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Perran Silver Mine, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Chlorargyrite

Perran Silver Mine, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chlorargyrite

Perran Silver Mine, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK
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Chlorargyrite

Perran Silver Mine, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 7' 0'' North , 5° 26' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.11689,-5.44493
GeoHash:
G#: gbujh5e05
GRN:
N34W03
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marazion1,294 (2017)2.4km
Germoe175 (2017)4.7km
Penzance19,872 (2017)6.6km
Uny Lelant1,056 (2017)7.4km
Hayle8,210 (2017)7.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
1112
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1112:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This deposit was originally worked for iron ore until one of the miners saw the chlorargyrite crystals and the ore was tested and then worked for silver.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
ⓘvar. Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)

List of minerals for each chemical element

ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Clⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
BrBromine
Brⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
ⓘ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
ⓘ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

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