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

Brightling Mine, Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
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Gypsum

Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
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Gypsum

Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, 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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Gypsum

Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
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Gypsum

Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, 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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Gypsum

Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
Neighbouring regions:
Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
Folkestone and Hythe District, Kent, England, UK
Wealden, East Sussex, England, UK
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bexhill-on-Sea40,478 (2015)
Battle6,054 (2018)
Rye4,773 (2018)
Robertsbridge2,047 (2018)
Northiam1,785 (2018)
Ticehurst1,705 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
301541
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:301541:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Rother, Sussex de l'Est, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Rother, East Sussex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Rother, East Sussex, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Ротер, Восточный Суссекс, Англия, Великобритания
Spanish:
Rother, Sussex Oriental, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Bengali:
রুথার, ইস্ট সাসেক্স, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Catalan:
Rother, East Sussex, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Rother District, East Sussex, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Rother, East Sussex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Gujarati:
રોથર, પૂર્વ સુસેક્સ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Japanese:
ロザー, イースト・サセックス, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ರಾದರ್, ಪೂರ್ವ ಸಸೆಕ್ಸ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
로서, 이스트서식스주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Lithuanian:
Roteris, Rytų Saseksas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Norwegian:
Rother, East Sussex, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Rother, East Sussex, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Rother, East Sussex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Romanian:
Rother, East Sussex, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Serbo-Croatian:
Rother, East Sussex, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Swedish:
Rother District, East Sussex, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
ரோத்தர், கிழக்கு சுஸெஸ், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
రోథర్, తూర్పు ససెక్స్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Ukrainian:
Ротер, Східний Сассекс, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
روتھر, مشرقی سسیکس, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ


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5 valid minerals.

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘThénardite7.AD.25Na2SO4
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
NaSodium
Naⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ ThénarditeNa2SO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4

Fossils

There are 18 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.

Occurrences101
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 13 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Neomiodon
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Sphaeriida : Neomiodontidae : Neomiodon139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coptothyris
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebrataliidae : Coptothyris145 - 139.8 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hybodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus140.2 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Osteichthyes
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lepidotes
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Lepidotes139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Coelodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Pycnodontes : Coelodus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pycnodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : Pycnodus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Neorhombolepis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ionoscopiformes : Furidae : Neorhombolepis140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pachythrissops
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Pachythrissops140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Reptilia
class		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Leiodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Leiodon140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crocodylia
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Teleosaurus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Teleosauridae : Teleosaurus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Tretosternon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Dermatemydidae : Tretosternon140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Aigialosauridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Aigialosauridae140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plesiosauridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Plesiosauridae140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theriosuchus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Atoposauridae : Theriosuchus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Goniopholis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Goniopholididae : Goniopholis140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Bernissartia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Bernissartiidae : Bernissartia140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pterodactylus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Pterodactylidae : Pterodactylus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithodesmus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ornithodesmidae : Ornithodesmus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Theropoda
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda145 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Megalosaurus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Megalosauridae : Megalosaurus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Sauropoda
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda139.8 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Iguanodontidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontidae140.2 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Iguanodon
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodon140.2 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Nodosauridae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae140.2 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hylaeosaurus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Nodosauridae : Hylaeosaurus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Polacanthus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Nodosauridae : Polacanthus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Iguanodontia
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Iguanodontia140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Caudata
order		Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Caudata140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Baryonyx walkeri
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Spinosauridae : Baryonyx : Baryonyx walkeri145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Carnosauria
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Carnosauria140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Plantae
kingdom		Plantae145 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Velociraptorinae
subfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Dromaeosauridae : Velociraptorinae140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Minerisporites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Isoetales : Minerisporites145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Testudines
order		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines140.2 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchidion
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lonchidiidae : Lonchidion140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Scincomorpha
infraorder		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincomorpha140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Baryonyx
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Spinosauridae : Baryonyx140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Baryonychinae
subfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Spinosauridae : Baryonychinae139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Allosauroidea
superfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Avetheropoda : Allosauroidea140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hypselospinus fittoni
species		Animalia : Chordata : Ornithischia : Hypselospinus : Hypselospinus fittoni139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cetiosaurus brachyurus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Cetiosauridae : Cetiosaurus : Cetiosaurus brachyurus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Becklespinax altispinax
species		Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Becklespinax : Becklespinax altispinax145 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Viviparus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Viviparidae : Viviparus139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Goniopholis crassidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Goniopholididae : Goniopholis : Goniopholis crassidens139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ornithocheiroidea
superfamily		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria : Ornithocheiroidea140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Anura
order		Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Scheenstia mantelli
species		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Lepisosteiformes : Scheenstia : Scheenstia mantelli140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Egertonodus basanus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Egertonodus : Egertonodus basanus140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hybodus ensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Hybodontidae : Hybodus : Hybodus ensis140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Polyacrodus parvidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Polyacrodontidae : Polyacrodus : Polyacrodus parvidens140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Testudinata
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Equisetites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Equisetaceae : Equisetites140.2 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Lonchidion breve
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Hybodontiformes : Lonchidiidae : Lonchidion : Lonchidion breve140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Probaisselcana cretacea
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Probaisselcana : Probaisselcana cretacea136.4 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Panorpidium parvum
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Orthoptera : Elcanidae : Panorpidium : Panorpidium parvum136.4 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hastanectes valdensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Leptocleididae : Hastanectes : Hastanectes valdensis140.2 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Ecdyoperla fairlightensis
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Ecdyoperla : Ecdyoperla fairlightensis145 - 140.2 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Helochelydra bakewelli
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata : Helochelydridae : Helochelydra : Helochelydra bakewelli139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hylaeochelys belli
species		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Hylaeochelys : Hylaeochelys belli139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Cicatricosisporites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Schizaeales : Schizaeaceae : Cicatricosisporites145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Gleicheniidites
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Gleicheniales : Gleicheniaceae : Gleicheniidites145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Valdicossus chesteri
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Palaeontinidae : Valdicossus : Valdicossus chesteri136.4 - 130 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Botryococcus
genus		Plantae : Chlorophyta : Trebouxiophyceae : Trebouxiales : Botryococcaceae : Botryococcus145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pilosisporites trichopapillosus
species		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pilosisporites : Pilosisporites trichopapillosus145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Triporoletes
genus		Plantae : Bryophyta : Bryopsida : Triporoletes145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Classopollis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Cheirolepidiaceae : Classopollis145 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Couperisporites
genus		Plantae : Bryophyta : Couperisporites145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Concavissimisporites
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Concavissimisporites145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paxillitriletes
genus		Paxillitriletes145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Trileites
genus		Trileites145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Trilobosporites
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Trilobosporites145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Pyrobolospora
genus		Pyrobolospora145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Hughesisporites
genus		Plantae : Lycophyta : Hughesisporites145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Triletes
genus		Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Triletes145 - 136.4 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Helochelydridae
unranked clade		Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudinata : Helochelydridae139.8 - 132.9 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rother_District
Wikidata ID:Q1811605
GeoNames ID:2639096

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