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Silverbrook Mine, Ilsington, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Silverbrook MineMine (Abandoned)
IlsingtonCivil Parish
TeignbridgeDistrict
DevonCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 34' 7'' North , 3° 42' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX788758
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bovey Tracey4,729 (2018)3.7km
Lustleigh285 (2018)5.5km
Chudleigh Knighton1,125 (2018)5.9km
Ashburton3,346 (2018)6.7km
Denbury686 (2018)7.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
33723
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33723:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A lead/silver mine in Silverwood East of Ilsington. There are extensive tailings dumps with ruins of several buildings and possibly the wheelpit.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This entire area is private property and collecting is prohibited. Furthermore the site remains dangerous due to hidden uncapped shafts and toxic heavy metal contamination in and around the dumps which must not be disturbed.

The property owners wish to make it clear that anyone attempting to enter the site will be prosecuted for trespass.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Colour: pale brown / grey
Description: microcrystals in a small cavity.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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