| Locality type: | Cliff |
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| Species: | Antigorite |
| Formula: | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Comments: | Found as small lenses of roughly parallel, bladed crystals associated with Mountain leather.
The Antigorite lenses are uncommon at this location.
Lenses to 2-3mm thick and 25mm in length. Crystals are generally aligned along the vein, and sub-parallel with the vein. |
| Habit: | Bladed, sub-parallel. |
| Colour: | White. Pearly on broken surfaces. |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Analysis Reference: | M0/0894 |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Antigorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Thorny Cliff, Kennack Cove (Kennack Sands), Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1015525 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1015525:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 70bbc7f6-7292-401f-b5fe-ac782b5bfdad |
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| 5.7km (3.6 miles) | ⓘCountybridge Quarry, Goonhilly Downs, Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 71.2km (44.2 miles) | ⓘClicker Tor Quarry, Lower Clicker, Menheniot, Cornwall, England, UK |
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 | | | | 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...; drainage and streams, 6 ; coastal scenery and cliff features, 7 ; Raised Beaches and buried forests...details of petrography, 97. go CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General characters, 99 ; nature of the...XVIII. Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels |  | | 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...; drainage and streams, 6 ; coastal scenery and cliff features, 7 ; Raised Beaches and buried forests...details of petrography, 97. go CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General characters, 99 ; nature of the...XVIII. Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels | | | 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...; drainage and streams, 6; coastal scenery and cliff features, 7 ; Raised Beaches and buried forests...petrography, 97. ... . .. ... ... ... CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General ch(\racters, 99 ; nature of the |
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