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Tourmaline from
Higher Spargo quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite5 photos of Tourmaline associated with Albite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Higher Spargo quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1622984
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1622984:6
GUID (UUID V4):3a1bf028-f843-4535-901a-49ed25aed866
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.5km (0.9 miles) Halvosso Quarry (Halvasso Quarry; Kessel Downs Quarry), Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) Trolvis Quarry, Longdowns, Stithians, Cornwall, England, UK
5.0km (3.1 miles) Garlidna Mine, Garlidna United Mines, Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
5.0km (3.1 miles) South Wendron Mine (South Wheal Lovell; Lovell Consols), Trewennack, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
5.3km (3.3 miles) Balcoath, Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
5.4km (3.4 miles) Boswin Mine, Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
5.6km (3.5 miles) Bassett & Grylls Mine (Porkellis Mine; Porkellis Tin Mines; Wheal Jantar; Balwath Mine), Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
5.8km (3.6 miles) Wheal Enys (Wheal Vernon), Porkellis, Wendron, Cornwall, England, UK
7.0km (4.3 miles) Trethellan Mine, Tresavean Mine, Lanner, Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK
7.2km (4.5 miles) Treviskey Mine, East Tresavean Mine (Treviskey United Mines), Tresavean Mine, Lanner, Lanner, Cornwall, England, UK
References
Dave Griffiths CollectionIdentified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (chapter)
building and decorative stones of Cornwall, UK COLIN M. BRISTOW Cornwall Geoconservation Group, Ty Gwyn...46 Chatsworth Way, Carlyon Bay, St Austell, Cornwall, UK (e-mail: mail@colinbristow.com) Abstract: Arising...varied suites of igneous and sedimentary rocks, Cornwall has a rich variety of building and decorative...such as elvan and sandrock, do not occur outside Cornwall, so local stone provides much character to the...eastern part of the Carnmenellis Granite (mainly in Mabe parish), in the St Austell Granite (Luxulyan, Carn
Journal (volume)
Environment Service, Cornwall County Council 127 Exeter Archaeology: projects in Cornwall, 2006 139 Professor...Christopher D Morris, Excavations at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, 1990-1999, by Peter Rose 154 Selena Bates and... 157 2006 The National Mapping Programme in Cornwall ANDREW YOUNG Cornish Archaeology 45 By land...air: an Early Neolithic pit group at Portscatho, Cornwall, and consideration of coastal activity during...24/9/08 11:59 Page 2 Cornwall Archaeological Society: area representatives Cornwall Archaeological Society
 
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