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Bunton Level (Bunting Level), Friarfold Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Bunton Level (Bunting Level)Level
Friarfold MineMine
Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll)Gill
MelbecksCivil Parish
RichmondshireDistrict
North YorkshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 24' 25'' North , 2° 5' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY941013
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Reeth724 (2018)9.7km
Hawes887 (2018)13.3km
Garsdale Head200 (2018)18.0km
Kirkby Stephen1,522 (2018)18.2km
Barnard Castle7,040 (2017)18.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
5135
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5135:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Major level from the Gunnerside Gill sett onto the Friarfold group of veins, eventually joining with workings of the Old Gang mines to the east.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C StrontianiteSrCO3
C WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
O WitheriteBaCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba WitheriteBaCO3
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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