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Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England, UKi
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Middleton-in-TeesdaleCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
49400
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49400:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Italian:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Cebuano:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
میدلتون این تیزدیل, کانتی دورام, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Polish:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Middleton-in-Teesdale, Swydd Durham, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


Middleton-in-Teesdale is a small market town in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the north side of Teesdale between Eggleston and Newbiggin, a few miles to the north-west of Barnard Castle. The settlement is surrounded by the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Limonite'
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S MilleriteNiS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton-in-Teesdale
Wikidata ID:Q4305523
GeoNames ID:7294477

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