Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 50° 10' 28'' North , 5° 28' 43'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 50.17458,-5.47887 |
GeoHash: | G#: gbuj7q42j |
UK National Grid Reference: | SW517363 |
Other regions containing this locality: | St Ives Mining District, Cornwall, England, UK St Just Mining Region, Cornwall, England, UK Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining district, England, UK |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Lands End Granite
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Corundum var: Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ 'Granite' Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ 'Pegmatite' Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ Schorl Formula: Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Corundum' | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var: Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | 'Albite' | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | 'Andalusite' | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | 'Muscovite' | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 'Orthoclase' | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Granite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pegmatite' | - | |
ⓘ | Tourmaline | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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A2X3 | |||
ⓘ | Corundum | 4.3.1.1 | Al2O3 |
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups and O,OH,F,H2O | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Andalusite | 52.2.2b.1 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
Six-Membered Rings with borate groups | |||
ⓘ | Schorl | 61.3.1.10 | Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 76.1.3.1 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Orthoclase | 76.1.1.1 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | |
ⓘ | Corundum var: Sapphire | - | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | 'Granite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pegmatite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Corundum (var: Sapphire) | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Corundum (var: Sapphire) | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Schorl | Na(Fe32+)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Wilson, A. C. (1975). An Occurrence of Sapphire in the Land's End Granite, Cornwall. HM Stationery Office.
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