicole,
Pat,
Thank you all!

ik zie daarginds die ruine weer uitateken --tuby s head --

Tubby's Head is the small headland and the ruins above it and a bit further along are of Wheal Coates tin mine.
Thank you Fred!

Robert,
Rashid,
Thank you both!

Thank you, Gudrun!

Stunning cliffs, perfect viewpoint!