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Locality Name:
Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 1618
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1618.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 51°11'44"N
Longitude: 2°26'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.195555555556,-2.4363888888889
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteApatiteAragoniteAsisiteBaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeDundasiteFornaciteGadoliniteLepidocrociteMalachite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSepiolite
Smectite-vermiculiteSpinel

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloroxiphite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Cotunnite  (*)Crednerite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dundasite  (*)
Ferroceladonite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hedyphane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Kentrolite  (*)
Laurionite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)
Mendipite  (*)Mereheadite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Nasonite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)
Parkinsonite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbonacrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rickturnerite  (*)Rumseyite  (*)Saponite  (*)
Sepiolite  (*)Somersetite  (*)Symesite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Yeomanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2602000470
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O260200046
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226020003092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)26020003250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)226020005509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)260200011547
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)22602000462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260200027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26020004979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2260200027
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260200027198
Chloroxiphite  (*)NonePb3CuO2Cl2(OH)226020008
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O26020003531
Copper  (*)CopperCu26020003846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O162602000227
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl2260200054
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2260200035
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O162602000599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O26020002970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2602000498
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)4260200057
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162602000300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226020009895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)2602000220
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O260200097
Ferroceladonite  (*)MicaKFe2+Fe3+Si4O10(OH)2260200010
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)260200085
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260200024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26020007437
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42602000350
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl260200048
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260200014640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)22602000201
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2602000341
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)260200022
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)260200049
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2602000581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260200012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)2602000770
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)260200022
Mendipite  (*)NonePb3O2Cl2260200017
Mereheadite  (*)NonePb47O24(OH)13Cl25(BO3)2(CO3)26020004
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl26020001107
Nasonite  (*)NoneCa4Pb6(Si2O7)3Cl226020006
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)260200046
Parkinsonite  (*)AsisitePb7MoO9Cl226020003
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO22602000158
Plumbonacrite  (*)NonePb5(CO3)3O(OH)2260200013
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260200039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO226020003106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260200061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)26020001711
Rickturnerite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl326020002
Rumseyite  (*)None[Pb2OF]Cl26020001
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O2602000301
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2602000241
Somersetite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb8O(OH)4(CO3)526020001
Symesite  (*)NonePb10(SO4)O7Cl4·H2O26020001
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl2602000605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO426020001655
Yeomanite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2O(OH)Cl26020002


1 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
Mo-00011260200 Pb-Pb     Parkinsonite, WulfeniteMo1618Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK Moorbath (1962)10.1098/rsta.1962.0001PTRSL254_295 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060267Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UKhttps://rruff.info/R060267
R130567Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UKhttps://rruff.info/R130567
R130568Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UKhttps://rruff.info/R130568

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