Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK

mindat Locality ID: 296320
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-296320.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UK": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Clifford Amalgamated Mines
Crofthandy
East Wheal Maid
St Day United Mines (Poldice Mines)
United Downs
Wheal Jewel
Wheal Maid
Wheal Maid Decline
Wheal Unity

Latitude: 50°14'10"N
Longitude: 5°9'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.236111111111,-5.1655555555556

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Brochantite	Brookite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Connellite	Copper	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite
Gypsum	Linarite	Liroconite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Millerite	Mixite	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Spangolite	Sphalerite
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Brochantite Brookite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Connellite Copper Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite
Gypsum Linarite Liroconite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Millerite Mixite Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Spangolite Sphalerite
Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Vivianite Wurtzite

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Anatase ()*	Arsenogorceixite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Asbolane ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brookite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cattiite ()*	Ceruleite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoclase ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Cornubite ()*
Cornwallite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Langite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*
Liroconite ()*	Liskeardite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Philipsbornite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Shattuckite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strashimirite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	117617,117643	3419
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	117625,117636	2162
Arsenogorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	117643	15
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	117618,117625,117635,117636,117640,117643	9052
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	1	117643	143
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	117619,117623,117640,117643	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	117617,117625,117643	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	117641	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4	117624,117628,117640,117643	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	117624	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	117636	700
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	14	117619,117623,117624,117625,117628,117629,117636,117637,117639,117640,117641,117642,117643,117644	5171
Cattiite ()*	None	Mg₃(PO₄)₂·22H₂O	1	117641	8
Ceruleite ()*	None	CuAl₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₈(H₂O)₄	3	117641,117642,117643	19
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	2	117617,117643	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	7	117617,117619,117628,117629,117640,117642,117643	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	2	117624,117643	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	117617,117618,117620,117623,117624,117625,117628,117629,117636,117640,117643	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	1	117643	90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	117619,117641,117643	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	2	117643,117644	127
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	117643	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	11	117617,117619,117623,117624,117625,117626,117628,117636,117640,117641,117643	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	117643	151
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	2	117624,117643	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	2	117640,117643	175
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	8	117617,117619,117623,117624,117628,117640,117641,117643	2970
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	117636,117643	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	8	117617,117619,117624,117625,117635,117636,117640,117643	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	117629,117636,117640,117643	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	117620,117641	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	117617,117636	6890
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	117641	593
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	2	117619,117643	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	117643	987
Liroconite ()*	Liroconite	Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O	2	117643,117644	18
Liskeardite ()*	None	(Al,Fe)₃₂(AsO₄)₁₈(OH)₄₂(H₂O)₂₂·52H₂O	1	117643	5
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5	117619,117623,117624,117640,117643	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	117629,117643	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	117624	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	117624	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	117624,117643	1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	117643	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4	117617,117629,117636,117643	5800
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	5	117619,117624,117640,117642,117643	492
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	117617	2349
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	1	117643	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	117643	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	117635	326
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	117643	51
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	4	117619,117624,117635,117643	369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	117642	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	117617,117618,117620,117623,117624,117636,117640,117643	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	117643	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16	117617,117618,117619,117620,117623,117624,117625,117626,117628,117635,117636,117639,117640,117641,117642,117643	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	117617,117620	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	2	117642,117643	1153
Shattuckite ()*	None	Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂	1	117641	71
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	117625,117626,117636,117643	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	117641,117642	5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	1	117636	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	117617,117618,117624,117625,117636,117640,117643	21482
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	1	117643	90
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	4	117623,117624,117640,117643	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	4	117617,117624,117640,117643	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	117636	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	117636	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	3	117641,117642,117643	1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2	117623,117643	2718
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	1	117642	56
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	117643	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	117643	372
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	2	117641,117643	185

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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