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Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Chirbury with BromptonCivil Parish
ShropshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Mindat Locality ID:
1604
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1604:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chirbury, Shropshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Bulgarian:
Чирбурй, Шропшър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Cebuano:
Chirbury, Shropshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Chirbury, Shropshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Indonesian:
Chirbury, Shropshire, Inggris, Britania Raya
Polish:
Chirbury, Shropshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Chirbury, Shropshire, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Llanffynhonwen, Swydd Amwythig, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Barytocalcite
Formula: BaCa(CO3)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Barytocalcite5.AB.45BaCa(CO3)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O WitheriteBaCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BarytocalciteBaCa(CO3)2
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed456 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed466 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Whittery1457.5 - 455.8 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Spy Wood Grit3460.9 - 457.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Weston Flags3466 - 460.9 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Endocerida
order
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Furcitella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Furcitella457.5 - 455.8 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sacerdosoceras promus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Eothinoceratidae : Sacerdosoceras : Sacerdosoceras promus466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Dideroceras festinans
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Endocerida : Endoceratidae : Dideroceras : Dideroceras festinans466 - 460.9 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Salacorthis costellata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Salacorthis : Salacorthis costellata460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bystromena perplexa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Glyptomenidae : Bystromena : Bystromena perplexa460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) multipartita
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella : Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) multipartita460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirbury
Wikidata ID:Q2963905
GeoNames ID:7297094

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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