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Locality Name:
Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 359
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 19247
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19247.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK": 80
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 55

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Bolingey
Budnick Consols
Callestock (Callestick)
Goonhavern
Hendra Croft
Marazanvose
Penhale Point
Penhale Sands
Penhallow
Perran Consols
Perran Iron Lode (Great Perran Iron Lode)
Perrancoombe
Perranporth
Perranwell
Peru Mine
Reen Sands
Ventongimps
Wheal Cubert (Cubert United Mine)

Latitude: 50°20'42"N
Longitude: 5°7'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.345,-5.1288888888889

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	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite
Atacamite	Baryte	Beraunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Childrenite	Clay
Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Dundasite	Fluorite
Gypsum	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Strunzite	Sulphur	Topaz
Tourmaline	Vivianite

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Arthurite
Atacamite Baryte Beraunite Brochantite Calcite Carminite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Childrenite Clay
Columbite Connellite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Dundasite Fluorite
Gypsum Löllingite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Phosphosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Strunzite Sulphur Topaz
Tourmaline Vivianite

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Arthurite ()*
Auriacusite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beraunite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botallackite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carminite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Childrenite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Corkite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diadochite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Eleonorite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferberite ()*
Ferrokësterite ()*	Ferrostrunzite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*	Lavendulan ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Metazeunerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natropharmacosiderite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phosgenite ()*
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stannoidite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Strengite ()*	Strunzite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tenorite ()*	Topaz ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*	Vivianite ()*
Whitmoreite ()*

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			2	118168,118197	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	118165	3419
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O			1	118164	63
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	359	252	1	118174	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	359	252	2	118174,118175	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	118143	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	118168	3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	118144	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	359	252	7	118133,118153,118156,118168,118174,118175,118181	9052
Arthurite ()*	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	359	252	1	118174	35
Auriacusite ()*	Andalusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	359	252	1	118174	6
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	118180	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	118164,118197	11547
Beraunite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	118164	136
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	359	252	1	118174	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	359	252	1	118174	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	359	252	3	118174,118180,118184	5516
Botallackite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	359	252	3	118174,118175,118180	49
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	359	252	3	118174,118175,118180	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	118162,118168	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	118164	178
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	359	252	12	118121,118124,118125,118143,118160,118174,118175,118180,118181,118183,118184,118188	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			5	118133,118146,118148,118164,118197	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	118163,118180	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	359	252	6	118124,118175,118180,118184,118187,118197	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	359	252	16	118119,118124,118138,118143,118148,118163,118165,118170,118174,118175,118180,118181,118183,118184,118187,118188	27198
Childrenite ()*	Childrenite	Fe²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	118188	93
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	118197	1382
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	359	252	3	118174,118175,118180	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	359	252	2	118175,118180	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	118164	151
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	359	252	1	118175	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	359	252	3	118168,118175,118180	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	118180	366
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O			1	118164	81
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	118169,118197	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	118164	97
Eleonorite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	118164	51
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	359	252	1	118175	814
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	359	252	1	118175	551
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	359	252	1	118175	13
Ferrostrunzite ()*	Strunzite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	118164	19
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			3	118149,118164,118168	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			4	118146,118148,118164,118190	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			35	118119,118124,118125,118127,118128,118130,118131,118133,118134,118135,118138,118140,118141,118143,118144,118146,118148,118149,118153,118154,118155,118156,118157,118163,118164,118165,118166,118168,118170,118180,118183,118184,118188,118195,118197	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	359	252	9	118125,118148,118164,118168,118170,118175,118177,118180,118197	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	118180	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	118164	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	118165	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	359	252	6	118140,118164,118168,118174,118177,118197	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	118164,118197	2228
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	359	252	1	118175	82
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)			1	118164	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	118180	593
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	359	252	1	118175	149
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	118197	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			4	118164,118165,118168,118180	581
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	359	252	1	118174	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			3	118148,118168,118197	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	359	252	1	118175	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	118162	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			5	118148,118168,118180,118187,118188	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	118197	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	118163,118164,118197	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	118163	915
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	359	252	1	118175	182
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	359	252	2	118174,118175	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			2	118165,118170	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	281	269	1	118174	17380
Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	NaFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·4H₂O	359	252	1	118174	13
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	359	252	1	118174	492
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	359	252	1	118175	158
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	359	252	3	118168,118174,118175	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	359	252	1	118174	326
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			2	118146,118164	142
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl			1	118197	71
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	118164	182
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	118138	170
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	118168	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	359	252	26	118119,118121,118123,118124,118131,118133,118140,118141,118144,118148,118153,118155,118163,118164,118165,118166,118168,118170,118174,118180,118181,118184,118187,118188,118190,118195	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			4	118138,118146,118168,118197	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	359	252	30	118123,118124,118134,118140,118143,118144,118146,118148,118153,118155,118156,118158,118160,118163,118164,118165,118168,118170,118174,118175,118177,118180,118181,118183,118184,118187,118188,118190,118195,118197	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅			1	118164	206
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	118124	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	359	252	3	118168,118174,118175	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			8	118138,118148,118163,118164,118167,118168,118170,118195	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			6	118146,118163,118165,118168,118170,118197	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	118180	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	359	252	29	118119,118121,118124,118133,118134,118135,118138,118140,118141,118143,118144,118148,118153,118154,118155,118156,118163,118164,118165,118166,118168,118170,118175,118180,118181,118184,118187,118195,118197	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	359	252	1	118175	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	359	252	1	118175	80
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	359	252	1	118175	156
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	118164	263
Strunzite ()*	Strunzite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	118164	98
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			3	118153,118164,118188	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			3	118180,118184,118187	1101
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	359	252	2	118174,118183	1476
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	118197	605
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	359	252	2	118174,118175	56
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	118162	636
Whitmoreite ()*	Arthurite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	118164	36

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Lucy_057	275.9	266.9	271.4 ± 4.5	Rb-Sr	Age of the primary granite micas and the hydrothermal greisen muscovite	whole rock			1114	Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK	Cligga Head	Bray et al. (1983)	10.2113/gsecongeo.78.6.1064	EG78_1064
Lucy_058	281	269	275 ± 6	K-Ar		muscovite	CH/1	Muscovite	1114	Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK	Cligga Head	LeBoutillier et al. (2003)		GSWE10_403
Lucy_133	281	269	275 ± 6	K/Ar	Previous K/Ar determination				1114	Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK	Cligga Head	Bray and Spooner (1983)	10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15	EG78_1064
Lucy_066	359	252	Permo-Carboniferous						1115	Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK	Cligga Head	Kissin and De Alton (1989)		CM27_673

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080012	Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK	https://rruff.info/R080012
R060870	Cligga Mine, Cligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK	https://rruff.info/R060870

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