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Tangeite from
Penrhyn Slate Quarry, Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Tangeite
Formula:CaCu(VO4)(OH)
Comments:Green et al. (2008): "The only additional report of tangeite is at Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda in Wales, where 'calciovolborthite' was claimed on the basis of a single specimen in the private collection of a Danish mineralogist (Bevins, 1994). This record is unconfirmed."
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tangeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Penrhyn Slate Quarry, Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1101599
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1101599:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Bevins, Richard E. (1994) A Mineralogy of Wales - Geological Series No. 16. National Museum of Wales. 146pp.
Green, D. I., Hubbard, N., Ince, F. (2008) A review of the occurrences of the copper vanadate materials volborthite and tangeite in the British Isles. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 54-58
 
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