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Mam Tor, Edale, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Mam TorTor
EdaleCivil Parish
High PeakBorough
DerbyshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 20' 56'' North , 1° 48' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SK126836
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
High Peak92,600 (2012)3.1km
Hope900 (2018)4.0km
Hope Valley1,001 (2012)4.4km
Chapel en le Frith6,598 (2018)7.3km
Dove Holes1,113 (2018)7.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Peak Lapidary and Mineral SocietyBakewell, Derbyshire18km
Mindat Locality ID:
207104
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:207104:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mam Tor is a 517 m (1,696 ft) hill near Castleton in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England. Its name means "mother hill", so called because frequent landslips on its eastern face have resulted in a multitude of "mini-hills" beneath it. These landslips, which are caused by unstable lower layers of shale, also give the hill its alternative name of Shivering Mountain.
(Wikipedia)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O SideriteFeCO3
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3

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