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Locality Name:
Chywoon Quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK


mindat Locality ID: 11525
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11525.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 50°10'7"N
Longitude: 5°9'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.168611111111,-5.1538888888889
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 U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si U Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteAutuniteCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSphaleriteTourmaline

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)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)08803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O60289
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059


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