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Roche Rock, Cornwall

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: feldspar.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: tourmaline granite outcrop

Well-known outcrop of schorl-rich (luxullianite-type) granite noted in Cornish geology literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Steep rock, ruins

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