Higher Spargo quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Higher Spargo quarry | Quarry (Abandoned) |
Mabe | Civil Parish |
Cornwall | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 9' 4'' North , 5° 9' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Penryn | 7,326 (2011) | 3.9km |
Constantine | 819 (2017) | 4.0km |
Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 4.5km |
Ponsanooth | 967 (2017) | 5.3km |
Falmouth | 31,988 (2017) | 5.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
441485
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:441485:1
GUID (UUID V4):
741ea60d-f4d8-46b7-8a2a-41b8ef9531bc
Abandoned granite quarry, active in the early 20th century.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: Dave Griffiths collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z References: Dave Griffiths collection.Identified by Paul De Bondt: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
B | Boron | |
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B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Geochronology
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Higher Spargo quarry, Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK