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Scorodite from
Hemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine), Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK


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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite, etc.

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite, etc.

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
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Scorodite

Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Scorodite
Formula:Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Comments:Some of the best examples of scorodite have come from this mine over the years, and it looks set to produce further specimens when mining starts in 2012/13. Exceptional scorodite crystals have been found to about 1cm, more usual as blue to greenish druse of crystals lining cavities to many cms in the quartz veinstone.
Colour: bluish but may vary from pale leek-green to liver-brown, violet, or yellow.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz23
Pharmacosiderite19
Ferberite12
Goethite6
Wolframite Group5
Tourmaline5
- var Achroite1
Cassiterite3
Russellite2
Limonite2
Plumbogummite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scorodite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hemerdon Tungsten Mine (Drakelands Mine), Sparkwell, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (118 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9913:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scorodite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘVirtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘBedford Consols, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘRussell United Mine (incl. Wheal Russell), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘDrakewalls Mine, Drakewalls, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘSouth Bedford Mine (South Gunnislake Mine; in part: South Bedford and East Gunnislake Mine), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘOld Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBedford United Mine, Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘHingston Down Consols, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘPrince of Wales Mine (Wheal Pleasant), Harrowbarrow & Prince of Wales Mines (Calstock United Tin and Copper Mines), Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘHingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Weiß, Stefan (2000) Blauer Skorodit von Hemerdon: 'Specimen Mining' im Südwesten Englands [Blue scorodite from Hemerdon: 'Specimen mining' in southwest England]. Lapis, 25 (10). 34-40; 82
Moore, Thomas P. (2001) What's New in Minerals - Tucson Show 2001. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (3) 245-257
Bobos, Iuliu; Kloprogge, J. Theo; Brandão, Paula; Rocha, João; Vilarinho, Rui; Moreira, Joaquim Agostinho (2026) Al-Bearing Scorodite (Scorodite—Mansfieldite Series) from Hemerdon Ball Mine, Plympton, Tavistock District, Devon, United Kingdom: Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction, Chemistry and Vibrational Spectroscopy. Crystals, 16 (6). doi:10.3390/cryst16060381
 
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