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Locality Name:
Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 395
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 302923
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302923.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Barrow Mine
Black Crag
Causey Pike
Coledale
Ladstock Lead Mines
Newlands Valley
Stoneycroft Mine
Stoneycroft Smelter Slag Locality
Thornthwaite Mine

Latitude: 54°35'25"N
Longitude: 3°11'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.590277777778,-3.1972222222222
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBeryl
BournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteConnelliteCopperCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeFluoriteKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSkutteruditeSpangoliteSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWavelliteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elyite  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)Lautenthalite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S36734911192742793
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS245235111927256
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3672354119268,119274,119280,1192852734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)236734911192743092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb3673454119268,119274,119280,119283363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)24523511192853250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3952358119269,119272,119274,119278,119279,119280,119281,1192839052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23622353119279,119280,1192835509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3673452119274,11928311547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2452352119272,1192791966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32452352119272,1192791935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS424523511192795516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S113583521119268843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33673454119268,119274,119280,1192831089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63672353119274,119279,1192851633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3672353119268,119274,11927927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3952358119268,119274,119277,119278,119280,119283,119285,1192864979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S24523511192795707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23952359119269,119274,119278,119279,119280,119281,119282,119283,11928627198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3622353119279,119280,1192853531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)836734911192741756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2452352119272,119279966
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O2452351119285295
Copper  (*)CopperCu24523511192853846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183673112119274,1192861008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS24523511192794165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3672352119274,1192852970
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162452351119279300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23673113119268,119274,1192869895
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O245235111928585
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O3672352119272,119274814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF236734911192749617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3952358119268,119274,119278,119279,119280,119283,119284,11928624243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS2452351119272131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3672352119274,1192797437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3622352119279,11928030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC24523511192792812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33672353119272,119274,11927914640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)22452351119285201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)635835211192681066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)624523511192722228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)424523511192725591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O3672352119274,119285593
Lautenthalite  (*)DevillinePbCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O367349111927418
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)23672354119268,119274,119280,119285987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23672355119274,119279,119280,119283,11928512537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)3673491119274770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23672354119272,119274,119279,1192805674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS224523511192725800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23952356119274,119278,119279,119280,119283,11928617380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)3623601119280492
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2452351119272428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23952359119268,119269,119272,119274,119278,119279,119280,119283,11928639462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl3672355119268,119274,119277,119280,1192831725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83952353119278,119279,1192809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23952357119268,119272,119274,119278,119280,119283,11928461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22452352119272,1192795614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O24523511192721153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3673491119274292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3673492119268,1192746417
Silver  (*)CopperAg36734911192745186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs33672353119272,119274531
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O2452351119285105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3952357119268,119274,119278,119279,119280,119283,11928621482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1324523511192791803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO24523511192791101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1336236011192805317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS3583521119268293
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O2452351119272301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O2452351119272374
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO436734911192741655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)24523511192795251


22 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 
Kristen000255358358 K-Ar illiteB.A1    4750Barrow Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKBarrow MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000256352352 K-Ar illiteB.A2    4750Barrow Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKBarrow MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000247349349 K-Ar illiteFC1    1468Force Crag Mine (Force Craig Mine), Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKForce Craig MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000248367367 K-Ar illiteFC2    1468Force Crag Mine (Force Craig Mine), Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKForce Craig MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000249365365 K-Ar illiteFC3    1468Force Crag Mine (Force Craig Mine), Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKForce Craig MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000261381381 K-Ar illiteCN1    4773Castle Nook Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKCastle NookIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000262369369 K-Ar illiteCN2    4773Castle Nook Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKCastle NookIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000263362362 K-Ar illiteCN3    4773Castle Nook Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKCastle NookIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000264395395 K-Ar illiteCN4    4773Castle Nook Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKCastle NookIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000259360360 K-Ar illiteG1    4726Goldscope Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKGoldscope MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000260362362 K-Ar illiteG2    4726Goldscope Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKGoldscope MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000257345345 K-Ar illiteY1    4754Yewthwaite Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKYewthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000258362362 K-Ar illiteY2    4754Yewthwaite Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKYewthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000250311311 K-Ar illiteT1    4920Thornthwaite Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKThornthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000251362362 K-Ar illiteT2    4920Thornthwaite Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKThornthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000252339339 K-Ar illiteT3    4920Thornthwaite Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKThornthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000253314314 K-Ar illiteT4    4920Thornthwaite Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKThornthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000254365365 K-Ar illiteT5    4920Thornthwaite Mine, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKThornthwaite MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000265325325 K-Ar illiteGR1 Yes  1474Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKGreenside MinesIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000266372372 K-Ar illiteGR2 Yes  1474Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKGreenside MinesIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000267324324 K-Ar illiteGR3 Yes  1474Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKGreenside MinesIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 

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