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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Lingheath Flint Mines, Brandon, West Suffolk, Suffolk, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Lingheath Flint MinesMine (Abandoned)
BrandonCivil Parish
West SuffolkNon-metropolitan District
SuffolkCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 26' 26'' North , 0° 38' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
52.44083,0.63556
GeoHash:
G#: u126q6wcc
GRN:
N35E01
UK National Grid Reference:
TL792858
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Weeting1,839 (2018)3.0km
Hockwold cum Wilton1,195 (2018)6.6km
Mundford1,835 (2018)7.7km
Lakenheath4,369 (2018)8.1km
Croxton261 (2018)8.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
NORFOLK MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY NORWICH, Norfolk49km
Mindat Locality ID:
180852
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:180852:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Extensive beds of flint-bearing chalk are located in and around Lingheath which have been exploited via shallow shaft excavation since Neolithic times. Raw flint nodules were then taken to Brandon, the dominant center for flint-knapping in England (which produced enormous quantities of gunflints even into the 20th Century). Associated flint mining sites include Brandon in Suffolk County and Grimes Graves in nearby Norfolk.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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