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Prehnite from
Coverack Cove, Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Cove
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Comments:The main product of rodingite alteration of gabbro boulders that occur on the beach at Coverack Cove.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coverack Cove, Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:907064
Long-form Identifier:1:3:907064:6
GUID (UUID V4):d248f86e-ec5a-4cba-adb6-f032dd2faf61
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
2.8km (1.8 miles) Dean Quarry, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) West of England Quarry, Porthoustock, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK
6.4km (4.0 miles) Enys Head, Ruan Minor, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK
8.7km (5.4 miles) Pen Voose Cove (Parn Voose Cove), Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK
10.8km (6.7 miles) Wheal Unity (Trenance Mine; Ghostcroft Mine), Mullion, Cornwall, England, UK
11.7km (7.3 miles) Ogo-dour Cove, Mullion, Cornwall, England, UK
11.9km (7.4 miles) Parc Bean Cove, Mullion, Cornwall, England, UK
12.4km (7.7 miles) Predannack Head, Mullion, Cornwall, England, UK
44.2km (27.5 miles) Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
44.2km (27.5 miles) Levant Mine, Trewellard, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK
References
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Endsleigh House 50 Daniell Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 2DA England Printed in Great Britain by Short Run...that he knew of no place on earth that surpassed Cornwall in the number and variety of its minerals. Hogg's...is subtitled 'in wich [sic] is shown how much Cornwall contributes to the illustration of the science'...later by Collins' A Handbook to the Mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon' (1871; 1892 with addenda, the latter...mention Purser's 'Minerals and locations in S.W. England' (1974). The work was never published, although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Follow, Lecturer in Natural Science, and late Tutor of St. John's College, Cambridge ; with Notes o~t the Chemical...(a) Tile coast south of Coverack Cove. (b) The Igneous l~cks of Gorerack Cove. 4. Some inland sections...Transactions of the Royal Geolo~cal Society of Cornwall : ' ~ "Sketch of the Geology of the Lizard District...the Geology of Cornwall," by Sir H. Davy, i. p. 3S. "On the Serpentine District of Cornwall," by the Rev..."Contributions towards a Knowledge of the Geology of Cornwall," by H. S. Boase, iv. p. 160. The subject is also
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. The ?istrict has now...Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels, 166...-Map of Kynance Cove 8.-Weathering of Serpentine 9.-Sketch-map of the Shore below Coverack 10.-Plan of dykes...dykes in shore at Coverack .. . 11.-BonJder of Gabbro, Pen Voose 12.-Dykes of Epidiorite and Gabbro cutting
Report (edition)
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. The ?istrict has now...Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels, 166...-Map of Kynance Cove 8.-Weathering of Serpentine 9.-Sketch-map of the Shore below Coverack 10.-Plan of dykes...dykes in shore at Coverack .. . 11.-BonJder of Gabbro, Pen Voose 12.-Dykes of Epidiorite and Gabbro cutting
Report (edition)
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...1 1912 1946 1954 1 973 I • ••• I{ YNANCF COVE l·R0'\1 "fl-IE NORfll-WEST (A 570) • •• 111...32, and 1n his cl�ss1c Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West So-merset. The district has now...... ... ... Pliocene deposits of CornwaJ l, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 1 65 ; Crousa Down gravels, 1 66 ; composition...jointing in the serpentine . . . 7 .-Map of Kynance Cove ... ... .. . . .. ... 8.-Weathering of Serpentine
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Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, for 1848 ; and a table of some of the principal...Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Reports of the Devonshire Association for the...LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND BEDFORDSHIRE BERKSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CHESHIRE 31 CORNWALL . 32... 64 65 CONTENTS. X MINERAL LOCALITIES IN ENGLAND— (continued ). OXFORDSHIRE PAGB 65 . RUTLANDSHIRE...124 130 APPENDIX 137 INDEX TO LOCALITIES IN CORNWALL 149 INDEX TO MINERAL SYNONYMS 153 1 THE
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Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued
