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Snailbeach Mine, Snailbeach, Worthen with Shelve, Shropshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Snailbeach MineMine
SnailbeachVillage
Worthen with ShelveCivil Parish
ShropshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 36' 52'' North , 2° 55' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SJ373023
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Minsterley1,532 (2017)2.8km
Pontesbury1,873 (2017)4.5km
Worthen311 (2017)5.2km
Westbury657 (2017)7.4km
Dorrington613 (2017)10.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
1609
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1609:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Galena
Formula: PbS
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Minium
Formula: Pb3O4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
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
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Minium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MiniumPb3O4
O QuartzSiO2
O WitheriteBaCO3
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MiniumPb3O4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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