Gloucestershire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Area:
3,150 km2
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Gloucester | 150,053 (2017) |
| Cheltenham | 116,447 (2017) |
| Kingswood | 64,793 (2016) |
| Stroud | 60,155 (2018) |
| Mangotsfield | 36,427 (2011) |
| Chipping Sodbury | 36,108 (2011) |
Other Languages:
French:
Gloucestershire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Gloucestershire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Gloucestershire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Глостершир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
格洛斯特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Gloucestershire, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Anglo-Saxon:
Gleawcesterscīr, Englaland, Geāned Cynerīce
Arabic:
غلوسترشير, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Aragonese:
Gloucestershire, Anglaterra, Reino Unito
Armenian:
Գլուսթերշիր, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Asturian:
Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Azeri:
Qlosterşir, İngiltərə, Böyük Britaniya
Basque:
Gloucestershire, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Bavarian:
Gloucestershire, England, Vaoanigts Kinireich
Belarusian:
Глостэршыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Глостэршыр, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
গ্লোচেস্টারশায়ার, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Gloucestershire, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Глостършър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Gloucestershire, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cornish:
Gloucestershire, Pow Sows, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Gloucestershire, Anglie, Spojené království
Danish:
Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Gloucestershire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Esperanto:
Gloucestershire, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Gloucestershire, Inglismaa, Suurbritannia
Farsi/Persian:
گلاسترشر, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Gloucestershire, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Georgian:
გლოსტერშირი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Greek:
Γκλούσεστερσαϊρ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
ગ્લોસટરશાયર, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
גלוסטרשייר, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
ग्लॉस्टरशायर, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Gloucestershire, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Gloucestershire, England, Bretland
Ido:
Gloucestershire, Anglia, Unionita Rejio
Indonesian:
Gloucestershire, Inggris, Britania Raya
Interlingua:
Gloucestershire, Anglaterra, Regno Unite
Irish Gaelic:
Gloucestershire, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
グロスタシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಗ್ಲೌಸೆಸ್ಟರ್ಶೈರ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಂ
Korean:
글로스터셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Glocestriensis comitatus, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Glosteršīra, Anglija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Lithuanian:
Glosteršyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Luxembourgish:
Gloucestershire, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Macedonian:
Глостершир, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Manx:
Gloucestershire, Sostyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Marathi:
ग्लॉस्टरशायर, इंग्लंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gloucestershire, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Mirandese:
Gloucestershire, Reino Ounido
Northern Frisian:
Gloucestershire, Ingelun, Feriind Kiningrik
Norwegian:
Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannia
Occitan:
Gloucestershire, Anglatèrra, Reialme Unit
Polish:
Gloucestershire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Gloucestershire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Gloucestershire, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
Serbian:
Глостершир, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Gloucestershire, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Slovak:
Gloucestershire, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Gloucestershire, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
Swedish:
Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
க்ளோஸ்ஸ்டேர்ஷிர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
గ్లోస్టర్ షైర్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్డమ్
Thai:
กลอสเตอร์เชอร์, ประเทศอังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
告羅士打郡, 英倫, 英國
Turkish:
Gloucestershire, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Глостершир, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
گلوسٹرشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Venetian:
Gloucestershire, Inghiltera, Regno Unìo
Vietnamese:
Gloucestershire, Anh, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Volapük:
Gloucestershire, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Waray:
Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Swydd Gaerloyw, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
West Frisian:
Gloucestershire, Ingelân, Feriene Keninkryk
Western Punjabi:
گلوسسٹرشائر, انگلستان, برطانیہ
Wu Chinese:
格洛斯特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Yiddish:
גלאסטערשיר, ענגלאנד, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך
Gloucestershire is a ceremonial and historic county in south-west England, United Kingdom, bordered by Worcestershire and Warwickshire to the north, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Somerset to the south-west, and Herefordshire and Monmouthshire to the west, with the River Severn forming a major geographical feature. The county covers an area of approximately 3,150 km² and contains a diverse landscape of lowland valleys, limestone escarpments, and forested hills. Major towns include Gloucester (the county city), Cheltenham, Stroud, and Cirencester.
