Kerriack Cove, Portreath, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kerriack Cove | Cove |
| Portreath | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 16' 35'' North , 5° 15' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW677470
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Portreath | 963 (2017) | 2.7km |
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 3.4km |
| Mount Hawke | 1,511 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 5.5km |
| Saint Agnes | 2,820 (2014) | 5.7km |
At the northern end of Kerriack Cove cove, an E-W lode bearing quartz, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and galena was worked, principally for zinc, as part of the Wheal Lushington sett.
Towards the middle of the cove, an E-W trending mineralized fissure vein crops out at the base of the cliff. Carrying mainly sphalerite, pyrite, green chlorite and quartz, with minor galena and chalcopyrite, small vugs were also found to contain occasional cream-brown spherules of malhmoodite up to 0.15 mm in diameter.The brown colouration is due to iron staining.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Malhmoodite Formula: FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Malhmoodite | 8.CE.75 | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malhmoodite | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Malhmoodite | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Malhmoodite | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Malhmoodite | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Malhmoodite | FeZr(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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Kerriack Cove, Portreath, Cornwall, England, UK