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Buckingham Mine, Dodington, Bridgwater, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Buckingham MineMine
Dodington- not defined -
BridgwaterCivil Parish
SedgemoorDistrict
SomersetCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 9' 19'' North , 3° 10' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
ST174403
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nether Stowey1,373 (2018)1.8km
Stogursey838 (2018)3.8km
Spaxton321 (2018)6.2km
Bicknoller371 (2018)6.5km
West Quantoxhead343 (2018)6.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
1613
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1613:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Grid reference is that given by Dines for Roskrow's Shaft, being '400 yards SE by S of Dodington church'.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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