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Locality Name:
Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 293
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 1521
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1521.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°33'31"N
Longitude: 4°3'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.558611111111,-4.0527777777778
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 Au Ca Cu F Fe H K O P Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ca Cu F Fe H K O P Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteClayCopperDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylite
Quartz

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Annite  (*)Autunite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phurcalite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO229326002162
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22932600356
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O29326001272
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF229326009617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29326007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu293260030554
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2293260017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)29326002349
Phurcalite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·7H2O293260020
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2293260061156
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O29326001059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO229326002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2932600890


6 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_040a281279280 ± 1Rb-SrPreferred Age determined in study E 38425, E 38426, E 38427, E 38429, E 38430, E 420 Yes  1620Devon, England, UKDartmoor GraniteDarbyshire et al. (1985)10.1144/gsjgs.142.6.1159JGSL142_1159 
Lucy_040b280280280Rb-SrPreliminary examindation yields age of Dartmoor as the second episode of Hercynian Magmatism.   Yes  1620Devon, England, UKDartmoor GraniteDarbyshire et al. (1985)10.1144/gsjgs.142.6.1159JGSL142_1159Statistically acceptable whole rock and/or mineral isochrons were obtained for each of the granites studies and a preliminary inspection of the tata may suggst several episodes of of Hercynian magmatism in SW England. The first, c.. 290 generated the Carnmenellis, Bodmin and St Austell granites and was succeeded some 10 Ma by the Dartmoor grantie, and finally the intrusion of the Land's End granite at 270 Ma. The emplacement of the porphyry dyke and the main phase of mineralization, would then be closely associated with the second and third magmatic episodes. However more detailed examintation of the data and comparison with other work reveals certain major discrepencies in the hypothesis.
Lucy_040c288274281 ± 7K-ArPrevious age stated for the Dartmoor Granite   Yes  1620Devon, England, UKDartmoor GraniteDarbyshire et al. (1985)10.1144/gsjgs.142.6.1159JGSL142_1159In complete aggreement with the plateau ages of the 282 Ma for the Coombestone Tor and Gidleigh Tor.
Lucy_046281279280 ± 1Rb-SrAge granite intruded E 38431, E38432, E 38433, E38435, E 38436    1521Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UKMerrivale QuarryDarbyshire et al. (1985)10.1144/gsjgs.142.6.1159JGSL142_1159 
Lucy_199270260265 ± 5K-ArPrevious stated isotopic agebiotite     1521Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UKMerrivale QuarryMiller et al (1964)10.1002/gj.3350040109GJ4_105Isotopic ages on the granites and associated rocks of South-West England, data of previous workers (in m.yrs)
Lucy_200293277285 ± 8Rb-SrPrevious stated isotopic agebiotite     1521Merrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UKMerrivale QuarryMiller et al (1964)10.1002/gj.3350040109GJ4_105Isotopic ages on the granites and associated rocks of South-West England, data of previous workers (in m.yrs)

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