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Murton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Murton MineMine (Inactive)
ScordaleRiver Valley
MurtonCivil Parish
EdenDistrict
CumbriaCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 35' 52'' North , 2° 22' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY759226
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Appleby-in-Westmorland3,048 (2017)7.9km
Colby120 (2018)9.5km
Kirkby Thore758 (2018)12.5km
Kirkby Stephen1,522 (2018)14.0km
Temple Sowerby528 (2018)15.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
30965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30965:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North Pennines; South Eastern Region; Westmorland; North Pennines; South Eastern Region; Westmorland


The series of workings on the north-west side of Hilton Beck, working the veins between the Hilton Mines and the White Mines on the other side of Murton Fell in Gasdale.
The grid reference given is that of the Horse Level.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
References:
Andrew Lawton CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Description: Massive- in massive barite
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3
Description: From an area known as the 'Carbonate Shake' and also in flats at Mason Holes.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O WitheriteBaCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl

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