Geologically, Gloucestershire spans several major geological provinces of southern Britain. The eastern part of the county is dominated by the Cotswolds, formed of gently dipping Jurassic limestones that create a classic escarpment and plateau landscape. These limestones are overlain locally by clays and sands and are well known for their use as building stone. Central Gloucestershire includes the Severn Vale, underlain by Triassic and Jurassic mudstones and sandstones, while the western part of the county encompasses the Forest of Dean, an uplifted block of Palaeozoic rocks including Carboniferous Limestone, sandstones, and coal measures, folded during the Variscan orogeny.
Gloucestershire has a rich mineral and mining heritage, particularly in the Forest of Dean, which was one of Britain’s most important historic mining districts. The area produced iron ore, coal, and limestone from Roman times through the 20th century, with a unique system of freemining rights historically governing mineral extraction. The Forest of Dean is also notable for occurrences of lead, zinc, and associated minerals within Carboniferous Limestone. Elsewhere in the county, quarrying of Jurassic limestone from the Cotswolds has been widespread and long-lasting, supplying building stone used across southern England. Sand, gravel, and clay extraction has also supported construction and brickmaking.
Administratively, Gloucestershire is divided into district councils, with Gloucester traditionally regarded as the county town. The county has a strong regional identity shaped by its contrasting landscapes—from the open limestone uplands of the Cotswolds to the wooded hills of the Forest of Dean—and by its long industrial and extractive history. Gloucestershire’s geology has played a central role in shaping settlement patterns, architecture, and economic development, making it an important region for understanding the geological and mining history of south-west England.
Geologically, Gloucestershire spans several major geological provinces of southern Britain. The eastern part of the county is dominated by the Cotswolds, formed of gently dipping Jurassic limestones that create a classic escarpment and plateau landscape. These limestones are overlain locally by clays and sands and are well known for their use as building stone. Central Gloucestershire includes the Severn Vale, underlain by Triassic and Jurassic mudstones and sandstones, while the western part of the county encompasses the Forest of Dean, an uplifted block of Palaeozoic rocks including Carboniferous Limestone, sandstones, and coal measures, folded during the Variscan orogeny.
Gloucestershire has a rich mineral and mining heritage, particularly in the Forest of Dean, which was one of Britain’s most important historic mining districts. The area produced iron ore, coal, and limestone from Roman times through the 20th century, with a unique system of freemining rights historically governing mineral extraction. The Forest of Dean is also notable for occurrences of lead, zinc, and associated minerals within Carboniferous Limestone. Elsewhere in the county, quarrying of Jurassic limestone from the Cotswolds has been widespread and long-lasting, supplying building stone used across southern England. Sand, gravel, and clay extraction has also supported construction and brickmaking.
Administratively, Gloucestershire is divided into district councils, with Gloucester traditionally regarded as the county town. The county has a strong regional identity shaped by its contrasting landscapes—from the open limestone uplands of the Cotswolds to the wooded hills of the Forest of Dean—and by its long industrial and extractive history. Gloucestershire’s geology has played a central role in shaping settlement patterns, architecture, and economic development, making it an important region for understanding the geological and mining history of south-west England.
