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Tintagel, Cornwall, England, UKi
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TintagelCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tintagel1,028 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
1380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1380:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Cornish:
Tre war Venydh, Kernow, Pow Sows, Ruwvaneth Unys
French:
Tintagel, Cornouailles, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Tintagel, Cornwall, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Tintagel, Cornovaglia, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Тинтеджел, Корнуолл, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
廷塔哲, 康沃爾郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Tintagel, Cornualles, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Arabic:
تينتغل, كورنوال, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Basque:
Tintagel, Kornualles, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Bengali:
টিন্টাজেল, কর্নওয়াল, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Tintagel, Kernev-Veur, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Catalan:
Tintagel, Cornualla, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Tintagel, Cornwall, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Tintagel, Cornwall, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Esperanto:
Tintagel, Kornvalo, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Farsi/Persian:
تینتاجل, کورنوال, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Tintagel, Cornwall, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Tintagel, Cornualles, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Greek:
Τίνταγκελ, Κορνουάλη, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
ટિંટાજેલ, કોર્નવોલ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
טינטאגל, קורנוול, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hungarian:
Tintagel, Cornwall, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Japanese:
ティンタジェル, コーンウォール, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಟಿಂಟಾಗೆಲ್, ಕಾರ್ನ್ವಾಲ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
틴터글, 콘월주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Tintagel, Cornubia, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Lithuanian:
Tintedželas, Kornvalis, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian:
Tintagel, Cornwall, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Tintagel, Cornwall, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Tintagel, Kornwalia, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Tintagel, Cornualha, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Serbo-Croatian:
Tintagel, Cornwall, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Tintagel, Cornwall, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
டின்டகெல், கோர்ன்வால், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
టింటాజెల్, కార్న్వాల్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Turkish:
Tintagel, Cornwall, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Urdu:
تینتاجیل, کورنوال, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Welsh:
Tintagel, Cernyw, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
West Frisian:
Tintagel, Cornwall, Ingelân, Feriene Keninkryk


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23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Habit: Acicular
Colour: Blackish
Description: Ranging in frequency from an occasional crystal to a significant component, andalusite needles may be found in the harder, more deformed slates. The mineral is most frequently seen as minute (1-3mm length), blackish needles laying in random orientation parallel to the cleavage of the slate.
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Paratacamite
Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rutilated Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite ?
Formula: MnCO3
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)
Formula: TiO2
Habit: typical sagenite growth
Colour: yellow
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Paratacamite3.DA.10cCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rutilated Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Sagenite (of Saussure)4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite ?5.AB.05MnCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Phosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnataseTiO2
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
O PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
O Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rutilated QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
PPhosphorus
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
Cl PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Rutile var. Sagenite (of Saussure)TiO2
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
ZnZinc
Zn ParatacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintagel
Wikidata ID:Q748777
GeoNames ID:7293107

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