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Locality Name:
Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 286.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 285.7

mindat Locality ID: 18515
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18515.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK": 67
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 49

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Barripper
Beacon
Camborne Consols
Camborne Vean Mine (incl. New Dolcoath Mine)
De Dunstanville Mines
Dolcoath Mine
Killivose
New Wheal Seton
North Roskear
South Roskear Group (Pendarves Consols)
Stray Park Mine
Treswithian
Treswithian Downs
Troon
Tuckingmill
West Stray Park Mine (Wheal Nancy)
West Wheal Seton

Latitude: 50°12'48"N
Longitude: 5°17'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.213333333333,-5.2969444444444

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Axinite
Baryte	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Connellite
Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Domeykite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Humboldtine	Hydrotalcite	Johannite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Woodwardite	Zippeite
Zircon

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 B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Axinite
Baryte Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Connellite
Copiapite Copper Corundum Diaspore Domeykite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Humboldtine Hydrotalcite Johannite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Oxalate Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Skutterudite Sphalerite Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Vivianite Wollastonite Woodwardite Zippeite
Zircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anatase ()*
Andalusite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Churchite-(Y) ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Erythrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Humboldtine ()*	Johannite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Woodwardite ()*	Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	286.7	285.7	1	117315	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	286.7	285.7	3	117314,117315,117328	3419
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	286.7	285.7	1	117315	50
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	286.7	285.7	1	117315	272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	117301,117303	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	286.7	285.7	1	117319	1310
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	286.7	285.7	1	117315	445
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	286.7	285.7	2	117315,117319	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	286.7	285.7	1	117315	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	286.7	285.7	15	117300,117301,117303,117308,117309,117315,117319,117324,117326,117328,117330,117333,117338,117355,117362	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	286.7	285.7	1	117319	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	117303	1272
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	286.7	285.7	1	117315	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	286.7	285.7	2	117315,117348	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	117324	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	286.7	285.7	1	117315	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	286.7	285.7	3	117301,117303,117315	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	286.7	285.7	3	117309,117315,117324	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			3	117303,117353,117355	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	117303	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	286.7	285.7	3	117303,117315,117333	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	286.7	285.7	28	117297,117300,117301,117303,117304,117305,117306,117307,117308,117309,117310,117315,117317,117319,117322,117324,117325,117328,117330,117333,117336,117349,117352,117353,117355,117357,117361,117362	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	286.7	285.7	8	117301,117303,117309,117315,117324,117336,117348,117355	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			1	117303	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	286.7	285.7	27	117301,117303,117305,117307,117309,117312,117315,117319,117322,117324,117326,117328,117329,117330,117332,117333,117334,117335,117336,117338,117343,117351,117352,117353,117355,117356,117362	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	286.7	285.7	2	117297,117315	1382
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	117324	70
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	286.7	285.7	1	117315	966
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			3	117303,117324,117353	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	286.7	285.7	6	117301,117303,117315,117324,117352,117355	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	286.7	285.7	9	117301,117303,117304,117315,117324,117352,117353,117354,117355	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	286.7	285.7	2	117315,117328	9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As			1	117301	73
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	117358	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	286.7	285.7	1	117315	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	286.7	285.7	1	117315	814
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	117324	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	286.7	285.7	13	117301,117303,117304,117309,117315,117319,117328,117329,117330,117335,117348,117356,117362	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	286.7	285.7	8	117297,117312,117315,117328,117329,117338,117341,117343	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			4	117303,117309,117324,117336	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	117358	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	117358	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	286.7	285.7	5	117309,117315,117319,117324,117336	14640
Humboldtine ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Fe²⁺(C₂O₄)·2H₂O			1	117324	27
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	286.7	285.7	1	117315	69
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	117324	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	286.7	285.7	4	117303,117315,117324,117353	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)			1	117304	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	286.7	285.7	6	117303,117304,117315,117324,117353,117355	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	117303	443
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	117329	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	286.7	285.7	1	117315	17380
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	286.7	285.7	1	117315	176
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	117324	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			3	117328,117334,117354	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	286.7	285.7	1	117315	2349
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O			1	117303	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			2	117324,117353	428
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	286.7	285.7	1	117315	140
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			2	117303,117304	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	286.7	285.7	2	117297,117315	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	286.7	285.7	14	117301,117303,117308,117309,117312,117315,117319,117330,117333,117336,117342,117352,117355,117362	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	286.7	285.7	1	117319	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	286.7	285.7	24	117301,117303,117306,117309,117312,117315,117319,117322,117324,117325,117326,117327,117328,117329,117330,117332,117333,117336,117338,117351,117352,117353,117355,117362	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	286.7	285.7	1	117319	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	286.7	285.7	3	117309,117315,117336	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	117324	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	286.7	285.7	4	117315,117316,117317,117324	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	286.7	285.7	2	117297,117315	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	286.7	285.7	1	117315	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	286.7	285.7	12	117301,117303,117312,117315,117319,117328,117329,117330,117333,117338,117343,117362	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	286.7	285.7	1	117319	668
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	286.7	285.7	1	117315	3418
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	286.7	285.7	4	117301,117315,117328,117348	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	286.7	285.7	2	117301,117315	1101
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			2	117301,117303	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			2	117301,117303	1006
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	117303	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	286.7	285.7	1	117315	2718
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	117328	1247
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)			1	117324	57
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	286.7	285.7	1	117315	175

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Lucy_189	286.7	285.7	286.2 ± 0.5		Correlation isochron age is interpreted as that of the hydrolytic alteration and hence of the main-stage cassiterite-tourmaline mineralisation.		muscovite	CORN-56			Muscovite			975	Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK	Dolcoath South Lode, South Crofty	Chen et al (1993)	10.1144/gsjgs.150.6.1183	JGSL150_1183	Muscovites from the alteration envelope of Dolcoath South Lode displays evidence of a later overprint

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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