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Locality Name:
Somerset, England, UK

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

mindat Locality ID: 18307
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18307.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Somerset, England, UK": 133
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 80

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Brendon Hills
Mendip
Netttlecombe
Porlock Weir
Sedgemoor
Somerset West And Taunton
South Somerset

Latitude: 51°7'23"N
Longitude: 3°2'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.123055555556,-3.0355555555556
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 Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteAsisiteAtelestiteBaryte
BismutiteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCoronadite
CorundumDiasporeDigeniteDundasiteEpidoteFluoriteFornaciteGadoliniteGypsumKobellite
LepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePerovskitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtziteZircon

97 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Atelestite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chloroxiphite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Cotunnite  (*)Crednerite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Dundasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferroceladonite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)
Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hedyphane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kentrolite  (*)Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Laurionite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)Mendipite  (*)Mereheadite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Nasonite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Parkinsonite  (*)
Plattnerite  (*)Plumbonacrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Redgillite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rickturnerite  (*)Rumseyite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Saponite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Somersetite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Symesite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Witherite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Yeomanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2121637,1216501627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211216012162
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)226020011215713092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2602004121571,121575,121577,1215993250
Atelestite  (*)AtelestiteBi2O(AsO4)(OH)112164247
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22602009121571,121575,121577,121583,121593,121595,121601,121608,1216135509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)26020019121563,121571,121573,121575,121577,121585,121586,121590,121595,121601,121602,121611,121612,121613,121637,121642,121653,121655,12165611547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2112157583
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1121642716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43121598,121629,1216425516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63121613,121629,1216421633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)22602001121571462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26020032121563,121565,121567,121568,121569,121571,121573,121575,121577,121579,121581,121583,121585,121586,121590,121595,121601,121602,121604,121605,121611,121612,121613,121629,121637,121643,121646,121648,121652,121655,121656,12165927770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)5121585,121637,121653,121655,1216561252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2602006121564,121568,121571,121575,121577,1216044979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2260200112157127
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7121577,121595,121601,121613,121629,121642,1216485707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226020011121571,121577,121595,121601,121602,121604,121613,121623,121629,121642,12164827198
Chloroxiphite  (*)NonePb3CuO2Cl2(OH)22602004121568,121571,121575,1215778
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2602003121571,121583,1216423531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1121642295
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 groupCu2O2602004121571,121583,121601,1216422970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)2602001121571498
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)42602005121568,121571,121575,121577,12160457
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11216011027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162602002121571,121601300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602003121571,121577,1216469895
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  (*)FluoriteCaF24121573,121575,121586,1216029617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)260200112157185
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2602007121568,121571,121575,121577,121579,121586,12160424243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41121621192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26020024121565,121569,121571,121573,121575,121577,121585,121586,121589,121601,121615,121617,121618,121619,121620,121621,121623,121628,121629,121639,121642,121643,121646,1216597437
Graphite  (*)NoneC11215952812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1121586717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5121637,121652,121653,121654,1216566890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O42602001121571350
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl260200112157148
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326020026121563,121565,121568,121569,121571,121573,121575,121577,121585,121589,121590,121601,121602,121612,121613,121615,121617,121618,121619,121620,121623,121628,121629,121639,121643,12164614640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)22602005121568,121571,121575,121577,121604201
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2602001121571341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311216015433
Kentrolite  (*)NonePb2Mn3+2O2(Si2O7)2602002121571,12157722
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3121613,121629,121642593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2121582,1215831271
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)260200112157149
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2602001121571581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4112160114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226020014121568,121571,121575,121577,121583,121595,121598,121601,121604,121608,121613,121629,121642,12164812537
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
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61121652254
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1121656306
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)2602002121571,12157546
Parkinsonite  (*)AsisitePb7MoO9Cl226020011215713
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO22602002121571,121577158
Plumbonacrite  (*)NonePb5(CO3)3O(OH)2260200112157113
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226020012121571,121573,121575,121586,121602,121604,121629,121637,121642,121652,121655,12165639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22602005121571,121575,121577,121590,1216133106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl4121564,121568,121577,1216421725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226020023121565,121569,121571,121575,121577,121585,121586,121587,121589,121590,121601,121602,121603,121611,121615,121617,121618,121619,121620,121621,121623,121642,12164361156
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O112162945
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2602003121571,121577,1216041711
Rickturnerite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb7O4[Mg(OH)4](OH)Cl326020011215712
Rumseyite  (*)None[Pb2OF]Cl26020011215711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211216015614
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O2602001121571301
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O2602001121571241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)9121589,121618,121619,121621,121623,121629,121642,121643,1216486417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11215792473
Somersetite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb8O(OH)4(CO3)526020011215711
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5121563,121573,121575,121586,12163721482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)6121565,121585,121637,121652,121655,121656589
Symesite  (*)NonePb10(SO4)O7Cl4·H2O26020011215711
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311215775317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl2602001121571605
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)2121637,121656251
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS31121642297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42602003121571,121577,1216041655
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8112160170
Yeomanite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2O(OH)Cl26020011215712
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11216015251


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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