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Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
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Ashford in the WaterVillage
Derbyshire Dales DistrictDistrict
DerbyshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Mindat Locality ID:
217175
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217175:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Cebuano:
Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales District, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Japanese:
アッシュフォード・イン・ザ・ウォーター, ダービーシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Polish:
Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Ashford in the Water, Swydd Derby, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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13 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mogánite
Formula: SiO2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Mogánite4.DA.20SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MogániteSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MogániteSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford-in-the-Water
Wikidata ID:Q2221409
GeoNames ID:7298132

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