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United Downs, Gwennap, Cornwall, England, UKi
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United DownsDowns
GwennapCivil Parish
CornwallCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 13' 54'' North , 5° 9' 45'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
277678
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277678:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


General name for the elevated area which is home to the United Mines group.

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Ceruleite8.DE.25Cu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 ยท 11.5H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Hโ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
BBoron
Bโ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oโ“˜ CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ CeruleiteCu2Al7(AsO4)4(OH)13 · 11.5H2O
Asโ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
SnTin
Snโ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

Geochronology

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

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