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Raisby Quarries (Raisby Hill Quarry), Kelloe, County Durham, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Raisby Quarries (Raisby Hill Quarry)Group of Quarries
KelloeVillage
County DurhamCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 42' 44'' North , 1° 27' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.71232,-1.46444
GeoHash:
G#: gcwzq8jdk
GRN:
N37W01
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ345354
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kelloe1,502 (2017)1.0km
Trimdon Grange1,304 (2017)2.5km
Coxhoe3,522 (2017)2.5km
Trimdon2,958 (2017)2.7km
West Cornforth2,501 (2017)3.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
206261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206261:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Garmondsway quarry


Worked since at least 1900, Raisby Quarries (formerly known as Raisby Hill Quarry) lies just east of Coxhoe and just north of the Butterknowle Fault. The principal (north) face is more than 1.5 km long and the quarry is one of the largest in northern England.

Raisby Quarries are the type locality of the Raisby Formation, here perhaps 58 m thick, which is underlain by Marl Slate and overlain by basal beds of the Ford Formation (6 m+). Basal Permian (Yellow) Sands of ?early Permian age are present in part of the quarry and Westphalian B Coal Measures have been temporarily exposed and worked in the quarry floor

The uppermost unit of the Raisby Formation is of relatively evenly-bedded cream and buff very finely crystalline dolomite with many calcite-lined irregular cavities after secondary anhydrite. Other minerals occur in veins, geodes and replacive patches. Of these, the copper minerals, much calcite and some dolomite occupy fractures, and the remainder (including much calcite) occur either in the geodes or are replacive.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
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
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

(2008) Raisby Quarries. JNCC.
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