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Locality Name:
Blackwell-in-the-Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 309
Youngest recorded age at locality: 281

mindat Locality ID: 283926
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-283926.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Blackwell-in-the-Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Calton Hill Quarry

Latitude: 53°14'13"N
Longitude: 1°49'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 53.236944444444,-1.8230555555556

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAnalcimeBaryteCalciteChloriteClayCopperCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
NatroliteNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Saponite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)30928111198408803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O30928111198401627
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)30928111198401036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O630928111198402060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)309281111984011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)309281111984027770
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)83092811119840577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O30928111198403531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43092811119840951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)830928111198401756
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O63092811119840944
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)30928111198407437
Gold  (*)CopperAu309281111984030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3309281111984014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O43092811119840407
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4309281111984014899
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O30928111198401236
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2309281111984039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2309281111984061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)30928111198401711
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O3092811119840301
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)30928111198405251



1 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
Lucy_092309281295 ± 14K/ArIntruded through older (Lower Carboniferous) lavas. Olivines partly altered, otherwise freshwhole rockFM 26    1487Calton Hill Quarry, Blackwell-in-the-Peak, Derbyshire, England, UKCalton Hill QuarryFitch et al. (1964)10.1144/GSL.SP.1964.001.01.16GSL1_159Intrusive into an older volcanic complex of Lower Carboniferous age.


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