Merrivale Quarry, Princetown, Central Dartmoor, Dartmoor & Teign Valley District, Devon, England, UK

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Granite quarry, now abandoned and flooded (2003.) This was where the stones from Old London Bridge were refinished before they were transported to Lake Havasu in The USA.

References:
Braitwaite, R., Paar, W., and Chisholm, J., 1989, Phurcalite from Dartmoor, Southwest England,and its Identity with 'Nisaite' from Portugal, Mineralogical Magazine, 53:583-589.

Min.Rec.:20(5):395.
Min Mag 21:116-205

UK OS Grid Reference: SX546753
Map Reference: 50°33'31"N , 4°3'10"W

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Mineral List:

Anatase
Annite
Autunite
Fluorite
Goethite

Gold
Muscovite
var: Gilbertite
Orthoclase
Phurcalite
Quartz

Torbernite
'Tourmaline'
Uranophane
~~Zippeite~~

14 entries listed. 11 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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