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Locality Name:
Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 310
Youngest recorded age at locality: 259

mindat Locality ID: 295696
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295696.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kit Hill United Mines (incl. Kit Hill Great Consols)
Luckett

Latitude: 50°31'42"N
Longitude: 4°17'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.528333333333,-4.2886111111111
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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluorite
KaoliniteLöllingiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteSulphurTourmalineWavellite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Varlamoffite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11190658803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO231025911190602162
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3102595119061,119062,119065,119066,1190679052
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)23102592119060,119061606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811190654286
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63102591119060413
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO23102595119060,119061,119062,119063,1190655171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23102594119062,119065,119066,11906727198
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O3102591119062345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23102592119062,1190659617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3102592119061,11906524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)31025911190607437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32119065,11906614640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411190655591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23102592119060,119065762
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23102593119061,119062,1190635800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111906517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23102594119060,119065,119066,11906739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23102595119061,119062,119065,119066,11906761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)31025911190604894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)31025911190602705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O31025911190601153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11190656417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2119065,11906721482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11190672045
Varlamoffite  (*)Rutile(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2310259111906256
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O3102591119060374


4 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_122277265271 ± 6K/ArPrevious K/Ar determinationmuscovite   Muscovite  874Kit Hill United Mines (incl. Kit Hill Great Consols), Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UKKit Hill GraniteBray and Spooner (1983)10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15EG78_1064Age determined from one sample of muscovite at Kit Hill Granite
Lucy_123310294302 ± 8K/ArPrevious K/Ar determinationbiotite     874Kit Hill United Mines (incl. Kit Hill Great Consols), Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UKKit Hill GraniteBray and Spooner (1983)10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.15EG78_1064Age determined from one sample of biotite at Kit Hill Granite
Lucy_215306290296 ± 8K-ArAge for Callington Granitebiotite     874Kit Hill United Mines (incl. Kit Hill Great Consols), Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UKKit Hill QuarryMiller et al (1964)10.1002/gj.3350040109GJ4_105New ages on the granites and derived rocks
Lucy_216271259265 ± 6K-ArAge for Callington Granitemuscovite   Muscovite  874Kit Hill United Mines (incl. Kit Hill Great Consols), Callington, Stokeclimsland, Cornwall, England, UKKit Hill QuarryMiller et al (1964)10.1002/gj.3350040109GJ4_105New ages on the granites and derived rocks

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