Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Leicestershire, England, UK

mindat Locality ID: 23690
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23690.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leicestershire, England, UK": 55
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Blaby
Charnwood
Harborough
Hinckley And Bosworth
Leicester
Melton
North West Leicestershire
Oadby And Wigston

Latitude: 52°39'5"N
Longitude: 1°13'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.651388888889,-1.2319444444444

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	Adelite	Allophane	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Domeykite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Prehnite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Topaz	Tyrolite	Vivianite	Volborthite	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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite
Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Domeykite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Iron Kaolinite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Prehnite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite
Titanite Topaz Tyrolite Vivianite Volborthite Zircon

92 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Algodonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bobkingite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Coffinite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Parnauite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Spionkopite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Taenite ()*
Tangeite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrataenite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Torbernite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Vésigniéite ()*	Volborthite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Yarrowite ()*	Zálesíite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	120969	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	120966	8803
Algodonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu_1-xAs_x (x ≈ 0.15)	1	120969	41
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	2	120942,120945	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	120954	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	120978	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	120969,120978	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	120962,120969,120980	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	120969,120982,120983,120988,120992	11547
Bobkingite ()*	None	Cu₅Cl₂(OH)₈·2H₂O	1	120969	3
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	120962,120969	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	120969	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	14	120942,120953,120954,120961,120962,120969,120978,120980,120982,120983,120986,120988,120990,120992	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	2	120950,120972	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	120969,120983	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	120962,120969,120980	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	120969	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	7	120942,120962,120969,120980,120982,120983,120988	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	120966	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	120966	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	120969	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	120969	43
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	120992	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	120954	1025
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1	120972	566
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	120969	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	120962,120969,120980	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	120969	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	120969,120980	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	120969	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	120966	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	2	120969,120972	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	8	120942,120962,120969,120978,120982,120988,120990,120992	9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As	1	120969	73
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	120954,120969	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	120972	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	120942	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	120942,120962,120982,120983,120988	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	120942,120969,120983	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	120980,120992	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6	120953,120972,120973,120974,120980,120994	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	120962,120969,120978,120980,120983,120985,120986,120990,120992	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	120988	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	120966	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	120966	1089
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	2	120942,120948	1271
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	1	120972	149
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	120969	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	120954	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	7	120961,120962,120969,120972,120980,120982,120983	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	120983	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	120942,120954	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	3	120962,120969,120992	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	120992	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	120958	112
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	120969	492
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1	120946	306
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	1	120969	105
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	120942	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	10	120942,120954,120962,120969,120978,120980,120983,120985,120986,120994	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	3	120942,120969,120992	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	120969	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	120954	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	120942,120958,120962,120969,120980,120983,120992	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	120954	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	120978,120986	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	120969	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	120988	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	1	120969	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	120969,120978,120982,120983,120988	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	120966	1934
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	1	120969	73
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	1	120969	90
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	1	120953	589
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	120966	703
Tangeite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(VO₄)(OH)	3	120969,120973,120974	60
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	120969	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	120983	5317
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi	1	120966	116
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	120954	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	120954	1476
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	120969	1059
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	120966	1044
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	1	120969	245
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	2	120962,120969	605
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂	3	120962,120969,120980	46
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	5	120962,120969,120973,120974,120980	155
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	120982	1655
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈	1	120969	70
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	120962,120969	84
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	120954	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	120954	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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