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Polmear Cliff, Carlyon, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Polmear CliffCliff
CarlyonCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 19' 54'' North , 4° 44' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
St Austell25,447 (2017)2.4km
Par9,462 (2015)3.7km
Luxulian388 (2017)6.5km
Mevagissey2,117 (2017)7.3km
Fowey2,131 (2017)7.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch MeetingsLiskeard, Cornwall24km
Mindat Locality ID:
247355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247355:3
GUID (UUID V4):
eee4f72f-2888-4c7a-ae15-e9ac2e6c233b


A small recently discovered trial in 2011 on Polmear Cliff following a diminishing galena stringer in a light coloured Killas, main drive heads north with a crosscut heading east, no stoping. No records of it have yet been found.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
β“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 Β· 6-7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Feβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Asβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BeudantitePbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbβ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Paleozoic
  Permian
   Guadalupian
β“˜ Major polymetallic mineralization~270 MaCornwall, England, UK
   Cisuralian
β“˜ Porphyry dikes intruded (latest age)~275 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Greisenization (latest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Porphyry dikes intruded (earliest age)~280 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Formation of metallized pegmatites~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Greisenization (earliest age)~285 MaCornwall, England, UK
β“˜ Emplacement of major plutons~295 MaCornwall, England, UK

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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