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Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WirksworthCivil Parish
Derbyshire Dales DistrictDistrict
DerbyshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wirksworth5,038 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
207161
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:207161:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Simplified Chinese:
威克斯沃思, 德比郡河谷, 德比郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Cebuano:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales District, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
ویرکسوورث, دربی‌شر, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Hungarian:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Irish Gaelic:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ワークズワース, ダービーシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Polish:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
South Azerbaijani:
ویرکسوورث, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Wirksworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Wirksworth, Swydd Derby, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

20 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halloysite
Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Matlockite
Formula: PbFCl
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
'Ochre'
Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Matlockite3.DC.25PbFCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Phosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Unclassified
'Ochre'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F MatlockitePbFCl
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
SiSilicon
Si HalloysiteAl2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O)
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
PPhosphorus
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl MatlockitePbFCl
Cl PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MatlockitePbFCl
Pb PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed326 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed339 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Cawdor2339.4 - 326.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cooleyella fordi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Anachronistidae : Cooleyella : Cooleyella fordi339.4 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Reesodus wirksworthensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Reesodus : Reesodus wirksworthensis339.4 - 326.4 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirksworth
Wikidata ID:Q1612220
GeoNames ID:7297970

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