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Parkinsonite from
Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK


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Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
02327120017456215637174.jpg
Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
04198300017465588317916.jpg
Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
01012440017271999469478.jpg
Parkinsonite

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Parkinsonite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Parkinsonite
Formula:Pb7MoO9Cl2
Comments:A very rare minor constituent of the oxychloride suite at Merehead. Only found in #1 vein and always occurs embedded in mendipite.
Habit:minute areas of granular material
Colour:red, dark red, black
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mendipite15
Chloroxiphite6
Mereheadite6
Aragonite4
- var Lead-bearing Aragonite4
Diaboleite3
Calcite3
Manganese Oxides3
Paralaurionite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Parkinsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:19185
Long-form Identifier:1:3:19185:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Parkinsonite
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘWesley Mine, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England, UK
References
Mineralogical Magazine: 58:59-68.
Welch, Mark D., Schofield, Paul F., Cressey, Gordon, Stanley, Chris J. (1996) Cation ordering in lead-molybdenum-vanadium oxychlorides. American Mineralogist, 81 (11) 1350-1359 doi:10.2138/am-1996-11-1207
Lepore, G. O., Welch, M. D. (2010) The crystal structure of parkinsonite, nominally Pb7MoO9Cl2: a naturally occurring Aurivillius phase. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (2) 269-275 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.2.269
Turner, Rick, Rumsey, Michael S. (2010) The minerals of the Mendip Hills and their relationships. Journal of the Russell Society, 13. 3-46
 
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