| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Metatorbernite |
| Formula: | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Comments: | At this locality, meta-torbernite is of primary occurrence (i.e. not formed by dehydration of torbernite). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Metatorbernite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (18 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7620 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7620:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Metatorbernite |
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| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘEast Gunnislake Mine (in part: South Bedford and East Gunnislake Mine), Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘHingston Down Quarry, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 16.0km (10.0 miles) | ⓘDarley Ford Quarry, Darley, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 28.8km (17.9 miles) | ⓘGreat Roughtor Consols, St Clether, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 45.0km (27.9 miles) | ⓘGunheath China Clay Pit, Stenalees, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 53.2km (33.1 miles) | ⓘSouth Terras Mine (Resugga & Tolgarrick Mine; Union Mine; Uranium Mine), St Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 71.5km (44.4 miles) | ⓘCligga Head, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 76.6km (47.6 miles) | ⓘTing Tang Mine, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 80.3km (49.9 miles) | ⓘWheal Basset, Basset Mines, Carnkie, Carn Brea, Cornwall, England, UK |
| 84.1km (52.2 miles) | ⓘSouth Tolcarne Mine, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK |
| References |
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Nazarchuk, Evgeny V., Gurzhiy, Vladislav V., Tagirova, Yana G., Charkin, Dmitri O., Krzhizhanovskaya, Maria G., Kasatkin, Anatoly V., Eremin, Oleg V. (2023) High-Temperature Crystal Chemistry of Meta-Autunite Group Minerals: Metatorbernite, Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)8 and Metazeunerite, Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2(H2O)8. Crystals, 13 (12) doi:10.3390/cryst13121688 |
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Old Gunnislake Mine, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Cornwall, England, UK