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Locality Name:
Torbay, Devon, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 302074
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302074.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Torbay, Devon, England, UK": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Brixham
Torquay

Latitude: 50°25'29"N
Longitude: 3°30'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.424722222222,-3.5008333333333

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Na Ni O P Pb Pd S Sb Se Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChrisstanleyiteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
IsomertieiteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelStillwaterite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrisstanleyite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Eucairite  (*)Fischesserite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Isomertieite  (*)Klockmannite  (*)Lead  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mertieite-II  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Penroseite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Tiemannite  (*)
Trüstedtite  (*)Tyrrellite  (*)Umangite  (*)Verbeekite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2702702120373,1203743250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2120371,12037411547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411203705516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2702703120371,120373,12037427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)27027011203734979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22702702120370,12037327198
Chrisstanleyite  (*)ChrisstanleyiteAg2Pd3Se427027011203736
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe2702701120373281
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl2270270112037354
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42702701120373651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)227027011203739895
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe270270112037354
Fischesserite  (*)NoneAg3AuSe2270270112037324
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)27027011203737437
Gold  (*)CopperAu270270112037330554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32702702120371,12037314640
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As2270270112037348
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se6270270112037363
Lead  (*)CopperPb2702701120373192
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2270270112037312537
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.5270270112037344
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2270270112037317380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42702701120373112
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se2702701120373192
Penroseite  (*)Pyrite(Ni,Co,Cu)Se2270270112037314
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41120370369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22702702120370,12037339462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22702702120370,12037361156
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O270270112037373
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe270270112037383
Trüstedtite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2Se427027011203734
Tyrrellite  (*)SpinelCu(Co,Ni)2Se4270270112037317
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se2270270112037371
Verbeekite  (*)NonePdSe227027011203732



1 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
MM54_485_001270270270        1558Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UKHope's NoseStanley et al. (1990)10.1180/minmag.1990.054.376.13MM54_485No radiometric dates. Hosted in Devonian sequence, age may be "Variscan". This age (270 Ma) represents the earliest "main stage" polymetallic Cu-Sn-W mineralizations within the region


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