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Locality Name:
Wheal Maudlin (Wheal Mawdlin; Wheal Magdalen), Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK


mindat Locality ID: 1031
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1031.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wheal Maudlin (Wheal Mawdlin; Wheal Magdalen), Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°25'45"N
Longitude: 4°41'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.429166666667,-4.6977777777778
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: As C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O P S Si Sn W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O P S Si Sn W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCovelliteFluoriteMelanterite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphalerite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cronstedtite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cronstedtite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4054
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO01101
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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