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Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UKi
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WhitehavenCivil Parish
CopelandDistrict
CumbriaCounty
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View of the Whitehaven coal mining area, in 1907.

Whitehaven Colliery, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
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View of the Whitehaven coal mining area, in 1986.

Haig Colliery, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
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View of the Whitehaven coal mining area, in 1907.

Whitehaven Colliery, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
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View of the Whitehaven coal mining area, in 1986.

Haig Colliery, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
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View of the Whitehaven coal mining area, in 1907.

Whitehaven Colliery, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
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View of the Whitehaven coal mining area, in 1986.

Haig Colliery, Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Whitehaven24,900 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24321
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:24321:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Уайтхейвен, Коупленд, Камбрия, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
懷特港, 科普蘭 , 坎布里亞郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Ўайтгэйвэн, Камбрыя, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
হোয়াইটহ্যাভেন, কাম্ব্রিয়া, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Bulgarian:
Уайтхейвън, Коупланд, Къмбрия, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Whitehaven, Cúmbria, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Whitehaven, Copeland District, Cumbria, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Danish:
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
وهیتهاون, کامبریا, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Gujarati:
વ્હાઇટહેવન, કમ્બ્રિયા, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
וויתהאבן, קאמבריה, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hungarian:
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Irish Gaelic:
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ホワイトヘヴン, コープランド , カンブリア, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ವೈಟ್ಹೇವನ್, ಕುಂಬ್ರಿಯಾ, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
화이트헤븐, 코플랜드 구, 컴브리아주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Vaithevenas, Kambrija, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Manx:
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Sostyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Kumbria, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Whitehaven, Cúmbria, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Slovak:
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
South Azerbaijani:
وهیتهاون, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swedish:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
விடேஹவேன், கும்பரியா, இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Вайтһейвен, Англия, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
వైట్ హెవెన్, కుంబ్రియా, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Urdu:
وائٹ ہیون, بورو کوپلینڈ, کامبریا, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Volapük:
Whitehaven, Cumbria, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Welsh:
Whitehaven, Copeland, Cumbria, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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13 valid minerals.

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Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Hydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehaven
Wikidata ID:Q1012481
GeoNames ID:2634096

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