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Gwendreath Quarry, Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gwendreath Quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Kennack | - not defined - |
| Grade-Ruan | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 0' 34'' North , 5° 9' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW734170
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruan Minor | 558 (2017) | 2.2km |
| Coverack | 255 (2017) | 5.0km |
| Lizard | 906 (2017) | 5.4km |
| Mullion | 1,955 (2017) | 5.9km |
| Gweek | 667 (2017) | 10.1km |
An abandoned, partly overgrown (2023) serpentine quarry.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chrysotile Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Lizardite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chrysotile | 9.00. | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Lizardite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysotile | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Lizardite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Geochronology
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Saxo-Thuringian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Lizard ComplexComplex
- Lizard PeninsulaPeninsula
- Cornwall
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Gwendreath Quarry, Kennack, Grade-Ruan, Cornwall, England, UK