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A HANDBOOK TO THE MINERALOGY CORNWALL AND DEVON TRUR : PRINTED BY HEARD AND SONS, BOSCAWEN...BOSCAWEN STREET. HANDBOOK MINERALOGY OF CORNWALL AND DEVON, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOE THEIR DISCRIMINATION...THE MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF CORNWALL AND DEVON; SECRETARY TO THE KOYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; OF THE...KOYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL, AND OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CORNWALL, &C., &C. ASSOCIATE TRURO:...F.R.S., THB ELECTRICITY OF MINERAL LODES IN CORNWALL, AND OF MANY CORNISH MINERALS, (WHOSE OBSERVATIONS
Journal (volume)
TRANSACTIONS OF THE Royal Geological Society OF CORNWALL . INSTITUTED FEBRUARY 11th , 1814 . VOLUME THE...ROYAL HIGHNESS The Prince Regent , DUKE OF CORNWALL, PATRON OF THE SOCIETY, THIS FIRST VOLUME...advancement of the mining resources of the County Cornwall ; for the benefits which such an of In stitution...Cabinet. In the construction of a geological map of Cornwall , the Society has made considerable progress,...Society of Cornwall, 1818.. PATRON . His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Duke of Cornwall. VICE - PATRONS
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ANTIQUITIES, MINING, MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY OF UXzmm Cornwall SECOND EDITION. To which is added, for the...him from a resolution he had formed on quitting Cornwall, that of abandoning a science which can never...fertility ful, lands, 23. Dispensary, 25. Cornwall, 26. Royal Geological Society of Its Cabinet... 40. List of Indigeat nous Plants of Western Cornwall, EXCURSION 41, tyc. I. (Page 45) TO SAINT... Sennan Church-town The First and Last Inn in England, $5.— The Village of Mayon or Mean, Its origin
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ANTIQUITIES, MINING, MINERALOGY, AND GEOLOGY OF WESTERN CORNWALL. A TO A WHICH IS NEW EDITION. ADDED, FOR...PRESIDENTS, AND MEMBERS OF d&oto&ical ^ocietr of Cornwall, THIS WORK IS INSCRIBED, AS A HUMBLE, YET...him from a resolution he had formed on quitting Cornwall, that of abandoning a science which can never...Penzance a Coinage Town, 25. Dispensary, 25. CORNWALL, 26. Meeting Public ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY...Davy, 40. LIST OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS OF WESTERN CORNWALL, 41, $c. place of Sir EXCURSION I. (Page 45)
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MANUAL OF MINERALOGY; CORNWALL •ONTR1BUTES TO THE ILLUSTRATION OF THE SCIENCE...minerals in general, and the localities , of those of Cornwall, hitherto known, in par ticular, with the economical...before the public the first Book ever printed in Cornwall on the most beauti* ful branch of natural history...agents are more nume rously crowded together in Cornwall than in any other part of the British empire."...of the structure of the globe. II. The basis of Cornwall, whether a crystallization arising from fire,
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Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Quarterly Journals of the Geological Society...(Cordierite ). 91. Edingtonite. 92. Weissigite ?. 93. Prehnite. 94. Allophane. 95. Chlorite. 96. Aphrosiderite...ad petett inte tro con . LOCALITIES. — Evand. Cornwall ; near Tuckingmill, Cam borse, and is a gre quarry...Harmotome. 91. Edingtonite. 92. Weissigite ?. 93. Prehnite . 94. Allophane. 95. Chlorite. 96. Aphrosiderite...protect iron from oxidation. LOCALITIES. — England. Cornwall; near Tuckingmill, Cam borne, and in a granite
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GEOLOGY OF ,,, ,,. F .. THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL Cornwall is renowned for its spectacular rocky coastline...seventeenth century. This book reviews the importance of Cornwall in the development of geological thought in Britain...of notable scientific interest. The Geology of· Cornwall is a companion volume to The Geology of Devon...org/details/geologyofcornwal0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY Edited by E.B. Selwood...Liskeard High: E.B. Se/wood The Structure of East Cornwall: K. P Isaac Culn1 Basin: JR. Andrews The Boscastle-Tintagel-
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A SKETCH OF THE GEOLOGY OF CORNWALL, INCLUDING A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MINING DISTRICTS AND THE...“Campiglia Mines,” &c. With Geological Map of Cornwall, AND NUMEROUS STEEL PLATEs, ILLUSTRATIVE of INFLUENCE...ON SCENERY. REPRINTED FROM THE “GAZETTEER OF CORNWALL.” LONDON : OFFICE of “THE MINING Journal,” 26...ºx Foº: PREFACE. During my present visit to England, my father, Mr. Robert Symons of Truro, pressed...account of the Geology of Cornwall, to accompany his forthcoming Gazetteer of Cornwall. This, owing to the
