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Locality Name:
Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK


mindat Locality ID: 241015
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241015.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fraddon, St Enoder, Cornwall, England, UK": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Benallack And Trewheala Mine
Mellangoose & Wheal Benallack China Clay Works
Mellangoose Quarry
Penhale Moor Mine (Penhale And Barton Mine)
Wheal Edith
Wheal Remfry (Wheal Remfrey) China Clay Pit

Latitude: 50°22'38"N
Longitude: 4°55'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.377222222222,-4.9266666666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 B Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sn Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousArsenopyriteBismutiteClayCorundumFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileTopazTourmalineTurquoiseWavellite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Wavellite  (*)Waylandite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211186202162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11186189052
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1118620716
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22118618,1186205171
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1118620648
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22118617,1186209617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32118615,11861914640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42118619,1186205591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111862017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11186202994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11186172349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111861839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22118618,11862061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211186205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11186202705
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211186201476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11186201059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1118620484
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1118620374
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6111862031


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