| | Description | |
| Type Locality: | Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK is the type locality for Mereheadite | | Comments: | Originally from manganese-rich pods along 'Vein 2' and from loose blocks believed to have been derived from 'Vein 1'. Recently found in manganese pods on benches F and G in 2005 and 2006 respectively. | | Habit: | massive; occasionally crude xls but these are very, very rare | | Colour: | yellow orange to reddish brown | | UV Fluorescence: | occasionally yellow-green (SW) but this may be due to impurities | | Quality of samples: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | | Rarity at site: | Very Rare | | Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Confirmed | | Confirmation Methods: | XRD
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| | References | |
| References: | [Min.Mag.(1998) 62, 387-393; J. Russel Soc 2:2 p29]; Turner, R.W., (2005) A New Find of Lead Oxychlorides at Torr Works, Somerset. Russell Society Newsletter, No. 47, September 2005; 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 Mereheadite data | | Locality Data: | Click here to view Torr Works Quarry (Merehead Quarry), Cranmore, Somerset, England, UK | | Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
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