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...the production of e0pper. the mining areas of Cornwall and Devon became important producers of b th tin... I made it a stipulation that e:ich en~ in rn:, ·st ,, ,u.d be fully referenced. After eight years the...Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro; Sedgwick Museum, University of...1\llaga::i11e, on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned
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A. W. G. Kingsbury LONDON BUTTERWORTHS ■ ENGLAND Butterworth & Co (Publishers) Ltd London: S8 Kingsway...Conservancy, 1970 ISBN 0 40S 70002 5 Printed in England at the Pitman Press, Bath ) I 281495 Contents...Contents Preface Introduction 7 11 Descriptions: Cornwall 17 Devon 39 Dorset 89 Gloucestershire 197...but mankind in general. Today in south-western England the geologist can examine the strata that fired...important geological sites in the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucester. By treating
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Lherzolite, Vicdessos. 2. Serpentine, Lizard. 1. Coverack. 2. Picrite (Palseopicrite), Menheniot. 1....Olivine-dolerite, Tideswell Dale. and serpentine, Coverack. 9 * 1. Tobermory. 2. Portree. 1. XII.,...fluid inclusions in quartz of granite at St. Austel, Cornwall. Magnified 200 (6) Group diameters. Fluid...(c~) in quartz of granite from Ding Dong Mine, Cornwall. Magnified 2000 diameters. The number they are...Vol. (2) On the Rocks of the Mining Districts of Cornwall. See also ALLPORT. J. G. S., Vol. 413. , p. Brussels
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ADDENI>A -.. Case O• Steatite, Chlorite, &c. Prehnite, :Apophyllite, &c. ,,. - .. CATALOGUE OF ...associated Fro1n the Great St. George lJ,fine, · Perran Porth, Cornwall. Presented by H. Humphries....NATIVE COPPER. From Penibrol,e Mine, St. A.1.istell, Cornwall. Presented by R. Taylor, F.G.S. 3. NATIVE...NATIVE COPPER a,nd RED-OXIDE of COPPER. St. Austell, Cornwall. 8 & 9. driform . NATIVE COPPER, den-...Cornioall. Cornwall. 11. lized. NATIVE COPPER, crystal- Carn Brea, near Bedrutli, Cornwall. 12. NATIVE
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- - - - - - Steatite, Chlorite, &c. - Prehnite, Apophyllite, &c. -- - Zeolites - 176 to 180... The principal copper-producing districts are Cornwall, Devonshire (West of Dartmoor), Cumberland, Anglesey... of - District. Mines. Copper Ore. Tons. Cornwall and Devon Northern Counties Wales - Ireland ...associated with quartz. From the Great St. George Mine, Perran Perth, Cornwall. Presented by H. Humphries. 4...Mr. Graham. 2. NATIVE COPPER. From Pembroke Mine, St. Austell, Presented by R. Taylor, F.G.S. Presented
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minerals, as are also Topaz, Axinite, Scolecite, Prehnite, Electric Calamine, Sphene, Rhodizite, Rock Crystal...Topaz. White Topaz. Minas Novas. Paran thine. Prehnite. Peristerite. Kock Anhydrous ofAlu- GAENET...Diallage, Websterite, Cimolite, Asbestos, Amianthus, Prehnite, Chabazite, ^c. Harmotome, sonite, chaum, Poonahlite...3B fuses globule. Locality. readily to Cape Cornwall Huel Unity, Botallack, Huel Owls, and several...colourless varieties of Tourmaline. They are found at St. Gotthard, in Elba, and Siberia. AcicuLAR Akseniate
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state, that the primary and transition tracts of England and Wales, have been investigated in a far less...given to it. is also the phosphate of iron of Cornwall ; while that of New .Jersey is brittle. Elasticity...transparent fluor which is found in the north of England, when powdered and thrown on a live coal, gives...matter.; and it is asserted by Brongniart, that near St. Barthelemi, which is not far from Grenoble in France...likewise says, that similar circumstances occur in England, on the road between Warrington and Chester, and
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XVI.—Hisrory Age of igneous rocks Granite of Cornwall Elvans Groby syenite and Mount "Sorel 228 229...existence of volcanoes . b . Pre-Cambrian volcanoes : St. David’s, Wrekin, &c. . Cambrian volcanoes . Devonian...strata ; é : : depression - CuapreR In England . In Anglesey . é . - 356] Gneiss . : 357...strata in England and elsewhere. 3. The appearances of regular structure in the mines of England, Germany...so populous, and of so diversified an aspect as England, necessarily produced a very intimate knowledge
 
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