Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK

mindat Locality ID: 7688
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7688.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK": 54
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Buckett's Mine
Cardrew And Prussia United Mine
Clyjah And Wentworth Mine (Perseverance Mine)
Copper Hill Mine
East Carn Brea Mine
East Wheal Basset
East Wheal Tolgus (Redruth Consols)
Gilberts Coombe
Parc Erissey
Pednandrea Mine (Pedn-an-Drea Mine)
Scorrier
Sinns Common
Tarewaste
Tolgus Group
Tolgus Mount
Treleigh Consols (New Treleigh Consols)
Treleigh Wood Mine
Treskerby And Chance United Mine (incl. Treskerby Mine; Wheal Chance)
West Wheal Peevor
Wheal Boys
Wheal Buller And Beauchamp
Wheal Cupid
Wheal Derrick
Wheal Peevor
Wheal Sparnon
Wheal Trefula (incl. Wheal Lily)
Wheal Trefusis (incl. East Wheal Trefusis)
Wheal Union
Wheal Uny

Latitude: 50°14'15"N
Longitude: 5°13'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.2375,-5.225

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	Amorphous	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Fluorite
Kaolinite	Löllingite	Liroconite	Malachite	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Titanite	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Zippeite

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 B Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu H O P U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Calcite Chalcophyllite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Fluorite
Kaolinite Löllingite Liroconite Malachite Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Titanite Tourmaline Vivianite Zippeite

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoclase ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Liroconite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Millerite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Safflorite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tristramite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	118269,118276	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	118276	3092
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	1	118251	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	1	118271	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	118237,118241,118247,118250,118256,118269	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	118251	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	118266	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	118266,118273	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2	118237,118271	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	118271,118276	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	118250,118266	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	118266,118271	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	29	118226,118227,118228,118229,118230,118231,118234,118236,118237,118242,118243,118244,118247,118248,118250,118251,118254,118259,118260,118261,118262,118265,118266,118267,118268,118269,118271,118273,118276	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	118269	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4	118228,118230,118265,118266	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	1	118271	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	19	118225,118226,118228,118229,118230,118233,118234,118241,118244,118247,118248,118250,118255,118256,118261,118265,118266,118268,118271	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	118251	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	118228,118273	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	1	118237	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	118271	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	4	118228,118261,118266,118267	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	4	118228,118261,118266,118267	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	118227,118251	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	118237,118271	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	10	118225,118227,118237,118242,118247,118261,118266,118267,118271,118276	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	118237,118244,118254,118269,118273	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	118225,118265,118266	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	118271	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	118265	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	118251	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	118228	593
Liroconite ()*	Liroconite	Cu₂Al(AsO₄)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	118237	18
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	118237	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	118259,118260	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	118228,118266,118273	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	118223	770
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		443
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	118271	1066
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	118237	633
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	2	118237,118266	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	118261,118266	2994
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	118237	428
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	1	118271	140
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	118225,118226,118231,118247,118259,118266,118269,118276	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	118223,118225,118226,118237,118242,118243,118251,118255,118261,118266,118271,118276	61156
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1	118271	317
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	118276	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	118237	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	4	118250,118265,118266,118276	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	118271	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	3	118233,118237,118271	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	10	118227,118231,118234,118241,118244,118247,118251,118256,118269,118276	21482
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	3	118225,118266,118273	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	118269	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	118266	1059
Tristramite ()*	Rhabdophane	(Ca,U⁴⁺,Fe³⁺)(PO₄,SO₄)·2H₂O	1	118266	7
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	2	118237,118266	2718
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	3	118227,118237,118266	175

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050502	Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK	https://rruff.info/R050502

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