Locality type: | Cliff |
Classification |
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Species: | Calcite |
Formula: | CaCO3 |
Comments: | Veins of white to pale purplish-grey calcite penetrate most of the serpentinite, with veins ranging from sub-millimetre to several tens of millimetres.
Veins may be separated from the host rock by thin layers of other minerals as well as adjoining pockets of asbestiform, granular or earthy material. |
Habit: | Massive in veins, also columnar to finely columnar.
Irregular crystals: To approximately 8mm (length x width), anhedral.
Columnar material: Crystals to 2.5mm across and up to 50mm length, may be separated easily. |
Colour: | White, translucent.
Also, rarely, greyish or purplish, translucent. |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Bastite | ⓘ3 photos of Calcite associated with Bastite at this locality. |
Chrysotile | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Chrysotile at this locality. |
Anthophyllite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Anthophyllite at this locality. |
Anorthite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Anorthite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Thorny Cliff, Kennack Cove (Kennack Sands), Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 975719 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:975719:6 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3bdd91ba-c182-463b-8294-56e04e520f47 |
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘEastern Cliff, Kennack Cove (Kennack Sands), Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK |
0.6km (0.3 miles) | ⓘKennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK |
1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘEnys Head, Ruan Minor, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK |
2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘCadgwith, Ruan Minor, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK |
3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘWheal Downas, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK |
5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘCaerthillian Cove, Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK |
5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘKynance Cove, Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK |
5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘLizard Point, Landewednack, Cornwall, England, UK |
6.0km (3.7 miles) | ⓘWilliams Stone Quarry (Trevassack Quarry), Goonhilly Downs, Mawgan-in-Meneage, Cornwall, England, UK |
8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘDean Quarry, St Keverne, Cornwall, England, UK |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Gardens. REPORT OF AN EXCURSION TO THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. MARCH 20TH TO 2~TH, EASTER, 1913. Bv ]. S. ...the forenoon we descended by the path to Perprean Cove, where a small boss of dark -coloured troctolite...oxidation of the iron in the rock . The sections in this cove are most instructive, for they show four kinds of...seen in the rocky beach near the west corner of the cove, where the serpentine is cut by a broad vein of...of raised-beach platform covered by gravels and sands and topped by stony Head claimed attention, and | | | Report (edition) | clistauce. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ENGLAND AND WALES. EXPLANATION OF SHEET 359. THE GEOLOGY...32, and in his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall ., Devon and West Somerset. The district has now...supplied at the cost of drawing and colouring. CORNWALL. 75 NE., SE., by J. B. HILL; lodes by D. A. Mac...the Lizard Reefs The Polpeor Dykes ... ... The Kennack Dykes .. . ... Metamorphism of the Dolerite Dykes..... ... Distribution of the Kennack Gneisses ... Relations of the Kennack Gneisses to the older Rocks | | | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. The ?istrict has now...; drainage and streams, 6 ; coastal scenery and cliff features, 7 ; Raised Beaches and buried forests...details of petrography, 97. go CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General characters, 99 ; nature of the...XVIII. Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels | | | Report (edition) | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...32, and 1n his classic Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset. The ?istrict has now...; drainage and streams, 6 ; coastal scenery and cliff features, 7 ; Raised Beaches and buried forests...details of petrography, 97. go CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General characters, 99 ; nature of the...XVIII. Pliocene Deposits ... Pliocene deposits of Cornwall, St. Erth, St. Agnes, 165 ; Crousa Down gravels | | | Report (edition) | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALES Geology of the Lizard and Meneage (Explanation...1 1912 1946 1954 1 973 I • ••• I{ YNANCF COVE l·R0'\1 "fl-IE NORfll-WEST (A 570) • •• 111...32, and 1n his cl�ss1c Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West So-merset. The district has now...; drainage and streams, 6; coastal scenery and cliff features, 7 ; Raised Beaches and buried forests...petrography, 97. ... . .. ... ... ... CHAPTER X. The Kennack Gneisses General ch(\racters, 99 ; nature of the | | | Book | Igneous Rocks of South-West England THE GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION REVIEW SERIES The comparatively small...M. C. Gyopari S. Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd, C. S. Exley and M. T. Styles 6. ...D. R. Bridgland Igneous Rocks of South-West England P. A. Floyd Department of Geology, University of...study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the UK Copyright Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication...licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK, or in accordance with the terms of licences issued | | | Book | - .. CORNWALL COUNTY L IBRARY 11 I3 111 111 II 11 11 I 8009 02579 1911 -, , l./tPv ~ 6 JUN 2003...BIRD, E. C. F. The coasts of Cornwall c/551 .457094237 1899526013 CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICES...SERVICES The Coasts of Cornwall Scenery and Geology with an Excursion Guide Eric Bird 1 First Published...Alexander Associates 1998 4 South Screer, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 lAR e-mail: a1ex@nder.com www.nder.com ©... 6 Chapter One - Introduction The coasts of Cornwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | Book | BIRD, Fs, Ce. The coasts of Cornwall c/551 .457094237 1899526013 | \ CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL LIBRARY SERVICES...SERVICES of Cornwall a Sconecy and Geology 1 anf on — -Fré . ide We < “~et The Coasts...Coasts of Cornwall Scenery and Geology with an Excursion Guide Eric Bird First Published by ey Alexander...Alexander Associates 1998 4 South Street, Fowey, Cornwall PL23 1AR e-mail: alex@nder.com www.nder.com ©...South Coast of Cornwall........ Chapter Four - Excursion - The North Coast of Cornwall....... th eS" |
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