Uraninite from
Foggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
| Locality type: | Quarry | ||||||
| Classification | |||||||
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| Species: | Uraninite | ||||||
| Formula: | UO2 | ||||||
| Formation: | Primary | ||||||
| Comments: | Minute grains (to about 1.5mm)disseminated through miarolytic granite, often included within feldspar crystals. A small, metamict halo surrounding the grains is diagnostic. Where broken, the uraninite gives rise to a halo of brownish stain (gummite) and other secondary minerals (saléeite, probably uranophane and possibly autunite etc.) Also, massive in the single, visible vein within the quarry itself. | ||||||
| Habit: | Irregular, granular; massive | ||||||
| Colour: | Black, brownish-black | ||||||
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | ||||||
| Confirmation | |||||||
| Validity: | Confirmed | ||||||
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | ||||||
| Analysis Reference: | F1999-06-MV(FQ)-0001 | ||||||
| Data | |||||||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data | ||||||
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Foggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | ||||||
| Data Identifiers | |||||||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1103260 | ||||||
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1103260:7 | ||||||
| GUID (UUID V4): | 7c1bada4-6978-4e89-a248-fb6a7862118f | ||||||
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite | |||||||
| 2.7km (1.6 miles) | ⓘMerrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK | ||||||
| 13.7km (8.5 miles) | ⓘOld Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK | ||||||
| 16.3km (10.1 miles) | ⓘKingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK | ||||||
| 29.9km (18.6 miles) | ⓘSouth Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK | ||||||
| 30.8km (19.2 miles) | ⓘCraddock Moor Mine, Craddock Moor, St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK | ||||||
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘWheal Bray, Altarnun, Cornwall, England, UK | ||||||
| 47.6km (29.6 miles) | ⓘLittleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK | ||||||
| 51.1km (31.8 miles) | ⓘBudleigh Salterton Beach, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon, England, UK | ||||||
| 54.0km (33.5 miles) | ⓘLadram Bay, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon, England, UK | ||||||
| 63.9km (39.7 miles) | ⓘSt Austell Consols (incl. Wheal Hawkins), Downderry, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK | ||||||
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