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Port-ès-Sées, Greater Sark, Sark, Bailiwick of Guernseyi
Regional Level Types
Port-ès-SéesMine
Greater Sark- not defined -
SarkIsland
Bailiwick of GuernseyCrown Dependency

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
49° 25' 35'' North , 2° 22' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
49.42666,-2.36956
GeoHash:
G#: gby34jfe1
GRN:
N33W02
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sark600 (2018)1.2km
La Seigneurie170 (2012)1.3km
Saint Peter Port16,488 (2013)12.5km
Saint Helier28,000 (2018)32.7km
Jobourg419 (2017)44.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
240451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240451:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small copper mine, consisting of two levels driven in a vein of quartz and chalcopyrite. Within a short distance of the workings, two more veins of the same composition crop out, but they were only superficially examined.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Channel IslandsGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books/about/Transactions_of_the_Royal_Geological_Soc.html?id=a0kRAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
books.google.be (n.d.) https://books.google.be/books?id=MZVeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22Port-%C3%A8s-S%C3%A9es%22&source=bl&ots=LEA0kG_JDz&sig=ACfU3U3lAElXxaRFvJBHT1CA0Lccv8TEWw&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOoLzH047tAhUMDuwKHYFfAm0Q6AEwA3oECAoQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Port-%C3%A8s-S%C3%A9es%22&f=false
Henwood, W. J. (1871) Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Sark's Hope Mine, Sark. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 8 (1) 530-539
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