Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK

mindat Locality ID: 14169
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14169.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gwinear-Gwithian, Cornwall, England, UK": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Carnhell Green
Copperhouse
Fraddam
Gwinear
Gwithian
Halancoose
Loggans
Nanterrow Mine (?)
Reawla
Rosewarne United Mines
Trenerth

Latitude: 50°11'9"N
Longitude: 5°21'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.185833333333,-5.3625

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Connellite	Copper	Diaspore	Fluorite	Kaolinite
Linarite	Malachite	Mixite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Philipsburgite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline

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 Au B Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Connellite Copper Diaspore Fluorite Kaolinite
Linarite Malachite Mixite Monazite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Philipsburgite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Skutterudite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenogoyazite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*	Liskeardite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*
Philipsburgite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	117669	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	117653	3419
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	117684	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	117663,117684	2734
Arsenogoyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	117684	21
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	8	117651,117653,117666,117669,117684,117685,117689,117690	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	117679	5509
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	1	117663	172
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	117653,117663	413
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	1	117669	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	117669	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	117669	1935
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	117684	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	117689	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	13	117651,117653,117662,117663,117664,117666,117669,117676,117681,117684,117686,117689,117690	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4	117652,117653,117666,117684	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	9	117652,117653,117664,117665,117666,117669,117684,117688,117689	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	117669	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	117658	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	117669	966
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	2	117678,117684	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	117653,117684,117685	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	117663	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	117663	175
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	117669,117678	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	117653,117689	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	117653	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	117653,117660,117666,117669,117672,117678	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	117684	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	117671	30554
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	117669	1689
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	117681	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	117663	987
Liskeardite ()*	None	(Al,Fe)₃₂(AsO₄)₁₈(OH)₄₂(H₂O)₂₂·52H₂O	1	117663	5
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	117658,117663,117669,117678	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	117663	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	117663	168
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	117684	945
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	117669	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	4	117659,117676,117687,117689	2994
Philipsburgite ()*	Philipsburgite	Cu₅Zn(AsO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	117663	31
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	1	117672	142
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	117663	477
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	2	117663,117666	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	117669	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	117652,117653,117664,117665,117666,117669,117684,117688,117689	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	117672	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	117653,117663,117664,117665,117666,117669,117681,117684,117686,117689,117690	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	117669,117684	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	117653	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	117663,117664,117666,117669	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	117669	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	117653,117660,117663,117669,117684	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	1	117662	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	117669	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	3	117653,117684,117685	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	4	117652,117666,117669,117684	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	117653,117663	5317
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	2	117666,117669	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	117669	2718

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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