| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Molybdophyllite |
| Formula: | Pb8Mg9[Si10O28(OH)8O2(CO3)3] · H2O |
| Comments: | A Pb-Mg-Si-O phase occurs at Merehead as small clear grains, and this is most likely to be molybdophyllite. It has been noted by other investigators, but has never been found in enough quantity for a definitive characterisation. |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
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| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Molybdophyllite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 694119 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:694119:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 335d8e11-9634-4023-bf92-d3915e4ab9c5 |
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 | | Journal (volume) | | 2006 from a blast pile on Bench G of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Width of view approx. 20 mm. Photograph...twinned trigonal plates. From Bench F of Merehead Quarry, Mendip Hills. Rick Turner photograph. Journal of...CONTENTS Volume 13, 2010 PAPERS The minerals of the Mendip Hills and their relationships Rick Turner and Michael...look at the work that we have been doing in the Mendip Hills (reported in this issue of the Journal) in...from around 40 to over 110, including the ‘first UK occurrences’ of a number of minerals, such as fornacite |
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