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Pol Cornick, Mullion, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Pol CornickBeach
MullionCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 59' 39'' North , 5° 15' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW669156
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mullion1,955 (2017)3.7km
Lizard906 (2017)4.4km
Ruan Minor558 (2017)5.0km
Porthleven3,059 (2017)11.1km
Coverack255 (2017)11.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
1365
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1365:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A.K. Hamilton Jenkin notes an occurrence of "potstone" (steatite) on the cliff at the northwest end of Pol Cornick beach.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
References:
Collected by Trevor Bridges.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Colour: Salmon pink
Description: Occurs in thin veins with vugs containing crystals up to a few mm
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Talc var. Steatite
Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Talc
var. Steatite
9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
S Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
CuCopper
Cu Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

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

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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