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Eyam, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
EyamCivil Parish
Derbyshire Dales DistrictDistrict
DerbyshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Eyam969 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
207159
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:207159:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Им, Дербишир-Дейлс, Дербишир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
亞姆, 德比郡河谷, 德比郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian:
Ім, Дэрбішыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Cebuano:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales District, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
ایم, دربی‌شر, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Japanese:
エヤム, ダービーシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Norwegian:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Eyam, Swydd Derby, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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19 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hawleyite ?
Formula: CdS
Description: Suspected hawleyite as typical bright yellow crust on sphalerite.
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Opal ?
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Hawleyite ?2.CB.05aCdS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal ?4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HawleyiteCdS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
CdCadmium
Cd HawleyiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyam
Wikidata ID:Q1385667
GeoNames ID:7300197

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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