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Betchworth Quarry, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Betchworth QuarryQuarry (Reclaimed)
Mole ValleyNon-metropolitan District
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Holaster sp.

Betchworth Quarry, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK
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Holaster sp.

Betchworth Quarry, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK
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Holaster sp.

Betchworth Quarry, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 15' 4'' North , 0° 16' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.25133,-0.27472
GRN:
N35W01
Type:
Quarry (Reclaimed) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Betchworth941 (2018)2.0km
Headley774 (2017)3.3km
Mickleham585 (2018)4.0km
Dorking17,747 (2017)4.6km
Lower Kingswood1,760 (2017)4.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and IrelandTwickenham25km
Sussex Mineral and Lapidary SocietyHaywards Heath, West Sussex30km
RockWatchPicadilly, London 30km
Sidcup Lapidary & Mineral SocietyBexleyheath, Kent37km
West Sussex GeologyChichester, West Sussex45km
Mindat Locality ID:
303152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303152:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A chalk quarry closed in the 1960s which has been mostly reclaimed and turned into a nature reserve.

Coordinates are for one of the remaining chalk quarry walls.

Large but heavily oxidised marcasite/pyrite nodules were found here.

A calciner remains on site and is a listed monument.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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