Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK

mindat Locality ID: 939
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-939.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Wheal Muttrall

Latitude: 50°14'27"N
Longitude: 5°11'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.240833333333,-5.1852777777778

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	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Brochantite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite	Clay	Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Cyanotrichite	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Liroconite
Malachite	Mixite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

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 Au Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Si Sn U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Si Sn U W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Brochantite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite Clay Columbite Connellite Copper Cyanotrichite Fluorite Kaolinite Leucophosphite Liroconite
Malachite Mixite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Spangolite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Vivianite

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Azurite ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cattiite ()*	Ceruleite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoclase ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*	Cornwallite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Cuprotungstite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gold ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Liroconite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mixite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phenakite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scorodite ()*	Sieleckiite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strashimirite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*
Vivianite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	118576	9052
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	0		143
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	118576	5509
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	0		172
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	0		1633
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	0		5171
Cattiite ()*	None	Mg₃(PO₄)₂·22H₂O	0		8
Ceruleite ()*	None	CuAl₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₈(H₂O)₄	0		19
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	0		4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	118576	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	118576	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	118576	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	0		90
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	118576	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	1	118576	127
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	118576	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	118576	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	118576	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	118576	175
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	118576	2970
Cuprotungstite ()*	None	Cu²⁺₃(WO₄)₂(OH)₂	0		67
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	0		179
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	118576	300
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	0		24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	0		504
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	0		144
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	0		469
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	0		57
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	0		593
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	0		110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	0		234
Liroconite ()*	Liroconite	Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	118576	18
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	118576	12537
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		182
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	0		1107
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	0		168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	118576	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	0		105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	118576	428
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	0		326
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	0		170
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	0		369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	0		39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0		61156
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	118576	1153
Sieleckiite ()*	None	Cu₃Al₄(PO₄)₂(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	0		3
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	0		105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0		21482
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	0		90
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	0		1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	118576	1101
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	0		1059
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	0		2718
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	0		56
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		636

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050535	Wheal Gorland, St Day, Cornwall, England, UK	https://rruff.info/R050535

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