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Locality Name:
Co. Durham, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 360
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 25816
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25816.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Co. Durham, England, UK": 180
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 139

Number of Child Localities: 42
Child Localities:
Annfield Plain
Bollihope District
Bollihope Lead Smelter (Bollihope Common) Slag Locality
Brandon And Byshottles
Castleside
Chester-le-Street
City Of Durham
Cockfield
Copthill
Cowgreen Area
Coxhoe
Craghead
Croxdale And Hett
Deerness Valley
Derwent Valley
Edmondbyers
Eggleshope
Eggleston
Forest And Frith
Greater Willington
Holwick
Hunstanworth
Kelloe
Lanchester
Langleydale And Shotton
Lumley Colliery
Lunedale
Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middridge
Muggleswick
Newbiggin
Sedgefield
South Bedburn
Spennymoor
Stanhope
Stanley
Stockton-on-Tees
Tantobie
Teesdale
Weardale
Wolsingham
Woodland

Latitude: 54°44'25"N
Longitude: 1°51'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.740277777778,-1.8561111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alstonite	Alunite	Analcime	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenite	Clay	Connellite	Copiapite	Copper
Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epsomite	Ettringite	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Ktenasite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Matlockite
Melanterite	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite
Stilbite	Sulphur	Talc	Tamarugite	Ullmannite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Tl Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alstonite Alunite Analcime Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenite Clay Connellite Copiapite Copper
Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Epsomite Ettringite Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Ktenasite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Matlockite
Melanterite Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pectolite Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite
Stilbite Sulphur Talc Tamarugite Ullmannite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wurtzite

