Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 292.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 265

mindat Locality ID: 240639
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-240639.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

None	Rutile

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: O Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
None Rutile

1 IMA Minerals at location:

Cassiterite ()*

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
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	292.2	265	0		5171

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Lucy_124	283	265	274 ± 9	K/Ar	Previous K/Ar determination	muscovite	Muscovite	240639	Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK	Bodmin Moor Granite	Bray and Spooner (1983)	10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15	EG78_1064	Age determined from one muscovite sample from Bodmin Moor Granite
Lucy_125	287	275	281 ± 6	K/Ar	Previous K/Ar determination	biotite		240639	Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK	Bodmin Moor Granite	Bray and Spooner (1983)	10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15	EG78_1064	Arithmetic mean of 2 biotite samples from Bodmin Moor Granite
Lucy_191	292.2	290.6	291.4 ± 0.8	U/Pb	Age of the Bodmin Granite	monazite		240639	Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK	Bodmin Moor Granite	Bouchez et al (2006)	10.1144/0016-764905-104	JSGL163_607	Most recent isotope age quoted
Lucy_192	288	286.2	287.1 ± 0.9	Ar/Ar	Age of the Bodmin Granite	muscovite	Muscovite	240639	Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK	Bodmin Moor Granite	Bouchez et al (2006)	10.1144/0016-764905-104	JSGL163_607	Most recent isotope age quoted
Lucy_206	290	290	290	K-Ar	Locality unknown. Previous age stated.	biotite		240639	Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK	Bodmin Granite	Miller et al (1964)	10.1002/gj.3350040109	GJ4_105	Isotopic ages on the granites and associated rocks of South-West England, data of previous workers (in m.yrs)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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