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Locality Name:
Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK

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

mindat Locality ID: 24558
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24558.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Clitters United Mines
East Gunnislake Mine (in Part: South Bedford And East Gunnislake Mine)
Hingston Down Quarry
River Tamar Copper Mine (South Devon Mine; Wheal Bramble; Incl. Chilsworthy Mine)

Latitude: 50°31'32"N
Longitude: 4°13'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.525555555556,-4.2322222222222

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Anthoinite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Autunite	Baryte	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Liroconite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite
Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Raspite	Rocksalt
Roscherite	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Turquoise
Tyrolite	Vivianite	Wavellite	Zippeite

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Anthoinite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite Arthurite Autunite Baryte Brochantite Brookite Calcite Carminite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Columbite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline
Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Liroconite Malachite Marcasite Mica Mixite Molybdenite
Monazite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Raspite Rocksalt
Roscherite Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Turquoise
Tyrolite Vivianite Wavellite Zippeite

99 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenolite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arthurite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutoferrite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*
Chenevixite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Cornubite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*	Erythrite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*
Ferrokësterite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jeanbandyite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Likasite ()*
Liroconite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Mpororoite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natanite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raspite ()*
Reichenbachite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Roscherite ()*	Russellite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stannoidite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Torbernite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*
Wavellite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Zippeite ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	359	359	1	117263	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	359	359	2	117262,117263	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	117260	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	117257	3250
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			1	117262	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	359	359	5	117258,117260,117262,117263,117264	9052
Arthurite ()*	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	359	359	2	117260,117263	35
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	117261	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	117257,117260,117261	5509
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	359	359	1	117263	606
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	359	359	1	117263	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	359	359	1	117263	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	359	359	2	117257,117263	1935
Bismutoferrite ()*	Kaolinite	Fe³⁺₂Bi(SiO₄)₂(OH)	359	359	1	117263	51
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	359	359	2	117257,117263	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	117257,117262	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	359	359	1	117263	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	359	359	1	117263	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	117260	178
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	359	359	7	117257,117258,117259,117260,117261,117262,117263	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	117261	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	359	359	3	117257,117261,117263	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	359	359	3	117260,117261,117263	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	359	359	5	117257,117258,117260,117262,117263	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	117257	77
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂			1	117261	90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			2	117261,117262	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	359	359	1	117263	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			3	117257,117261,117262	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	359	359	4	117257,117261,117262,117263	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	117262	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	117262	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			2	117257,117260	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	359	359	3	117257,117261,117263	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	117261	67
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	359	359	1	117263	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	359	359	1	117263	366
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	117261	814
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	359	359	3	117257,117260,117263	551
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	359	359	1	117263	345
Ferrokësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	359	359	1	117263	13
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			3	117257,117261,117262	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	359	359	5	117257,117258,117260,117262,117263	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	359	359	2	117257,117263	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	117262	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	117257	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	359	359	1	117263	469
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	359	359	1	117263	57
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	359	359	1	117263	2228
Jeanbandyite ()*	Perovskite	Fe³⁺Sn(OH)₅O	359	359	1	117263	7
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	117257	5591
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄	359	359	1	117263	82
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	359	359	3	117257,117262,117263	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)			2	117261,117262	234
Likasite ()*	None	Cu₃(NO₃)(OH)₅·2H₂O	359	359	1	117263	11
Liroconite ()*	Liroconite	Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	117261	18
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			3	117257,117261,117262	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	359	359	1	117263	5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	359	359	1	117263	92
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	359	359	3	117261,117262,117263	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	117260	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	117261	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	359	359	1	117263	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	359	359	1	117263	945
Mpororoite ()*	Anthoinite	Al₂O(WO₄)₂·6H₂O	359	359	1	117263	5
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	359	359	1	117263	17380
Natanite ()*	Perovskite	Fe²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	359	359	1	117263	14
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	359	359	3	117260,117261,117263	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	359	359	1	117263	2994
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	359	359	3	117260,117261,117263	428
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			2	117261,117262	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	359	359	4	117257,117258,117263,117264	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	359	359	1	117263	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	359	359	6	117257,117258,117259,117260,117262,117263	61156
Raspite ()*	Raspite	Pb(WO₄)	359	359	1	117263	26
Reichenbachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	117261	26
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	359	359	1	117263	454
Roscherite ()*	Roscherite	Ca₂Mn²⁺₅Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	117257	22
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆	359	359	1	117263	40
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	359	359	2	117261,117263	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	359	359	1	117263	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	359	359	3	117260,117261,117263	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	359	359	2	117257,117263	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	359	359	3	117260,117263,117264	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	359	359	1	117263	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂	359	359	1	117263	80
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	359	359	1	117263	3418
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	359	359	1	117263	156
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	359	359	1	117263	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	359	359	3	117260,117261,117263	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	117257	5317
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			2	117257,117261	1059
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			1	117261	245
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	117261	2718
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	359	359	3	117257,117262,117263	56
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	359	359	1	117263	374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	359	359	1	117263	297
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	117262	95
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄			1	117261	175

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Lucy_078	359	359	Postdates Devonian		Postdates emplacement into Devonian metasediments country rock									880	Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK	Hingston Down Qaurry	Betterton et al. (1998)		MM62_707	Devonian metasediments are country rock that veins are emplaced into. Age assigned in paper only states post-dates Devonian.
	Lucy_079	359	359	Postdates Devonian		Postdates emplacement into Devonian metasediments country rock									880	Hingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK	Hingston Down Qaurry	Betterton et al. (1998)		MM62_707	Devonian metasediments are country rock that veins are emplaced into. Age assigned in paper only states post-dates Devonian.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060867	Old Gunnislake Mine (Gunnislake Mine), Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK	https://rruff.info/R060867

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