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Silverwood Colliery, Bramley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 26' 22'' North , 1° 17' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
53.43947,-1.28335
GeoHash:
G#: gcx04b37r
GRN:
N36W01
UK National Grid Reference:
SK476939
Type:
Colliery
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hellaby1,100 (2011)3.4km
Rawmarsh18,616 (2011)4.7km
Rotherham117,618 (2011)5.0km
Braithwell804 (2017)5.5km
Conisbrough15,934 (2017)5.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Peak Lapidary and Mineral SocietyBakewell, Derbyshire37km
Mindat Locality ID:
4862
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4862:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Originally called Dalton Main. It was renamed after the local woodland where it was situated. The first shaft commenced sinking in 1900 and coal was being worked by 1904.

The colliery closed in 1992 with its remaining reserves being worked from nearby Maltby Main Colliery. A large coal washing and reclamation project continued.

Reclamation work finished in 2006, with the Forestry Commission planting tree saplings in 2007. The coal tip has been grassed completely and the once dangerous slurry lake turned into a freshwater nature reserve.

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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
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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