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Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
BuckfastleighCivil Parish
TeignbridgeDistrict
DevonCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Downstream of Ware Weir....

Ware Weir, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
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Aragonite

Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Ware Weir, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
09770710017271998235947.jpg
Downstream of Ware Weir....

Ware Weir, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
03712730017271998254656.jpg
Aragonite

Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
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Cassiterite

Ware Weir, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
09770710017271998235947.jpg
Downstream of Ware Weir....

Ware Weir, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
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Aragonite

Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
Neighbouring regions:
Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
Dean Prior, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
Rattery, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
Type:
Civil Parish
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Buckfastleigh3,631 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
1514
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1514:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Mineral List

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Ganomatite'
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Nickelskutterudite
Formula: NiAs3
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘNickelskutterudite2.EC.05NiAs3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Ganomatite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ NickelskutteruditeNiAs3
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hippopotamus amphibius
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : Hippopotamus amphibius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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