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Locality Name:
Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 284
Youngest recorded age at locality: 266

mindat Locality ID: 34462
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34462.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Darley
Downgate
Minions
Sharptor
Upton Cross

Latitude: 50°31'18"N
Longitude: 4°26'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.521666666667,-4.4425

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteArsenoliteAutuniteBerauniteBrochantiteBrookite
ChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteChenevixiteChloriteClayConnelliteCopperCovelliteCyanotrichite
DiasporeDufréniteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteLazuliteMalachiteMicaMixiteNone
Not in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhenakitePyriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRutileScheeliteSphaleriteTourmaline
Turquoise

70 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Barbosalite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chenevixite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)
Faustite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)Hentschelite  (*)
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)Langite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Liskeardite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Strengite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Waylandite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11178512793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)228426611178573419
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O111787290
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11178518803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1117860470
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO228426611178572162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO528426611178571310
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31117860231
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O28426611178571272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22117860,1178635509
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2111786043
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O1117860136
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22842661117857606
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)62842661117857413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411178725516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63117860,117869,1178721633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO22842661117857700
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O2117860,117863280
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212117853,117859,117860,117861,117862,117863,117864,117866,117867,117869,117871,1178725171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1117860925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2117863,1178695707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O2117860,117872194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29117852,117855,117860,117861,117863,117869,117871,117872,11787327198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O4117860,117861,117863,11786477
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82117860,117869577
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2111786090
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3117860,117863,1178723531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O4117860,117863,117869,117872295
Copper  (*)CopperCu4117860,117863,117869,1178723846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)41117860109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)41117860175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11178604165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O5117855,117860,117863,117869,1178722970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21117860179
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O3117860,117863,117864139
Faustite  (*)TurquoiseZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O111786024
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22842663117851,117852,1178579617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11178607437
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61117860121
Hentschelite  (*)LazuliteCuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2111786020
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O2117860,117861144
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42117863,1178645591
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)111786053
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2117860,117869593
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)2117860,117872234
Liskeardite  (*)None(Al,Fe)32(AsO4)18(OH)42(H2O)22·52H2O11178725
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23117860,117863,11787212537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1117851443
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22842663117852,117857,11786017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2117863,117872492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)28426611178572349
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O1117872105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2117860,117872428
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)2842663117857,117860,117864326
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)43117860,117861,117863369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22842667117851,117852,117855,117857,117867,117869,11787239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211178603106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22842669117851,117857,117860,117861,117862,117863,117864,117869,11787261156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)51117860206
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)28426611178572705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11178601153
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO528426611178571516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2842663117857,117860,11787221482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)2842661117857156
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1117860263
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO3117860,117863,1178721101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O28426611178571059
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O3117860,117861,117863484
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6111786031
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO428426611178571655



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
Lucy_036284266275 ± 9Rb-SrAge granite intruded E 38453    1047Cheesewring Quarry, Minions, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UKCheesewring QuarryDarbyshire et al. (1985)10.1144/gsjgs.142.6.1159JGSL142_1159 


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