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Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite var. Schalenblende | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | 2.CB.05a | ZnS | |
| ⓘ | Rudashevskyite | 2.CB.05a | (Fe,Zn)S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Tochilinite | 2.FD.35 | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Shocked Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ | Lepidocrocite | 4.FE.15 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Scarbroite | 5.DA.35 | Al5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Alumohydrocalcite | 5.DB.05 | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Para-alumohydrocalcite | 5.DB.05 | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Dundasite | 5.DB.10 | PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine | 7.AD.35 | (Sr,Ba)SO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Felsőbányaite | 7.DD.05 | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Reidite | 9.AD.45 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Tosudite | 9.EC.60 | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Cronstedtite | 9.ED.15 | Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Meteoritic Iron' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Phyllosilicate' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chamosite | Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Dundasite | PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Para-alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Scarbroite | Al5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| H | ⓘ Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dundasite | PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| C | ⓘ Para-alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| C | ⓘ Scarbroite | Al5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine | (Sr,Ba)SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chamosite | Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dundasite | PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Para-alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scarbroite | Al5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| O | ⓘ Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Shocked Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chamosite | Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Dundasite | PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Para-alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Scarbroite | Al5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chamosite | Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tosudite | Na0.5(Al,Mg)6((Si,Al)8O18)(OH)12 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Shocked Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine | (Sr,Ba)SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Para-alumohydrocalcite | CaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | Fe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cronstedtite | Fe22+Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Tochilinite | Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | ⓘ Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Rudashevskyite | (Fe,Zn)S |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine | (Sr,Ba)SO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Celestine var. Barium-bearing Celestine | (Sr,Ba)SO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Dundasite | PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 2859 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 2859 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 513 Ma (Cambrian) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 102 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 173 fossil localities |
- England
- Gloucestershire
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Acton Turville
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bitton
- Mesozoic🐚 Bristol
- Jurassic🐚 Charlton Common
- Early Jurassic🐚 Filton
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Hawkesbury Upton
- Cheltenham
- Early Jurassic🐚 Battledown Brick-pit
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Cheltenham
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Cheltenham
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Cheltenham
- Early Jurassic🐚 Great Western Railway cutting
- Early Jurassic🐚 Hewletts Hill
- Mesozoic🐚 Hippopodium bed
- Silurian🐚 Ledbury
- Jurassic🐚 Near Cheltenham
- Jurassic🐚 Stanley Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Wistley Hill
- Cotswold
