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Locality Name:
Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK


mindat Locality ID: 1042
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1042.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Greystones Quarry, Lezant, Cornwall, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°36'5"N
Longitude: 4°18'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.601388888889,-4.3133333333333
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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeDundasiteFeldsparHarmotome
LinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWollastonite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crocoite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Elyite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schmiederite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O70450
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)20101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)081
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)0378
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S160300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O097
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O085
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O0290
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)20201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)601066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)20265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS01066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)0362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O0309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)0969
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schmiederite  (*)LinariteCu2Pb2(Se4+O3)(Se6+O4)(OH)4013
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl0605
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)063
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


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