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Locality Name:
Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK


mindat Locality ID: 1488
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1488.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Blue John Mine (Blue John Cavern)
Cavedale
Cowlow Nick
Dirtlow Rake
Mam Tor
Odin Mine
Old Moor Mine
Old Tor Mine
Peakshole Sough
Pindale
Portaway Pit (Portway Pit; Gravel Pit; Old Wham Vein)
Red Seats Mine (Red Seats Vein)
Shackhole Scrin
Slate Scrin Mine
Speedwell Mine (Oakden Level)
Treak Cliff Cavern (Treak Cliff Mine)
Upper Odin Mine
Wall Shaft Mine
Wham Engine Mine
Windy Knoll Quarry

Latitude: 53°20'18"N
Longitude: 1°47'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.338333333333,-1.7913888888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeFluoriteGypsum
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelSulphurVivianite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2119908,119909470
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11199253250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17119893,119895,119898,119899,119900,119901,119909,119911,119912,119916,119917,119920,119922,119923,119924,119926,11992711547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12119895,119896,119900,119901,119909,119911,119912,119922,119923,119924,119925,11992727770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)21119925309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5119896,119901,119912,119925,1199274979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11199275707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26119895,119912,119913,119922,119923,11992727198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211199099895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF221119893,119894,119895,119900,119901,119906,119909,119911,119912,119915,119916,119917,119919,119920,119922,119923,119924,119925,119926,119927,1199299617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS22119895,119897,119898,119899,119900,119901,119903,119904,119905,119906,119907,119909,119911,119912,119913,119920,119921,119922,119923,119924,119927,11992924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)8119895,119901,119909,119912,119920,119922,119923,1199277437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2119908,1199096890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111991214640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111990814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23119895,119912,11992512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24119901,119909,119927,1199295674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1119909915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22119923,11992717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27119894,119895,119896,119908,119922,119925,11992739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211199253106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27119894,119895,119896,119906,119913,119920,11992561156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2119908,1199136417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2119921,1199272473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3119909,119921,11992321482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2119909,1199292045
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O2119909,119927636
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43119896,119909,1199241655



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