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Locality Name:
Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 270
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 888
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-888.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wheal Edward, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°8'12"N
Longitude: 5°41'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.136666666667,-5.6930555555556
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 B Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sn U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sn U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteAutuniteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteCompreignaciteConnelliteCopper
DiasporeFluoriteMalachiteMetavoltineMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakiteQuartzRutile
StibniteTourmalineVivianiteVolborthiteZippeite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Compreignacite  (*)
Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dravite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Langite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Metasaléeite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metavoltine  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)Mixite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Quartz  (*)Saléeite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uranopilite  (*)
Vandenbrandeite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)27010003250
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O27010001272
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S327010001935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2701000716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)270100027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO227010005171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S27010005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2270100027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O27010003531
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O270100027
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O2701000295
Copper  (*)CopperCu27010003846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O27010002970
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2701000648
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2701000814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F27010002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF227010009617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)27010007437
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2701000593
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2270100012537
Metasaléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O270100011
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2701000443
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O270100078
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O2701000182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2701000168
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)2701000326
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2270100061156
Saléeite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10270100095
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)27010002705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)27010006417
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO27010001101
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O27010001059
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO227010002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2701000890
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O270100094
Vandenbrandeite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)(OH)427010009
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2701000636
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O2701000155
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2701000185
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)42701000175


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_081270100270-10040Ar - 39ArLodes post-dating elvan intrusion and primary mineralization.   Yes  1265St Just, Cornwall, England, UKSt JustHawkes et al. (1978 US4_51Possibility of hydrothermal degassing of lode material around 210 Ma and 215 Ma which overprints a primary formation age of roughly 270 Ma. New mineral growth may have occurred close to 165 Ma with further hydrothermal activity at about 100 Ma. Adularia from veins in the Lizard Complex also provides indication

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