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Asteroidea
- Early Jurassic🐚 Aston Magna
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Barnsley
- Pleistocene🐚 Barrington
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Bibury
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Birdlip Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Bourton Notgrove
- Jurassic🐚 Bourton on the Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Broadwell
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Cold Comfort
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Coln Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Crickley
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Crickley Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Crickley locality
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Eyeford
- Jurassic🐚 Fairford
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Fairford
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Fairford Coral Bed
- Jurassic🐚 Frog Mill Railway Cutting
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Great Western Railway
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Hampen Railway Cutting
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Hornsleasow Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Kemble
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Kineton Thorns Quarry
- Mesozoic🐚 Manor Farm Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 New Park Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Notgrove railroad cut
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Notgrove station
- Early Jurassic🐚 Ophiuroidea
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Railway cutting near Chedworth
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Ready Token
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Sapperton
- Jurassic🐚 Seven Springs
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Sevenhampton
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Siddington
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Snowshill Hill Quarry
- Mesozoic🐚 Stowell Park borehole
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Tetbury
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Tetbury Road Railway Station
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Top of Birdlip Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Tuffley Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Withington
- Chipping Campden
- Cirencester
- Mickleton
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucester
- South Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire
- England
- Gloucestershire
- South Gloucestershire
- Stroud
- Silurian🐚 Brookend Borehole
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Buckholt Wood
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Catbrain Quarry
- Cretaceous🐚 Coldham Common
- Early Jurassic🐚 Ebley
- Middle Jurassic🐚 England CQ
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Frith Quarry
- Early Jurassic🐚 Frocester Hill
- Jurassic🐚 Hampton Common
- Early Jurassic🐚 Haresfield Beacon
- Early Jurassic🐚 Hock Cliff
- Early Jurassic🐚 Jefferies Brickworks
- Eocene🐚 London Clay Basement Beds - Harefield
- Silurian🐚 Loose block on bank near Damery Bridge
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Minchinhampton
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Minchinhampton
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Minchinhampton Beds
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Minchinhampton reservoir
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Nailsworth
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Nailsworth
- Early Jurassic🐚 Near Frocester
- Early Jurassic🐚 Nibley
- Early Jurassic🐚 Old quarry near the Yew Tree Inn
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Painswick
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Randwick Ash
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Rodborough Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Ruscombe
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Scottsquar Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Selsley Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Selsly Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Sheepscombe
- Early Jurassic🐚 Standish Park Farm
- Early Jurassic🐚 Stonehouse Brick and Tile company pit
- Jurassic🐚 Stroud
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Stroud
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Stroud
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Stroud Hill
- Silurian🐚 Tite's Point
