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Brightling Mine, Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England, UKi
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Conveyor system connecting Brightling Mine to Mountfield Mine

Brightling Mine, Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
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Conveyor system connecting Brightling Mine to Mountfield Mine

Brightling Mine, Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
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Conveyor system connecting Brightling Mine to Mountfield Mine

Brightling Mine, Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 58' 24'' North , 0° 23' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.97335,0.38869
GeoHash:
G#: u103bz7j3
GRN:
N34E01
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Burwash1,317 (2018)2.7km
Burwash Common782 (2017)3.6km
Etchingham405 (2018)4.9km
Robertsbridge2,047 (2018)6.0km
Bodle Street1,359 (2018)7.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Hastings & District Geological SocietyHastings, East Sussex19km
Brighton & Hove Geological SocietyBrighton, East Sussex31km
Sussex Mineral and Lapidary SocietyHaywards Heath, West Sussex35km
Kent Geologists' GroupMAIDSTONE, Kent35km
Medway Fossil & Mineral SocietyRochester, Kent47km
Mindat Locality ID:
270492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270492:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Underground gypsum mine operated by British Gypsum Ltd which opened in 1963 using a 'drill-and-blast' method of extraction combined with the 'room-and-pillar' mining method. Accessed by Land Rover using a 420 meter long inclined drift. It was originally connected to the Mountfield Mine via an aerial ropeway for material transport, but was later replaced by a 5 km long conveyor system in 1989. The gypsum is located in the Jurassic Purbeck beds. The Brightling/ Mountfield reserves are the largest gypsum reserves in the UK.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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