Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK

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

mindat Locality ID: 216156
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216156.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Cligga Head
East Wheal Leisure
Ligger Bay (Perran Bay)
North Wheal Leisure (Wheal Catherine)
Perran St George And Droskyn Mines
Reen Wollas Mine
Susan Tregay's Droke
Wheal Leisure (Great Wheal Leisure)
Wheal Ramoth

Latitude: 50°20'37"N
Longitude: 5°9'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.343611111111,-5.1538888888889

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.

Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Atacamite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Childrenite
Clay	Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite
Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Topaz	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: Al As Au Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Arthurite Atacamite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Childrenite
Clay Columbite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Löllingite Lepidocrocite
Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Sulphur Topaz Vivianite

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Arthurite ()*	Auriacusite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Botallackite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Childrenite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Devilline ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrokësterite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Langite ()*
Lavendulan ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Malachite ()*
Metazeunerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natropharmacosiderite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Paratacamite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scorodite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*
Stolzite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*	Topaz ()*	Varlamoffite ()*

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
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	359	252	1	118174	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	359	252	2	118174,118175	1310
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	359	252	3	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
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
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	359	252	7	118174,118175,118180,118181,118183,118184,118188	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	118180	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	359	252	4	118175,118180,118184,118187	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	359	252	8	118174,118175,118180,118181,118183,118184,118187,118188	27198
Childrenite ()*	Childrenite	Fe²⁺Al(PO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	118188	93
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	359	252	3	118174,118175,118180	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	359	252	2	118175,118180	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	359	252	1	118175	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	359	252	2	118175,118180	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	118180	366
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
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	118180,118183,118184,118188	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	359	252	3	118175,118177,118180	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	118180	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	359	252	2	118174,118177	14640
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	359	252	1	118175	82
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	118180	593
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	359	252	1	118175	149
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	118180	581
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	359	252	1	118174	234
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	359	252	1	118175	762
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	118180,118187,118188	12537
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	359	252	1	118175	182
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	359	252	2	118174,118175	5800
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	2	118174,118175	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	359	252	1	118174	326
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	359	252	6	118174,118180,118181,118184,118187,118188	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	359	252	9	118174,118175,118177,118180,118181,118183,118184,118187,118188	61156
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	359	252	2	118174,118175	1153
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	118180	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	359	252	5	118175,118180,118181,118184,118187	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
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	118188	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			3	118180,118184,118187	1101
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	359	252	2	118174,118183	1476
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	359	252	2	118174,118175	56

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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