| | Description | |
| Comments: | Two specimens of Ardennite were found in 1977 by Chris Parkinson in blocks of loose vein quartz near the #1 and #2 veins. Although written up at the time by Bob Symes the paper was never published. Visually very similar to Salm-Chateau material, the chemistry is quite different, being As-rich and V-poor. | | Habit: | aggregates of prismatic crystals | | Colour: | lemon to honey yellow, sometimes appearing mid-brown due to oxide coatings | | UV Fluorescence: | n/a | | Quality of samples: | not specified / average specimens | | Rarity at site: | Very Rare | | Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Confirmed | | Confirmation Methods: | XRD
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| | References | |
| References: | Turner, R. (2006): A mechanism for the formation of the mineralized Mn deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England. Mineralogical Magazine 70, 629-653; Turner R.W. and Rumsey, M.S. (2007) Merehead Mineralogy - an Update. Russell Soc Newsletter, No 50, pp 17-18 (March 2007); Turner, R.W., (2006) A Mechanism for the formation of the Mineralised Mn Deposits at Merehead Quarry, Cranmore, Somerset, England. Min. Mag. vol. 70, no. 6, pp 629 - 653 | | Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ardennite-(As) data | | Locality Data: | Click here to view Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK |
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