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

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

mindat Locality ID: 5014
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5014.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Woodend Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°37'31"N
Longitude: 3°2'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.625277777778,-3.0455555555556
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: Ba C Cu Fe H O Pb S Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Cu Fe H O Pb S Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteMalachiteNonePyriteRocksaltSphalerite

6 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Cerussite  (*)Galena  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)340235011547
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)34023504979
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS340235024243
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2340235012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2340235039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS340235021482


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 Yes  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 Yes  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 Yes  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 Yes  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 Yes  4865Threlkeld Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKThrelkeld MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000269329329 K-Ar illiteTH2 Yes  4865Threlkeld Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKThrelkeld MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000270331331 K-Ar illiteTH3 Yes  4865Threlkeld Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKThrelkeld MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 

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