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Locality Name:
Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK


mindat Locality ID: 28620
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28620.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Carharrack

Latitude: 50°13'41"N
Longitude: 5°11'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.228055555556,-5.1852777777778

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAndalusiteArsenopyriteAutuniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ChenevixiteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteLiroconiteMalachite
MelanteriteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutile

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Ceruleite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chenevixite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Liroconite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Metazeunerite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parnauite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tristramite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Zeunerite  (*)
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 groupTiO211173742162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2117374,1173779052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22117374,1173755509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611173741633
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO24117374,117375,117377,1173785171
Ceruleite  (*)NoneCuAl4(AsO4)2(OH)8(H2O)4111737419
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1117374925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3117371,117374,1173755707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O1117374194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24117371,117374,117375,11737727198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2111737490
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2117374,1173753531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31117374127
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O2117374,117378295
Copper  (*)CopperCu3117371,117374,1173753846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)41117374175
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3117374,117375,1173782970
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24117371,117374,117377,1173789617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111737424243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111737114640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42117371,1173745591
Liroconite  (*)LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O111737418
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22117374,11737512537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1117374915
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1117374443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O1117374182
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1117374492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2117377,1173782994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11173742349
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O1117374105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2117371,117374428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22117371,11737439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26117371,117374,117375,117377,117378,11737961156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11173741153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11173746417
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O111737490
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO3117371,117374,1173751101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O2117374,1173751059
Tristramite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,U4+,Fe3+)(PO4,SO4)·2H2O11173787
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22117374,1173752718
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O1117374185



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