St. Austell Granite Collection

The St. Austell Granite Collection includes a range of rocks associated with this granite intrusion in SW England.
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Rock Type – CODERock Class PrimaryRock Class NotesMap/LocationOU VM Label
Cassiterite Tourmaline VeinIgneousMagmaticGoonbarrow (#23)Cassiterite Tourmaline Vein Goonbarrow (#23)
Cassiterite Tourmaline VeinIgneousMagmaticRestowrack (#44)Cassiterite Tourmaline Vein Restowrack (#44)
Copper-rich GreisenIgneousMagmaticGunheath (#22)Copper-rich Greisen Gunheath (#22)
Explosion BrecciaIgneousMagmaticTrelavour Downs (#213)Explosion Breccia Trelavour Downs (#213)
Explosion BrecciaIgneousMagmaticWheal Remfry (#01)Explosion Breccia Wheal Remfry (#01)
Explosion BrecciaIgneousMagmaticWheal Remfry (#12)Explosion Breccia Wheal Remfry (#12)
Fluorite GraniteIgneousMagmaticRestowrack (#42)Fluorite Granite Restowrack (#42)
Fluorite GraniteIgneousMagmaticRestowrack (#45)Fluorite Granite Restowrack (#45)
Granite Porphyry (Elvan)IgneousMagmaticLittlejohn's (#17)Granite Porphyry (Elvan) Littlejohn's (#17)
Kaolinised Tourmaline GraniteIgneousMagmaticLittlejohns (#16)Kaolinised Tourmaline Granite Littlejohns (#16)
Li-mica Topaz GraniteIgneousMagmaticGunheath (#20)Li-mica Topaz Granite Gunheath (#20)
Li-mica Topaz GraniteIgneousMagmaticTrethosa (#14)Li-mica Topaz Granite Trethosa (#14)
Li-mica Tourmaline GraniteIgneousMagmaticGunheath (#21)Li-mica Tourmaline Granite Gunheath (#21)
Li-mica Tourmaline GraniteIgneousMagmaticLittlejohns (#15)Li-mica Tourmaline Granite Littlejohns (#15)
LuxullianiteIgneousMagmaticConce Moor (#202)Luxullianite Conce Moor (#202)
LuxullianiteIgneousMagmaticLuxulyan (Tregarden) quarry (#02)Luxullianite Luxulyan (Tregarden) quarry (#02)
LuxullianiteIgneousMagmaticShabby Rocks Field (#03)Luxullianite Shabby Rocks Field (#03)
Manganese OreOreOreRestormel (#1215)Manganese Ore Restormel (#1215)
Quartz-Tourmaline RockIgneousMagmaticRoche (#209)Quartz-Tourmaline Rock Roche (#209)
Quartz-Tourmaline VeinIgneousMagmaticTreviscoe (#36)Quartz-Tourmaline Vein Treviscoe (#36)
Siderophyllite GraniteIgneousMagmaticColcerrow (#33)Siderophyllite Granite Colcerrow (#33)
Siderophyllite GraniteIgneousMagmaticLuxulyan1 (#10)Siderophyllite Granite Luxulyan1 (#10)
Siderophyllite GraniteIgneousMagmaticLuxulyan2 (#201)Siderophyllite Granite Luxulyan2 (#201)
Siderophyllite GraniteIgneousMagmaticPelyn (#32)Siderophyllite Granite Pelyn (#32)
Topaz GreisenIgneousMagmaticSt Mewan Beacon (#200)Topaz Greisen St Mewan Beacon (#200)
Topazfels in hornfelsIgneousMagmaticCastle in Dinas (#212)Topazfels in hornfels Castle in Dinas (#212)
Tourmaline ApliteIgneousMagmaticMelbur (#24)Tourmaline Aplite Melbur (#24)
Tourmaline ApliteIgneousMagmaticRestowrack (#40)Tourmaline Aplite Restowrack (#40)
Tourmaline ApliteIgneousMagmaticN/A (#501)Tourmaline Aplite (#501)
Tourmaline GraniteIgneousMagmaticMelbur (#11)Tourmaline Granite Melbur (#11)
Tourmaline GreisenIgneousMagmaticGoonbarrow (#207)Tourmaline Greisen Goonbarrow (#207)
Tourmaline Vein in GraniteIgneousMagmaticTrethurgy (#25)Tourmaline Vein in Granite Trethurgy (#25)

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