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Wall's Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Waterworks Quarry
- Jurassic🐚 Well House
- Early Jurassic🐚 Wotton Hill
- Tewkesbury
- Jurassic🐚 Alderton
- Early Jurassic🐚 Alderton Hill
- Early Jurassic🐚 Alderton Hill Quarry
- Mesozoic🐚 Apperley
- Mesozoic🐚 Brockeridge
- Early Jurassic🐚 Churchdown
- Early Jurassic🐚 Churchdown
- Jurassic🐚 Cleeve Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Cleeve Hill Inferior Oolite
- Mesozoic🐚 Coombe Hill bonebed
- Jurassic🐚 Crickley Hill
- Early Jurassic🐚 Down Yatherly
- Jurassic🐚 Dumbleton Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 England ST
- Mesozoic🐚 Forthampton
- Early Jurassic🐚 Gretton Hill
- Mesozoic🐚 Hasfield
- Early Jurassic🐚 Innsworth
- Jurassic🐚 Leckhampton Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Leckhampton locality
- Early Jurassic🐚 Maisemore Cliff in the Blue Lias in Southern Britian
- Early Jurassic🐚 Ophiuroidea
- Phanerozoic🐚 Perton Lane Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Shurdington Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Snows Hill Mill
- Early Jurassic🐚 Stanley Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Stanton
- Early Jurassic🐚 Tarnhill
- Early Jurassic🐚 Temporary roadcut near Henley
- Early Jurassic🐚 Toddington railway cutting
- Silurian🐚 Tortworth Inlier
- Mesozoic🐚 Wainlode Cliff
- Mesozoic🐚 Wainlode Cliff bonebed
- Early Jurassic🐚 Winchcombe
- Pleistocene🐚 Witcombe Villa
- Gloucestershire
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q23165 |
| GeoNames ID: | 11609035 |
Localities in this Region
- England
- Gloucestershire
- Barr’s Court Colliery
- Bitton Colliery
- Brandy Bottom Colliery
- Brook Pit
- Bull Hall Colliery
- California Colliery
- ⭔Cheltenham
- Church Farm Colliery
- Cock Pit
- Colliery Colliery
- ⭔Cotswold
- ⭔Forest of Dean
- Addis Hill Colliery
- Addis Hill Level
- Addishill Colliery
- Arles Colliery
- Arles Level
- Arthur’s Folly Colliery
- Arthur & Edward Colliery
- Astons Colliery
- Bailey Hill Colliery
- Bailey Level
- Barnhill Colliery
- Barnhill Pit
- BarnHill Quarry
- Beech Pit
- Bilson Colliery
- Birch Hill Folly No.3 Colliery
- Birch Hill Success No.2 Colliery
- Birches Pumping Engine Colliery
- Bix Slade Mine
- Bixlade Level
- Bixslade Colliery
- Bixslade Pit
- Blackpool Level
- Bowson Colliery
- Branches Colliery
- Bridewell Colliery
- Bridge Colliery
- Brominghold Pit
- Bromley Hill Colliery
- Brookall Ditches Colliery
- Broominghall Pit
- Buckholt Level
- Bush Pit
- Cannop Bridge Level
- Cannop Colliery
- Cannop Drift
- Cannop Level
- Castlehill Colliery
- Castlemain Pumping Engine Colliery
- Castlerag Pumping Engine Colliery
- Chapel Quarry
- Churchway Colliery
- Cinderford Bridge Colliery
- Coal Way Hill Trim Pit
- Crabtree Pit Iron Mine
- Crabtreehill Colliery
- Cross Knave Colliery
- Cross Knaves Colliery
- Crown b Colliery
- Crown Pit
- Crowsnest Iron Mine
- Crumpmeadow Colliery
- Dark Hill Colliery
- Darkhill Level
- Devil's Chapel Iron Mine
- Devil's Ditch Iron Mine
- Devils Chapel Colliery
- Dropping Wells Iron Mine
- Drybrook
- Drybrook Folly Colliery
- Drybrook Iron Mine
- Duck Colliery
- East Slade Colliery
- Easter Iron Mine
- Eastern United Colliery
- Edenwall Colliery
- Edgehill Iron Mine
- Ellwood Colliery
- Ellwood Green Colliery
- Ellwood New Pit
- Endeavour Pit
- Fairplay Iron Mine
- Famish Pit
- Fancy Colliery
- Farmers Folly Colliery
- Findall Level
- Findall Mine Level
- Findalls Iron Mine
- Flourmill Colliery
- Folly Colliery
- Forest Steel Iron Mine
- Forget-me-not Iron Mine
- Found Out Colliery
- Foundry Colliery
- Foundry Gale Colliery
- Fox’s Level
- Fox’s Pit
- Foxes Bridge Colliery
- Frog Pit Iron Mine
- Gentlemen Colliers
- George’s Folly Colliery
- George’s New Folly Colliery
- Great Pit
- Great Western Colliery
- Grove Engine Pit
- Hales Level
- Hangerbury Iron Mine
- Hanghill Colliery
- Harry Hill Prosper Colliery
- Hawkin’s Level
- Hawkwell Colliery
- Haywood Colliery
- Haywood Level
- High Meadow Pit
- Highmeadow Iron Mine
- Hoares Level
- Holmes Level
- Hopewell Colliery
- Hopewell Engine Colliery
- Howbeach Colliery
- Independent Coal Pit No.1 Colliery
- Independent Coal Pit No.2 Colliery
- Independent Coal Pit No.3 Colliery
- Independent Coal Pit No.4 Colliery
- Independent Coal Pit No.5 Colliery
- Inkerman Colliery
- Jack's Pit Iron Mine
- Jacks Pit
- Kidnalls Colliery
- Lady Park Wood Iron Mine
- Lambsquay Pit Iron Mine
- Land Pit Iron Mine
- Lea Bailey Mine
- Leather Pit
- Lightmoor Colliery
- Limekiln Pool Iron Mine
- Lydbrook Colliery
- Lydbrook Deep Level
