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Gunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 22' 45'' North , 4° 48' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX004571
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bugle2,873 (2017)2.1km
Roche2,517 (2017)3.7km
Nanpean2,563 (2017)4.5km
Luxulian388 (2017)4.7km
St Austell25,447 (2017)4.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall26km
Mindat Locality ID:
965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:965:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Gunheath Pit


Notes on the mineral list:

Plancheite supposedly collected here in 1958 by Arthur Kingsbury (1906-68) is now considered "very doubtful" and probably from Arizona. This is one of a number of likely or definitely falsified Kingsbury localities.

Given the iron-rich nature of the mineral assemblage and its manganese-poor character, the strunzite should be validated from the more likely ferrostrunzite possibility.

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Mineral List


78 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: Inclusions in topaz.
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Arthurite
Formula: CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Azurite ?
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Barbosalite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
References:
Beryl ?
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismuthinite ?
Formula: Bi2S3
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cassiterite var. Wood Tin
Formula: SnO2
References:
Steve Rust collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Chlorapatite var. Hydroxyl-Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Description: Inclusions in topaz.
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Connellite ?
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Corundum ?
Formula: Al2O3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprotungstite ?
Formula: Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Cyrilovite
Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
Dravite ?
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Florencite-(Ce)
Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Frondelite
Formula: (Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Goyazite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hentschelite
Formula: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kuramite
Formula: Cu3SnS4
'Lepidolite'
Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Malachite ?
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mawsonite
Formula: Cu6Fe2SnS8
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Metavariscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Mitridatite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Morinite
Formula: NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Gilbertite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Hydrophane
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Pharmacosiderite ?
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Plancheite
Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite ?
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Description: Unlikely
Qitianlingite ?
Formula: (Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Description: Microscopic inclusion in topaz. Inclusions in topaz analyzed only by ICP-OES and Raman spectrometry. Without XRD orthorhombic qitianlingite can not be distinguished from monoclinic "wolframoixiolite". Qitianlingite must be therefore regarded as unconfirmed.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Inclusions in topaz.
Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Description: Inclusions in topaz.
Scheelite ?
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
Stannoidite
Formula: Cu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Strunzite ?
Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
References:
'Tantalite' ?
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Achroite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise var. Rashleighite
Formula: Cu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Varlamoffite
Formula: Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Waylandite
Formula: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
'Wolframite Group'
Wurtzite ?
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
'Zinnwaldite'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: Inclusions in topaz.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Kuramite2.CB.15aCu3SnS4
Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
Stannoidite2.CB.15cCu+6Cu2+2(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Mawsonite2.CB.20Cu6Fe2SnS8
Wurtzite ?2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Bismuthinite ?2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Connellite ?3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Corundum ?4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Hydrophane4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Rutile
var. Ilmenorutile
4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
4.DB.05TiO2
Varlamoffite4.DB.05Sn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Cassiterite
var. Wood Tin
4.DB.05SnO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Qitianlingite ?4.DB.35(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite ?5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite ?5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Scheelite ?7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Cuprotungstite ?7.GB.15Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Barbosalite8.BB.40Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hentschelite8.BB.40CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2
Frondelite8.BC.10(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Goyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Florencite-(Ce)8.BL.13CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Waylandite8.BL.13BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Pyromorphite ?8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Chlorapatite
var. Hydroxyl-Chlorapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
Metavariscite8.CD.05AlPO4 · 2H2O
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Arthurite8.DC.15CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Strunzite ?8.DC.25Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Beraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Chalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Turquoise
var. Rashleighite
8.DD.15Cu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Mitridatite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Pharmacosiderite ?8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Dufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cyrilovite8.DL.10NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Morinite8.DM.05NaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl ?9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Dravite ?9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Plancheite ?9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Muscovite
var. Gilbertite
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline
var. Achroite'
-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Lepidolite'-
'Tantalite' ?-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Zinnwaldite'-
'Mica Group'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BarbosaliteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
H CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H Muscovite var. GilbertiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
H PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
H Turquoise var. RashleighiteCu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
H Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
H Zinnwaldite
H Opal var. HydrophaneSiO2 · nH2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Chlorapatite var. Hydroxyl-ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Li Zinnwaldite
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B Tourmaline var. AchroiteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O Tourmaline var. AchroiteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O BarbosaliteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CassiteriteSnO2
O ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
O CorundumAl2O3
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CupriteCu2O
O CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
O CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FerberiteFeWO4
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O Muscovite var. GilbertiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
O HübneriteMnWO4
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
O PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
O QuartzSiO2
O Turquoise var. RashleighiteCu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
O Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O RutileTiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O UraniniteUO2
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
O Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
O Zinnwaldite
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Opal var. HydrophaneSiO2 · nH2O
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Chlorapatite var. Hydroxyl-ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Zinnwaldite
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Na DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al Muscovite var. GilbertiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Turquoise var. RashleighiteCu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Al WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Al Zinnwaldite
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Muscovite var. GilbertiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Zinnwaldite
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Opal var. HydrophaneSiO2 · nH2O
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P BarbosaliteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
P MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
P PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
P Turquoise var. RashleighiteCu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
P Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P Chlorapatite var. Hydroxyl-ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S DigeniteCu9S5
S KuramiteCu3SnS4
S MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
S PyriteFeS2
S StanniteCu2FeSnS4
S StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Cl ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl Chlorapatite var. Hydroxyl-ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. GilbertiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
K Zinnwaldite
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca MoriniteNaCa2Al2(PO4)2(OH)F4 · 2H2O
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Chlorapatite var. Hydroxyl-ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl,OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Ti RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mn Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Mn StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Fe BarbosaliteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe Frondelite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Fe LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Fe MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Fe MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Fe Turquoise var. RashleighiteCu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Fe Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Fe StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Fe StrunziteMn2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Fe Zinnwaldite
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cu ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DigeniteCu9S5
Cu HentscheliteCuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2
Cu KuramiteCu3SnS4
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cu PlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Cu PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Cu Turquoise var. RashleighiteCu(Al,Fe)6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 5H2O
Cu StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cu StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Zn StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ArthuriteCuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SrStrontium
Sr GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn KuramiteCu3SnS4
Sn MawsoniteCu6Fe2SnS8
Sn StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sn StannoiditeCu6+Cu22+(Fe2+,Zn)3Sn2S12
Sn VarlamoffiteSn1-xFexO2-x(OH)
Sn Cassiterite var. Wood TinSnO2
CeCerium
Ce Florencite-(Ce)CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
TaTantalum
Ta Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
WTungsten
W CuprotungstiteCu2(WO4)(OH)2
W FerberiteFeWO4
W HübneriteMnWO4
W Qitianlingite(Fe,Mn)2(Nb,Ta)2WO10
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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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