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St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Adularia' ?
    KAlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [P Haas collection]
  		•  Albite
    var: Andesine
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
     
  		•  Anorthite
    var: Labradorite
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anthophyllite
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Reference: [MinRec 20:395]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Pedn Boar Point, Coverack, St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  'Diallage'
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Djurleite
    Cu
     
    31
    		S
     
    16
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1996, 24 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
  		•  Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Gmelinite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 34 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
  		•  Ilmenite
    var: Manaccanite
    Habit: disseminated
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Kerolite
    (Mg,Ni)
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Clay Minerals Bull. 32:241]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Habit: Disseminations in diallage rock
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    		(Al,Mg)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Mottramite
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 44 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
    Site Photo
    Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
     
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pectolite
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 49 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
    Site Photo
    Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Saussurite' ?
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Scolecite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stevensite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    x
    		Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Golley & Williams, 1995, 58 - "Cornish Mineral Reference Manual"]
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England, UK
    © Ian Jones
  		•  Stilbite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    4
    		[Al
     
    9
    		Si
     
    27
    		O
     
    72
    		] · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    var: Steatite
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Collins, J.H. (1892): "A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon", 2nd ed., D. Bradford Barton Ltd. (Truro, UK), pp. 108.]


    42 entries listed. 25 valid minerals.

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    • England
      • Cornwall
        • Lizard Peninsula
          • St Keverne

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