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Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Torquay | Town |
| Torbay | Unitary Authority |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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50° 27' 42'' North , 3° 31' 31'' West
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Torquay (/tɔːrˈkiː/ tor-KEE) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies 18 miles (29 km) south of the county town of Exeter and 28 miles (45 km) east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities39 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
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| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3 References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite Formula: Ag(Cl,Br) |
| ⓘ Chrisstanleyite (TL) Formula: Ag2Pd3Se4 Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Clausthalite Formula: PbSe |
| ⓘ Cotunnite Formula: PbCl2 |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: Russell, Arthur (1929) On the occurrence of native gold at Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devonshire. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 22 (126) 159-162 doi:10.1180/minmag.1929.022.126.04 |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Eskebornite Formula: CuFeSe2 References: Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy |
| ⓘ Eucairite Formula: AgCuSe |
| ⓘ Fischesserite Formula: Ag3AuSe2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Isomertieite Formula: Pd11Sb2As2 References: Clark, A. M., Criddle, A. J. (1982) Palladium minerals from Hope's Nose, Torquay, Devon. Mineralogical Magazine, 46 (340) 371-377 doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.340.13 |
| ⓘ Klockmannite Formula: CuSe |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite var. Gold-bearing Limonite' Formula: FeO(OH) · nH2O with Au |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Mertieite Formula: Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Nacrite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Habit: Delicate dendritic fronds to 5 cm are leached out of calcite. Russel (1929) reports rare open pockets. Colour: Buttery yellow to tan palladian gold |
| ⓘ Formula: (Au,Ag) Locality: Hope's Nose, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, UK - erroneously reported Description: While the gold does sometimes contain some silver, it never contains enough silver to call it electrum ("mix crystals containing 30-45% Ag are called electrum"), according to Paul Ramdohr (1969): The Ore Minerals and Their Intergrowths. |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Palladium-bearing Gold Formula: (Au,Pd) |
| ⓘ Native Lead Formula: Pb |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag Description: While the gold does sometimes contain some silver, it never contains enough silver to call it electrum ("mix crystals containing 30-45% Ag are called electrum"), according to Paul Ramdohr (1969): The Ore Minerals and Their Intergrowths. |
| ⓘ Naumannite Formula: Ag2Se |
| ⓘ 'Ochre' |
| ⓘ Oosterboschite ? Formula: (Pd,Cu)7Se5 Description: "The mineral has also been identified, as a single anhedral 25 mm-sized grain, from Hope’s Nose, Torquay, Devon, England where it is associated with native gold, chrisstanleyite Ag2Pd3Se4, oosterboschite(?), unnamed Pd2HgSe3 [= tilkerodeite] and cerussite." (Roberts et al., 2002) References: Roberts, Andrew C., Paar, Werner H., Cooper, Mark A., Topa, Dan, Criddle, Alan J., Jedwab, J. (2002) Verbeekite, monoclinic PdSe2, a new mineral from the Musonoi Cu-Co-Mn-U mine, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 (1) 173-179 doi:10.1180/0026461026610020 |
| ⓘ Penroseite Formula: (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Beekite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sideronatrite Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Tiemannite Formula: HgSe |
| ⓘ Tilkerodeite Formula: Pd2HgSe3 |
| ⓘ Trüstedtite Formula: Ni3Se4 |
| ⓘ Tyrrellite Formula: Cu(Co,Ni)2Se4 |
| ⓘ Umangite Formula: Cu3Se2 |
| ⓘ Verbeekite Formula: PdSe2 References: Roberts, Andrew C., Paar, Werner H., Cooper, Mark A., Topa, Dan, Criddle, Alan J., Jedwab, J. (2002) Verbeekite, monoclinic PdSe2, a new mineral from the Musonoi Cu-Co-Mn-U mine, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralogical Magazine, 66 (1) 173-179 doi:10.1180/0026461026610020 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Electrum ? | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
| ⓘ | Native Lead | 1.AA.05 | Pb |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Gold var. Palladium-bearing Gold | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Pd) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Mertieite | 2.AC.10b | Pd8Sb2.5As0.5 |
| ⓘ | Isomertieite | 2.AC.15a | Pd11Sb2As2 |
| ⓘ | Umangite | 2.BA.25 | Cu3Se2 |
| ⓘ | Eucairite | 2.BA.50 | AgCuSe |
| ⓘ | Naumannite | 2.BA.55 | Ag2Se |
| ⓘ | Fischesserite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuSe2 |
| ⓘ | Oosterboschite ? | 2.BC.10 | (Pd,Cu)7Se5 |
| ⓘ | Chrisstanleyite (TL) | 2.BC.15 | Ag2Pd3Se4 |
| ⓘ | Klockmannite | 2.CA.05b | CuSe |
| ⓘ | Tiemannite | 2.CB.05a | HgSe |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Eskebornite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeSe2 |
| ⓘ | Tilkerodeite | 2.CC. | Pd2HgSe3 |
| ⓘ | Clausthalite | 2.CD.10 | PbSe |
| ⓘ | Trüstedtite | 2.DA.05 | Ni3Se4 |
| ⓘ | Tyrrellite | 2.DA.05 | Cu(Co,Ni)2Se4 |
| ⓘ | Verbeekite | 2.EA.25 | PdSe2 |
| ⓘ | Penroseite | 2.EB.05a | (Ni,Co,Cu)Se2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | var. Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | Ag(Cl,Br) |
| ⓘ | Cotunnite | 3.AB.85 | PbCl2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Beekite | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Fe)CO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Sideronatrite | 7.DF.20 | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Nacrite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'var. Gold-bearing Limonite' | - | FeO(OH) · nH2O with Au |
| ⓘ | 'Ochre' | - | |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torquay |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q209055 |
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