Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK

mindat Locality ID: 295924
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295924.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Basset Mines
South Carn Brea Mine
South Wheal Basset

Latitude: 50°12'51"N
Longitude: 5°14'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.214166666667,-5.2397222222222

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Fluorite
Johannite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Tetrahedrite

Acanthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bassetite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*
Johannite ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Liebigite ()*	Malachite ()*
Metatorbernite ()*	Opal ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Saléeite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranospathite ()*	Uranospinite ()*	Vochtenite ()*
Zeunerite ()*

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Si Sn U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bismutite Brochantite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Connellite Copper Corundum Cyanotrichite Diaspore Fluorite
Johannite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Tetrahedrite

46 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	3	117417,117418,117420	2793
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	117413,117414,117416,117417,117418,117419	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	4	117414,117417,117418,117420	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	117417,117420	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	117417	11547
Bassetite ()*	None	Fe²⁺(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	1	117417	51
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	117417	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	117413,117417	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	117417,117420	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	1	117417	280
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	7	117413,117414,117416,117417,117418,117419,117420	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	117413	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	5	117414,117417,117418,117419,117420	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	2	117418,117420	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	117413,117414,117416,117417,117419,117420	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	117417	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	2	117417,117420	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	117413,117417,117420	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	5	117413,117414,117416,117417,117420	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	1	117417	179
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	117420	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	117411,117417,117419,117420	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	117411,117417	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	117420	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	117417,117420	14640
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	1	117418	69
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	3	117414,117417,117420	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	2	117413,117417	234
Liebigite ()*	None	Ca₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·11H₂O	1	117417	78
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5	117413,117414,117417,117418,117420	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	117417	443
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	117420	2994
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	2	117413,117417	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	117413,117414,117416,117417,117418,117420	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	117413,117414,117416,117417,117418,117419,117420	61156
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀	1	117417	95
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	117417,117420	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	117417,117420	5186
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	117411,117420	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	117411	1101
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	3	117414,117417,117420	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2	117417,117420	2718
Uranospathite ()*	None	(Al, )(UO₂)₂F(PO₄)₂·20H₂O	1	117417	20
Uranospinite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	1	117417	51
Vochtenite ()*	None	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄(OH)·12-13H₂O	1	117417	5
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	117417	185

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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