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Aragonite from
Fox Hole Cave, Hartington Town Quarter, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fox Hole Cave, Hartington Town Quarter, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:629706
Long-form Identifier:1:3:629706:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘWater Icicle Cave, Monyash, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘTreak Cliff Cavern (Treak Cliff Mine), Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘRoyal mine, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘCumberland mine, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘWapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘChellaston Hill, Derby, England, UK
53.1km (33.0 miles) ⓘBoothorpe opencast workings (Moira Quarry), Ashby Woulds, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, UK
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘNew Cliffe Hill Quarry, Cliffe Hill Quarry, Stanton under Bardon, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, UK
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘMancetter Quarry (Oldbury Hill Quarry), Atherstone, North Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, UK
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘThurstaston Beach, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
References
Ford, T., Sarjeant, A., Smith, M. (1993) The minerals of the Peak district of Derbyshire. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 13, Rockbottom Publications. 16-55
 
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