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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK

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

mindat Locality ID: 28992
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28992.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Blisland, Cornwall, England, UK": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad)
Carwen China Clay Works
Durfold China Clay Works
Hawks Tor China Clay Pit
Shallow Water Mine
Temple
Temple China Clay Works (Greenbarrow China Clay Works)

Latitude: 50°32'6"N
Longitude: 4°37'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.535,-4.6308333333333

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 Fe H O Si Sn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayCorundumKaoliniteNoneQuartzRutile

4 IMA Minerals at location:
Cassiterite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2292.226511171885171
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111719214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43117189,117190,1171915591
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22117191,11719261156



5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Lucy_124283265274 ± 9K/ArPrevious K/Ar determinationmuscovite   Muscovite  240639Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UKBodmin Moor GraniteBray and Spooner (1983)10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15EG78_1064Age determined from one muscovite sample from Bodmin Moor Granite
Lucy_125287275281 ± 6K/ArPrevious K/Ar determinationbiotite     240639Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UKBodmin Moor GraniteBray and Spooner (1983)10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15EG78_1064Arithmetic mean of 2 biotite samples from Bodmin Moor Granite
Lucy_191292.2290.6291.4 ± 0.8U/PbAge of the Bodmin Granitemonazite     240639Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UKBodmin Moor GraniteBouchez et al (2006)10.1144/0016-764905-104JSGL163_607Most recent isotope age quoted
Lucy_192288286.2287.1 ± 0.9Ar/ArAge of the Bodmin Granitemuscovite   Muscovite  240639Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UKBodmin Moor GraniteBouchez et al (2006)10.1144/0016-764905-104JSGL163_607Most recent isotope age quoted
Lucy_206290290290K-ArLocality unknown. Previous age stated.biotite     240639Bodmin Moor Consols (Blisland Consols; Wheal Coad), Blisland, Cornwall, England, UKBodmin GraniteMiller et al (1964)10.1002/gj.3350040109GJ4_105Isotopic ages on the granites and associated rocks of South-West England, data of previous workers (in m.yrs)


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