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Locality Name:
West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 42

mindat Locality ID: 302071
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302071.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Brookwood Mine
Caroline Wheal Prosper
Kingswood Mine
Runnaford Combe Mine (Combe Mine)
Wheal Emma
Wrey Consols

Latitude: 50°29'26"N
Longitude: 3°49'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.490555555556,-3.8177777777778
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 Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Ni O Pb S Si Sn U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenoliteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCorundumFluoriteLöllingiteMalachite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteTyroliteVivianiteZircon

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenolite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3750421120360231
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi7504211203601966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42120358,1203625516
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22120359,1203615171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2120358,1203625707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2750423120358,120360,12036227198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS750421120360966
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O750421120360566
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O750423120360,120361,120362814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23120358,120361,1203629617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS75042112036024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112036214640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22120358,12036212537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2112036117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112036239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2750423120358,120360,12036261156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs2750421120360233
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2120358,1203626417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3120358,120361,12036221482
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O1120361245
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO27504211203602718


7 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_234211201206 ± 5206 Pb/238UAge of Pitchblende-Coffinite      1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKKing's WoodDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159 
Lucy_24945878268 ± 190207Pb/206PbIsotopic Age of Pitchblende-Coffinite NCL1030    1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKKing's WoodDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159(Ages taken from table with unclear titles) Chemical analysis of Pb. Analysis of 204Pb.
Lucy_250211201206 ± 5206Pb/238UIsotopic Age of Pitchblende-Coffinite NCL1030    1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKKing's WoodDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159(Ages taken from table with unclear titles) Chemical analysis of U. Analysis of 206Pb.
Lucy_251231191211 ± 20207Pb/235UIsotopic Age of Pitchblende-Coffinite NCL1030    1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKKing's WoodDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159(Ages taken from table with unclear titles) Chemical analysis of U. Analysis of 207Pb.
Lucy_2635242206 ± 5206Pb/238UUsing Pockleys Interpretations, it is acceptable to say that South Terras, Geevor, and Wheal Owles are not reliable indications of Tertiary mineralization.      1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKKing's WoodDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159 
Lucy_264a340340340 The over-all conclusion is that supergene alteration cannot explain the pattern of results obtained in paper.      1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKWheal BrayDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159Chemical Age of the pitchblende vein at depth
Lucy_264b750750750 The over-all conclusion is that supergene alteration cannot explain the pattern of results obtained in paper.      1516Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKWheal BrayDarnley et al. (1965) MM34_159Chemical Age of the pitchblende vein outcrop (in an unpublished analysis).

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