Locality type: | Mine |
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Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Comments: | Forms as a major mineral in veins to 10 of mts long. Free grown crystals are seldom more than 1cm long. The colour is mostly black in the hand specimen, whiel under the micrscope the colour is seen to be much more varied from almost colourless to blue and brown and black. |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Scorodite | ⓘ4 photos of Tourmaline associated with Scorodite at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Tourmaline associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Hematite | ⓘ1 photo of Tourmaline associated with Hematite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 11179 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:11179:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | c826b224-6e8e-403f-9c34-62eec048aff4 |
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘBottle Hill Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK |
6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘGreat Trowlesworthy Tor, Shaugh Prior, South Hams, Devon, England, UK |
10.0km (6.2 miles) | ⓘEylesbarrow Mine (Wheal Ruth), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
12.1km (7.5 miles) | ⓘFurzehill Mine (Furzehill Wood Mine), Horrabridge, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
14.7km (9.1 miles) | ⓘHooten Wheals (Hexworthy Mine), Hexworthy, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
15.2km (9.4 miles) | ⓘFoggintor Quarry, Princetown, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
17.0km (10.5 miles) | ⓘLittle Staple Tor, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
17.1km (10.6 miles) | ⓘMerrivale Quarry, Whitchurch, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
18.4km (11.5 miles) | ⓘRussell United Mine (incl. Wheal Russell), Gulworthy, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘNorth Mine, Brimpts Tin Mines, Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK |
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| Tapster, Simon, Shail, Robin, McAllister, Harry, Deady, Eimear, McFarlane, James (2017) Understanding the multi-episode formation of the world-class Hemerdon W–Sn deposit in the context of SW England granite evolution. Applied Earth Science, 126 (2) 97-98 doi:10.1080/03717453.2017.1306298 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | world-class Hemerdon W–Sn deposit in the context of SW England granite evolution Simon Tapstera, Robin Shailb...Nottingham, UK; bCamborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK; cWolf Minerals UK Limited...Limited, Drakelands Mine, Plymouth, UK The world-class granite-related, sheeted-vein, Hemerdon W–Sn deposit...deposit (Devon, SW England) has been intermittently mined since the seventeenth Century. In a major step forward...forward for UK metal mining, ore extraction was re-established at the deposit (now Drakelands Mine) in 2015 | | Wilkins, Colin, Jeffery, Bill, Speer, Joanna, Dijkstra, Arjan H., McFarlane, James (2017) Mineral assemblages and textures of granite-hosted veins in the Hemerdon W–Sn deposit: constraints from scanning electron microscope chemical X-ray mapping. Applied Earth Science, 126 (2) 104-105 doi:10.1080/03717453.2017.1306306 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | protection, workforce well-being, community relations, or mine closure planning. The main drivers for responsible...Earth Institute, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK; bWolf Minerals UK Limited, Plymouth, UK We report the... Drake Circus, Plymouth, UK veins within granite of the Hemerdon W–Sn deposit, Devon, one of the five...Environmental Sciences/Sustainable Earth Institute, Plymouth Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 04:17...c. 1.5 cm. Figure 2. Cassiterite (brown) and tourmaline (blue-green) surrounded by quartz and K-feldspar | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | and other aspects of geoscience in South-West England and geologically related areas. 2. To hold an...Conference at various places within south-West England where those engaged or interested in this research...other papers relating to geoscience in South-West England. 4. To organise field excursions. 5. To encourage...anyone with an interest in geoscience in South-West England on written application to the Secretary and payment...About the timing: bringing geoChronoLogy in sw engLAnD uP-to -DAte Simon Tapster NERC Isotope Geosciences | | | Journal (issue) | Interesting Day in Prospect ........................ A New Mine in the North York Moors National Park?...................... Commissioning Underway at Drakewalls Mine (Hemerdon) What’s In a (Mineral) Name? ...........(14th November). These are perhaps the best of the UK shows and well worth a day of your time (other mineral...developments in terms of new mining enterprises in the UK. Hopefully the continuing up-turn (albeit slow) in...as a volunteer at several museums in northern England. Trevor was known by all and well-loved as demonstrated | | | Journal (issue) | America open access publications ................ UK Mining News. ......................................Update ........ Correction: “Prince of Wales Gold Mine” ........................................... 18...equipment (in addition to hammers and chisels) on to mine dumps. In the short reports section you will find...updates (still lots of activity in various parts of the UK) and an addition to the list of “creative things...minerals I found/acquired”? “New activity at the mine/quarry down the road”? “Developments in my local | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | diffraction (XRD). The first sample is from Prabornaz Mine (locality of the original roméite), Saint Marcel...are “xenotime”, “monazite”, zircon, kyanite, “tourmaline”, rutile, hematite, pyrite, magnetite, gold,...are “xenotime”, “monazite”, zircon, kyanite, “tourmaline”, rutile, hematite, pyrite, magnetite, gold,...type-locality for this mineral Bucca della Venadella mine,Vena Ponte Stazzemezze, Stazzema, al. [21]. The...The type-locality for thisismineral is Bucca mine, Ponte Stazzemezze, Alpes Apuam, Tuscany, Italy. The IMA |
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Drakelands Mine, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK