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Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
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Great LongstoneVillage
Derbyshire Dales DistrictDistrict
DerbyshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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PlacePopulation
Great Longstone843 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
207350
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:207350:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Italian:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Spanish:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Cebuano:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
گریت لانگستون, دربی‌شر, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Polish:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Great Longstone, Swydd Derby, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

19 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
Andrew Lawton CollectionIdentified by Andy Lawton: Visual Identification
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Description: Non-crystalline masses to 30mm often with a partial covering of yellow limonite.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Beekite
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tenorite
Formula: CuO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Tenorite4.AB.10CuO
Quartz
var. Beekite
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O BaryteBaSO4
O Quartz var. BeekiteSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O TenoriteCuO
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. BeekiteSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Corvus corax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corax2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus corone
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corone2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus merula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus merula2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Perdix perdix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Perdix : Perdix perdix2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lyrurus tetrix
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Lyrurus : Lyrurus tetrix2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Turdus philomelos
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Turdidae : Turdus : Turdus philomelos2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Lagopus lagopus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Galliformes : Phasianidae : Lagopus : Lagopus lagopus2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Corvus monedula
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus monedula2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Longstone
Wikidata ID:Q3155262
GeoNames ID:7293245

Localities in this Region

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