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Locality Name:
Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 295
Youngest recorded age at locality: 276

mindat Locality ID: 1068
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1068.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Antron Hill
Chywoon Quarry
Halvosso Quarry (Halvasso Quarry; Kessel Downs Quarry)

Latitude: 50°9'51"N
Longitude: 5°9'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.164166666667,-5.1530555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be F Fe O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBerylCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluorite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelTopaz
Tourmaline

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stokesite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2117938,1179398803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211179392162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11179389052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11179381272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22117938,117939606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1829527604286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111793827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211179395171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61117938518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61117938289
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2117938,1179392740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22117938,1179399617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111793814640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11179381271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4295276014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11179384924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211179385800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22117938,11793917380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2117938,1179392349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22117938,11793939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22117938,11793961156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2117938,1179392705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2117938,11793921482
Stokesite  (*)NoneCaSnSi3O9·2H2O111793921
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F229527601476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11179381059


4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Lucy_023294276285 ± 9Rb-Sr dataAge granite intruded C 3, C 4, C 5    260359Carnsew Quarries, Antron Hill, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UKCarnsew QuarryDarbyshire et al. (1985)10.1144/gsjgs.142.6.1159JGSL142_1159 
Lucy_168295290295 - 290Pb-U/Pb-PbRange of ages given with 206Pb/238U, 207Pb/235U and 207Pb/206Pb.whole rockCORN-229 (5,6,7)    260359Carnsew Quarries, Antron Hill, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UKCarnsew QuarryChen et al (1993)10.1144/gsjgs.150.6.1183JGSL150_1183Analytical data for igneous monazites with sample and (analysis) numbers
Lucy_169290.8289289.9 ± 0.940Ar-39ArIntergrated age of Cornubian BatholithmuscoviteCORN-229  Muscovite  260359Carnsew Quarries, Antron Hill, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UKCarnsew QuarryChen et al (1993)10.1144/gsjgs.150.6.1183JGSL150_1183Analytical data for micas
Lucy_170290.5288.3289.4 ± 1.140Ar-39ArIntergrated age of Cornubian BatholithbiotiteCORN-229    260359Carnsew Quarries, Antron Hill, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UKCarnsew QuarryChen et al (1993)10.1144/gsjgs.150.6.1183JGSL150_1183Analytical data for micas

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