118 IMA Minerals at location:

Alstonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*	Berthierine ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Blixite ()*	Boleite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Caledonite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprostibite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diopside ()*
Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Elyite ()*	Epsomite ()*	Ferricopiapite ()*
Fiedlerite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fougèrite ()*	Galena ()*
Gearksutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lanarkite ()*
Langite ()*	Laurionite ()*	Lead ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Massicot ()*	Matlockite ()*	Mattheddleite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Millerite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Orthoserpierite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paralaurionite ()*
Pectolite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Schulenbergite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Sulphur ()*	Susannite ()*
Sylvite ()*	Tachyhydrite ()*	Talc ()*	Tamarugite ()*	Thaumasite ()*
Thénardite ()*	Trona ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Witherite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Zlatogorite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alstonite ()*	Alstonite	BaCa(CO₃)₂			1	117022	24
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			3	117049,117096,117148	1627
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			6	116996,117001,117005,117066,117089,117171	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	117165	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			13	117037,117046,117055,117075,117089,117120,117121,117124,117128,117133,117146,117150,117156	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	117046	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	360	200	22	116996,117001,117005,117012,117066,117077,117083,117089,117107,117109,117112,117113,117116,117119,117120,117143,117144,117149,117150,117151,117153,117155	3250
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈			1	117135	67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	117022,117165	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			3	117041,117066,117067	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			4	117000,117059,117060,117146	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			27	117021,117022,117023,117026,117028,117037,117038,117039,117041,117046,117048,117052,117059,117062,117064,117066,117067,117068,117079,117087,117089,117116,117157,117159,117162,117167,117172	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂			1	117067	83
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	117169	59
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			1	117089	450
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			3	117134,117135,117148	1935
Blixite ()*	None	Pb₈O₅(OH)₂Cl₄			1	116996	7
Boleite ()*	None	KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈			1	117005	65
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	117005	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	360	200	55	116996,116997,117001,117005,117017,117022,117026,117040,117041,117046,117047,117050,117059,117060,117066,117070,117072,117078,117081,117087,117089,117090,117091,117103,117107,117112,117113,117114,117116,117119,117120,117121,117128,117129,117130,117133,117134,117135,117136,117137,117139,117142,117143,117144,117145,117148,117149,117150,117151,117153,117154,117155,117157,117162,117169	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			2	116996,117005	359
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	117068	88
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	117135	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			19	116996,116999,117000,117001,117005,117030,117035,117045,117066,117089,117103,117112,117113,117135,117137,117142,117143,117146,117154	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	117005	352
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	117005	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	117059	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			1	117005	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	360	200	12	116997,117022,117052,117099,117112,117113,117119,117120,117133,117135,117146,117148	27198
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	117005	40
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	117146	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	117005	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			3	117005,117060,117135	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	360	260	2	117099,117100	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	117066	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	117005	453
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			4	117005,117060,117066,117146	2970
Cuprostibite ()*	None	Cu₂(Sb,Tl)			1	117005	15
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	117005	366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	117037	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	117060	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			6	117112,117113,117121,117134,117148,117152	9895
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O			2	117001,117005	85
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	117165	484
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	117135	41
Fiedlerite ()*	None	Pb₃Cl₄F(OH)·H₂O	0	0	1	117005	14
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O			1	117148	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	360	200	80	116995,116997,116998,116999,117000,117001,117005,117030,117031,117032,117034,117035,117037,117043,117045,117047,117050,117055,117056,117057,117059,117071,117072,117073,117074,117075,117076,117077,117078,117079,117081,117085,117089,117090,117098,117099,117100,117101,117103,117104,117106,117107,117110,117112,117113,117116,117119,117120,117121,117122,117123,117124,117125,117127,117128,117129,117130,117131,117133,117134,117135,117136,117137,117138,117139,117142,117143,117144,117145,117146,117148,117149,117150,117151,117153,117154,117155,117156,117157,117169	9617
Fougèrite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·3H₂O			1	117005	20
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	360	200	90	116996,116997,116998,116999,117000,117001,117005,117006,117022,117026,117027,117028,117030,117031,117032,117034,117035,117037,117038,117039,117041,117043,117045,117046,117047,117048,117050,117055,117056,117057,117059,117066,117068,117071,117072,117073,117075,117076,117078,117079,117083,117085,117087,117089,117090,117098,117099,117100,117101,117103,117106,117107,117110,117112,117113,117116,117119,117120,117121,117122,117123,117124,117125,117127,117128,117130,117131,117133,117134,117135,117137,117138,117139,117142,117143,117144,117145,117146,117148,117149,117150,117151,117153,117154,117155,117156,117157,117162,117169,117171	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O			2	116996,117005	68
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			18	117000,117005,117045,117047,117050,117077,117089,117090,117099,117107,117121,117130,117150,117151,117153,117154,117155,117157	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	117005	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			4	117043,117048,117112,117113	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	117037	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			6	116996,117001,117005,117059,117144,117165	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	117165	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	117047,117050,117141	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			3	117043,117067,117089	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			4	116996,117001,117005,117113	201
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O			1	117096	85
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	117157	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	117000,117001,117005	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	117072	5591
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)			3	116996,117001,117005	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	117005	593
Laurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			2	116996,117005	49
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			3	116996,117001,117005	192
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			4	116996,117001,117005,117066	265
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)			1	117165	581
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			2	117005,117146	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO			3	116996,117001,117005	139
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	117044,117046	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			12	116996,117000,117005,117030,117059,117060,117066,117068,117112,117144,117146,117154	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			7	117057,117099,117133,117134,117141,117152,117156	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	117001	202
Matlockite ()*	Matlockite	PbClF			1	116996	29
Mattheddleite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5Cl			1	116996	32
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	117022	915
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			4	117032,117037,117072,117133	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	116996	1107
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			2	117046,117152	633
Orthoserpierite ()*	None	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	117005	40
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	117046	767
Paralaurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)			1	117005	46
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			4	117040,117049,117096,117148	363
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂			1	117005	142
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	117040,117096	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			24	116995,116997,117021,117022,117031,117041,117057,117059,117075,117081,117107,117112,117114,117120,117128,117133,117134,117135,117141,117148,117150,117151,117162,117165	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			4	116999,117006,117045,117066	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	117057,117134,117135,117148,117152	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	360	260	65	116995,116997,116998,116999,117000,117022,117030,117031,117032,117035,117041,117043,117045,117048,117050,117055,117056,117057,117071,117072,117073,117074,117075,117076,117077,117078,117089,117090,117098,117099,117100,117101,117103,117104,117107,117112,117113,117116,117120,117121,117125,117127,117128,117130,117131,117133,117134,117135,117136,117137,117138,117142,117144,117145,117146,117148,117149,117150,117151,117153,117154,117155,117156,117169,117171	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O			1	117084	177
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	117066,117144	454
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	117005	293
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O			1	117005	142
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	117005	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	360	200	41	117026,117027,117028,117034,117045,117046,117050,117055,117057,117072,117076,117079,117083,117089,117091,117098,117099,117100,117103,117107,117112,117113,117119,117120,117121,117122,117123,117125,117128,117133,117134,117139,117141,117142,117143,117145,117150,117152,117155,117156,117157	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	117001	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			5	117000,117048,117089,117103,117113	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	117005	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			33	117022,117026,117031,117034,117039,117041,117046,117048,117055,117057,117059,117071,117072,117075,117088,117098,117099,117103,117112,117113,117120,117125,117128,117133,117134,117135,117136,117137,117143,117148,117150,117156,117162	21482
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	117049	268
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			4	116996,117005,117066,117165	2045
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	116996,117001,117005	99
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	117165	275
Tachyhydrite ()*	None	CaMg₂Cl₆·12H₂O			1	117165	16
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	117046,117165	3337
Tamarugite ()*	Tamarugite	NaAl(SO₄)₂·6H₂O			1	117165	87
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O			1	117099	183
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	117165	299
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O			1	117165	129
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			2	117022,117046	293
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	117005	369
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	117037	1395
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)			11	117003,117021,117022,117023,117038,117041,117067,117159,117160,117162,117167	251
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	117005	95
Zlatogorite ()*	Nickeline	CuNiSb₂			1	117005	2

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Lucy_002	Carboniferous Limestone in Northern Pennines and Permian Magnesian Limestone
Lucy_003	Carboniferous Limestone in Northern Pennines and Permian Magnesian Limestone

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Lucy_003	360	260	310 ± 50	Pb isotope abundance	Age of Pb isotopes on galena		galena				Galena			26468	Sedling Mine, Cowshill, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England, UK	Sedling Mine	Dunham et al. (1968)		PRSL307_251
	Lucy_002	360	200	280 ± 80	Pb isotope abundance	Age of metasomatism		galena				Galena			26467	Barbary Mine, Ireshopeburn, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England, UK	Barbary Mine, Weardale	Dunham et al. (1968)		PRSL307_251	Age of Pb isotopes on galena

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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