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Locality Name:
Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 340
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 22858
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22858.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Blencathra
Dockray
Glenderaterra Valley
St John's In The Vale
Threlkeld

Latitude: 54°37'25"N
Longitude: 3°3'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.623611111111,-3.0658333333333
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 As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylChalcopyriteClayCorundum
GarnetLinariteMalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphalerite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bayldonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)234023511197213419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)334023511197262353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53402722119723,1197291310
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)234027211197235509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3402353119724,119729,11973011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)23402721119724172
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3402354119723,119724,119729,1197304979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23402353119723,119724,11972627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O34027211197243531
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1833131611197291008
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)233131611197299895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3402354119724,119728,119729,11973024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3340272111972314640
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23402721119724987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23402353119723,119724,11973012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23402722119724,11972917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23402352119729,11973039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl34027211197241725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S834023511197269056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3402352119729,11973021482


8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
JGS171_49_001245235245-235paleomagage of hematite deposit   YesHematite 25832Cumbria, England, UKCumbriaCrowley et al. (2014) JGS171_49 
Kristen000271272272 K-Ar illiteB1    1432Brundholme Mine (Glenderaterra Mine; Blencathra Mine), Glenderaterra Valley, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKBrundholme MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000272284284 K-Ar illiteB2    1432Brundholme Mine (Glenderaterra Mine; Blencathra Mine), Glenderaterra Valley, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKBrundholme MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000273332332 K-Ar illiteB3    1432Brundholme Mine (Glenderaterra Mine; Blencathra Mine), Glenderaterra Valley, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKBrundholme MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000274340340 K-Ar illiteB4    1432Brundholme Mine (Glenderaterra Mine; Blencathra Mine), Glenderaterra Valley, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKBrundholme MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000268316316 K-Ar illiteTH1    4865Threlkeld Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKThrelkeld MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000269329329 K-Ar illiteTH2    4865Threlkeld Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKThrelkeld MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000270331331 K-Ar illiteTH3    4865Threlkeld Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKThrelkeld MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 

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