Forest of Bowland National Landscape, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Forest of Bowland National Landscape | National Landscape |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Other Languages:
French:
Forest of Bowland, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Forest of Bowland, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Cebuano:
Forest of Bowland, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Forest of Bowland, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Hebrew:
יער בואולנד, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Ladin:
Forest of Bowland
Polish:
Forest of Bowland, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Forest of Bowland, England, Storbritannien
The Forest of Bowland National Landscape is a remote and atmospheric upland landscape in north-west England, covering parts of Lancashire and North Yorkshire. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1964 and renamed a National Landscape in 2023, it is valued for its strong sense of wilderness, dark skies, and traditional rural character. The area is dominated by expansive heather moorland, deep river valleys, blanket bog, and scattered stone-built farms and villages, creating one of the most tranquil and least disturbed landscapes in England.
Geologically, the Forest of Bowland is shaped mainly by Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, including sandstones, gritstones, limestones, and shales laid down around 320–340 million years ago. These rocks form the high moorland plateaux and steep-sided cloughs that define the landscape, while underlying limestones influence spring lines and valley development. The area is also noted for its classic examples of folded and faulted Carboniferous strata, which have long been studied by geologists.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: Allan Ryan CollectionIdentified by Allan Ryan: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: Allan Ryan CollectionIdentified by Allan Ryan: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: Allan Ryan CollectionIdentified by Allan Ryan: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Fossils
There are 7 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.
| Occurrences | 82 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 318 Ma (Carboniferous) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 345 Ma (Carboniferous) | |||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 7 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Bowland |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1406920 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2655056 |
Localities in this Region
- England
- Lancashire
- Lancaster
- Caton-with-Littledale
- Hornby-with-Farleton
- Quernmore
- Roeburndale
- Tatham
- Lancaster
- Lancashire
- England
- Lancashire
- Lancaster
- Pendle
- Goldshaw Booth
- Ribble Valley
- Lancashire
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Sykes Mine, Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England, UK