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Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UKi
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Mindat Locality ID:
14166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14166:5
GUID (UUID V4):
be6da40c-708f-4884-a65a-bd17c0eb6c00
Other Languages:
Cornish:
Alternonn, Kernow, Pow Sows, Ruwvaneth Unys
French:
Altarnun, Cornouailles, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Italian:
Altarnun, Cornovaglia, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Arabic:
Ψ§Ω„ΨͺΨ±Ω†ΩˆΩ†, ΩƒΩˆΨ±Ω†ΩˆΨ§Ω„, Ψ₯Ω†Ψ¬Ω„ΨͺΨ±Ψ§, Ψ§Ω„Ω…Ω…Ω„ΩƒΨ© Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΨͺΨ­Ψ―Ψ©
Basque:
Altarnun, Kornualles, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Cebuano:
Altarnun, Cornwall, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Altarnun, Cornwall, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
Ψ§Ω„ΨͺΨ§Ψ±Ω†Ψ§Ω†, Ϊ©ΩˆΨ±Ω†ΩˆΨ§Ω„, Ψ§Ω†Ϊ―Ω„Ψ³ΨͺΨ§Ω†, بریΨͺΨ§Ω†ΫŒΨ§
Polish:
Altarnun, Kornwalia, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Altarnun, Cornwall, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Altarnun, Cernyw, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


Altarnun is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is located on the north-eastern edge of Bodmin Moor at grid reference SX 223 811.

The parish of Altarnun includes the village of Fivelanes and the hamlets of Bolventor, Treween and Trewint, Bowithick, Palmersbridge, South Carne, Tolborough, Lower Tregunnon, and Tredaule. The area of the parish is 15,018 acres (60.78 kmΒ²), the largest in Cornwall.

The moorland area of the parish is large and lies west of the village towards Rough Tor and southwards towards Dozmary Pool. There is a large conifer plantation at Wilsey Down Forest (Halvana Plantation). The village is in the valley of the Penpont Water and the parish is divided by the A30 trunk road which passes through Fivelanes which was once an important stopping place for stage coaches.

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34 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ 'Axinite Group'
β“˜ Bementite
Formula: Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
β“˜ Birnessite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
β“˜ Bustamite
Formula: CaMn2+(Si2O6)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Genthelvite
Formula: Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
β“˜ Hedenbergite
Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
β“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Tephroite
Formula: Mn2+2SiO4
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Rammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Birnessite4.FL.45(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 Β· 1.5H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Calcite
var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Tephroite9.AC.05Mn2+2SiO4
β“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜Hedenbergite9.DA.15CaFe2+Si2O6
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Bustamite9.DG.05CaMn2+(Si2O6)
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Bementite9.EE.05Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
β“˜Pyrosmalite-(Fe)9.EE.10Fe2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Genthelvite ?9.FB.10Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Unclassified
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Hβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Fe)Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Oβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Fe)Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Oβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Oβ“˜ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Siβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Fe)Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Siβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Siβ“˜ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Fe)Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Caβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BementiteMn7Si6O15(OH)8
Mnβ“˜ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Mnβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Mnβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnβ“˜ TephroiteMn22+SiO4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Fe)Fe82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Feβ“˜ HedenbergiteCaFe2+Si2O6
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ GenthelviteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
UUranium
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2

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GeoNames ID:7293056

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