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Locality Name:
Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 245
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 302918
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302918.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Alston
Ashgillfield Mine (Ashgill Fields Mine)
Ayle Burn Vein
Black Burn Area
Blagill Mine
Calvert Mine
Crag Green Mine (Craig Green Mine)
Eastern Cross Fell
Farnberry Mine
Garrigill
Holyfield Mine
Hudgill Burn Mine
Long Grain Trial
Metalband Mine
Nattrass Mine
Nenthead
Nentsberry Haggs Mine
Windy Brow Vein

Latitude: 54°46'25"N
Longitude: 2°23'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.773611111111,-2.3997222222222
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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAlstoniteAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteCobaltiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiasporeEpsomiteFluorite
GypsumHarmotomeKtenasiteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMilleriteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSkutteruditeSmolyaninoviteSphalerite
SpinelSulphurUllmanniteVivianite

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alstonite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Argentopyrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bottinoite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)
Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ianbruceite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Millerite  (*)Namuwite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)
Safflorite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Smolyaninovite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Violarite  (*)Witherite  (*)
Wroewolfeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S24523511195742793
Alstonite  (*)AlstoniteBaCa(CO3)22452352119582,11958924
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2452353119574,119581,1195822734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22452359119574,119582,119583,119584,119586,119587,119588,119589,1195903092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2452352119574,119588445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2452358119558,119570,119576,119577,119580,119582,119586,1195883250
Argentopyrite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3245235111957453
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS24523511195789052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62452351119590919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22452353119562,119568,1195905509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2452358119564,119572,119574,119582,119585,119587,119588,11958911547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)22452355119560,119564,119582,119587,11958983
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)62452351119588132
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O72452351119588450
Bottinoite  (*)NoneNiSb5+2(OH)12·6H2O2452352119582,11958816
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS324523511195821089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)42452352119582,11958879
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62452353119574,119582,1195881633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)24523514119558,119563,119570,119573,119574,119575,119576,119582,119583,119586,119587,119588,119589,11959027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2452356119570,119576,119577,119581,119582,1195884979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2452353119562,119575,1195815707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS224523510119572,119573,119574,119581,119582,119583,119586,119588,119589,11959027198
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS24523511195802600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2452351119574966
Copper  (*)CopperCu24523511195623846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS24523511195814165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2452352119562,1195882970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2452351119574366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22452357119574,119575,119578,119582,119583,119586,1195889895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2452351119582484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2452353119563,119574,119582814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF224523514119559,119563,119565,119566,119569,119579,119582,119583,119585,119586,119587,119588,119589,1195909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS24523522119563,119564,119565,119569,119570,119572,119573,119574,119575,119576,119579,119580,119581,119582,119583,119584,119585,119586,119587,119588,119589,11959024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS2452351119574131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)24523511195827437
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O2452351119588188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2452355119574,119582,119583,119588,1195896890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O2452352119582,119589290
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O24523511195581689
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2452352119582,119588341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62452353119577,119582,1195881066
Ianbruceite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn2(AsO4)(OH)(H2O)·2H2O24523511195786
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62452352119582,1195882228
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O245235111958875
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22452351119574987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22452358119562,119568,119572,119574,119575,119582,119588,11959012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22452355119565,119573,119574,119575,1195825674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2452353119582,119588,119589915
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2452352119582,1195881066
Namuwite  (*)KtenasiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6·4H2O245235111958858
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs2452351119574633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As32452351119574176
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2452352119575,119582492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2452353119573,119574,119581767
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS324523511195741425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS224523511119563,119565,119573,119574,119575,119581,119582,119587,119588,119589,11959039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl24523511195901725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82452352119565,1195749056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO224523516119559,119562,119563,119565,119568,119573,119574,119575,119581,119582,119583,119584,119587,119588,119589,11959061156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs22452351119574233
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs22452351119574317
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O2452353119574,119588,119589142
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2452354119574,119582,119588,119589292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2452354119569,119582,119587,1195886417
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs32452351119574531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2452359119558,119570,119576,119577,119580,119582,119586,119587,1195882473
Smolyaninovite  (*)SmolyaninoviteCo3Fe3+2(AsO4)4·11H2O245235111957413
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS24523516119560,119563,119564,119565,119569,119574,119575,119579,119582,119583,119584,119585,119586,119587,119588,11958921482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS42452351119574586
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3245235111957462
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)2452351119582589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2452353119582,119587,1195882045
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2452352119582,119588293
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S42452351119574380
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)2452355119560,119564,119582,119587,119589251
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O245235111957495


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Lucy_006Carboniferous Limestone in Northern Pennines and Permian Magnesian Limestone


2 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 
Lucy_006800260 ±60Pb isotope abundanceAge of Pb isotopes on galenagalena   Galena  5329Rotherhope Fell Mine (Rodderup Fell Mine), Black Burn Area, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKRotherhope Fell, Alston MoorDunham et al. (1968) PRSL307_251 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050197Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKhttps://rruff.info/R050197
R060431Brownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKhttps://rruff.info/R060431

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