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Locality Name:
Mendip, Somerset, England, UK

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

mindat Locality ID: 1616
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1616.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mendip, Somerset, England, UK": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Binegar
Blackdown Hill
Burrington Combe
Butleigh
Charterhouse
Churchill
Cranmore
Leigh-on-Mendip
Nunney
Priddy
Shipham
Stoke St Michael
Wells
Winscombe Area

Latitude: 51°14'17"N
Longitude: 2°32'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.238055555556,-2.5497222222222
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 Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteApatiteAragoniteAsisiteBaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeDundasiteEpidoteFluoriteFornacite
GadoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloroxiphite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Crednerite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferroceladonite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hedyphane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Kentrolite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)Mendipite  (*)Mereheadite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Nasonite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Parkinsonite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Plumbonacrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rickturnerite  (*)Rumseyite  (*)Saponite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Somersetite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Symesite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)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)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2602001121571470
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O260200112157146
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226020011215713092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2602003121571,121575,1215773250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22602004121571,121575,121577,1215835509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2602007121563,121571,121573,121575,121577,121585,12158611547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2112157583
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)22602001121571462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26020014121563,121565,121567,121568,121569,121571,121573,121575,121577,121579,121581,121583,121585,12158627770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11215851252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2602005121564,121568,121571,121575,1215774979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2260200112157127
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11215775707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22602002121571,12157727198
Chloroxiphite  (*)NonePb3CuO2Cl2(OH)22602004121568,121571,121575,1215778
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2602002121571,1215833531
Copper  (*)CopperCu2602002121571,1215833846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O162602001121571227
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl2260200112157154
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO22602003121571,121575,12157735
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O162602001121571599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2602002121571,1215832970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2602001121571498
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)42602004121568,121571,121575,12157757
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162602001121571300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602002121571,1215779895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)2602001121571220
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O260200112157197
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2121582,1215838173
Ferroceladonite  (*)MicaKFe2+Fe3+Si4O10(OH)2260200112157110
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23121573,121575,1215869617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)260200112157185
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2602006121568,121571,121575,121577,121579,12158624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2602008121565,121569,121571,121573,121575,121577,121585,1215867437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1121586717
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42602001121571350
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl260200112157148
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32602009121563,121565,121568,121569,121571,121573,121575,121577,12158514640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)22602004121568,121571,121575,121577201
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2602001121571341
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)2602002121571,12157722
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2121582,1215831271
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)260200112157149
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2602001121571581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22602005121568,121571,121575,121577,12158312537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)2602004121568,121571,121575,121577770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211215635674
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)2602002121571,12157722
Mendipite  (*)NonePb3O2Cl22602004121568,121571,121575,12157717
Mereheadite  (*)NonePb47O24(OH)13Cl25(BO3)2(CO3)26020011215714
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2602003121571,121575,1215771107
Nasonite  (*)NoneCa4Pb6(Si2O7)3Cl226020011215716
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)2602002121571,12157546
Parkinsonite  (*)AsisitePb7MoO9Cl226020011215713
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO22602002121571,121577158
Plumbonacrite  (*)NonePb5(CO3)3O(OH)2260200112157113
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22602004121571,121573,121575,12158639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22602003121571,121575,1215773106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3121564,121568,1215771725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22602008121565,121569,121571,121575,121577,121585,121586,12158761156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2602002121571,1215771711
Rickturnerite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl326020011215712
Rumseyite  (*)None[Pb2OF]Cl26020011215711
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O2602001121571301
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2602001121571241
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11215792473
Somersetite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb8O(OH)4(CO3)526020011215711
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4121563,121573,121575,12158621482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)2121565,121585589
Symesite  (*)NonePb10(SO4)O7Cl4·H2O26020011215711
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311215775317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl2602001121571605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42602002121571,1215771655
Yeomanite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2O(OH)Cl26020011215712


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
R050669Mendip, Somerset, England, UKhttps://rruff.info/R050669
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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