- Lydbrook Iron Mine
- Lydney Harbour
- Lydney Park Colliery
- Lydney Park Iron Mine
- Mailscot a Colliery
- Mailscot b Colliery
- Mapleford Engine Colliery
- Mapleford Engine No.3 Colliery
- Mapleford Engine No.4 Colliery
- Mapleford No.5 Colliery
- Mapleford No.6 Colliery
- Mile End Pit or Snatch Crust Colliery
- Mine Train Quarry
- Mitcheldean Colliery
- Monument Colliery
- Mountpleasant Colliery
- Nelson Pit
- New Bowson Colliery
- New Bridge Engine Colliery
- New Dunn Pit Iron Mine
- New Engine Colliery
- New Engine Ditch Colliery
- New Fancy Colliery
- New Fere Pit
- New Fore Pit
- New Hawkins No.1 Level
- New Hawkins No.2 Colliery
- New Road Forest Level
- New Road Level
- New Thatch Colliery
- New True Blue & Newham Bottom Colliery
- New Victory Colliery
- Newent Colliery
- ⭔Newland
- Newnham Bottom Colliery
- Nine Wells Colliery
- No Fold Land Pit Iron Mine
- Nofold Pit
- Norchard Colliery
- Norchard Drift
- Northern United Colliery
- Noxon Park Mine
- Oaken Level
- Gloucestershire
- England
- Gloucestershire
- Forest of Dean
- Oakwood Mill Deep Iron Mine
- Oakwood No.2 Colliery
- Old Bow Iron Mine
- Old Engine Pit
- Old Furnace Level
- Old Ham Mine (Clearwell Caves)
- Old Mill Pumping Engine Colliery
- Old Sally Iron Mine
- Old Thatch Colliery
- Oldcroft Colliery
- Paragon Colliery
- Park End Colliery
- Park End Royal Colliery
- Park Gutter Colliery
- Parkhill Level
- Perseverance Iron Mine
- Phipp’s Pillowell Colliery
- Pillowell Engine Pit
- Pillowell Level
- Pluckpenny Rocky Colliery
- Potlid Colliery
- Princess Louise Iron Mine
- Princess Royal Colliery
- Princess Royal Level
- Princess Royal Pit
- Prosper Pit
- Puzzle Wood Iron Mine
- Quidchurch Colliery
- Random Shot Colliery
- Regulator Colliery
- Rising Sun Engine Colliery
- Roberts Folly No.3 Colliery
- Robin Hood Iron Mine
- Royal Colliery
- Royal Forester Colliery
- Ruardean Hill Pit
- Scowles Pit Iron Mine
- Scowles Slope Iron Mine
- Shakemantle Deep Iron Mine
- Slope Pit Iron Mine
- Snatch Crust Colliery
- Soles Pit
- South Oakwood Iron Mine
- Speculation Colliery
- Speculation No.2 Drift
- Speculation Pit Iron Mine
- Speech House Hill Colliery
- Speedwell Colliery
- Spero Colliery
- Sphero Pit Iron Mine
- Spire Colliery
- Standfast Colliery
- Standfast or Royal Engine Colliery
- Stapledge Colliery
- Staunton Iron Mine
- Stowfield Quarry
- Strip-and-at-it Colliery
- Success Colliery
- Tarmeadow Colliery
- Teazeall Pit
- Thatch Colliery
- Thatch Iron Mine
- Tile Quarry
- Tingle's Level Iron Mine
- Tormentor Colliery
- Trafalgar Colliery
- True Blue & Newnham Bottom Colliery
- True Blue No.2 Colliery
- True Blue Pit
- Tufton Pits Iron Mine
- Union Colliery
- Upper Old Park Iron Mine
- Vallet's Gale Colliery
- Vallett’s Level
- Venus & Jupiter Colliery
- Vergreen Colliery
- Victoria Pit No.2 Iron Mine
- Wallsend Colliery
- Wanklyns Pit
- Waterloo Pit
- Well Level
- Wellington Colliery
- Westbury Brook Iron Mine
- Westgate Pit
- Whimsey Colliery
- Whitelea Colliery
- Wigpool Iron Mine
- Wilkes Pit
- Wimberry Colliery
- Win All or Upper Success Colliery
- Winnell’s Level
- Winning Colliery
- Woodgate Colliery
- Woodgate Pit
- Woodside Colliery
- Woorgreen Colliery
- Worrall Hill Colliery
- Worrallhill Level
- Wych Elm Iron Mine
- Yew Tree Colliery
- Yew Tree Iron Mine
- Yorkley Court Colliery
- Young Colliers Pit
- ⭔Gloucester
- ⭔South Gloucestershire
- ⭔Almondsbury
- ⭔Aust
- Cowhorn Hill Colliery
- ⭔Cromhall
- Crown a Colliery
- ⭔Dodington
- ⭔Dyrham and Hinton
- Golden Valley Colliery
- Goldney Pit
- Grimsbury Pits
- Hanham Colliery
- Harry Stoke Colliery
- Hole Lane Colliery
- Hollyguest Pit
- Jeffrey’s Hill Colliery
- Mangotsfield Colliery
- Mangotsfield Common Pit
- New Cheltenham Pit
- New Colliery
- New Golden Valley Pit
- New Pit
- Old Golden Valley Pit
- Painters Pit
- Parkfield Colliery
- Parkfield South Pit
- Pen Park Hole
- Pendennis Pit
- Pomprey Colliery
- Potter’s Wood & Jays Pits
- ⭔Rangeworthy
- Shortwood Colliery
- Siston Common Colliery
- Siston Hill Colliery
- ⭔Sodbury
- Soundwell Lower Pit
- Soundwell Middle Pit
- Soundwell Upper Pit
- South Pit
- ⭔Tortworth
- ⭔Tytherington
- Wallhall Colliery
- Wallsend Colliery
- Webbs Heath Drift
- ⭔Westerleigh
- ⭔Wick and Abson
- ⭔Wickwar
- ⭔Yate
- Yate No.1 Colliery
- Yate No.2 Colliery
- ⭔Stroud
- ⭔Tewkesbury
- Forest of Dean
- Gloucestershire
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- Cotswolds National LandscapeNational Landscape
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- Wye Valley National LandscapeNational Landscape
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