Black Down (Blackdown), Mary Tavy, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Black Down (Blackdown) | - not defined - |
Mary Tavy | Civil Parish |
West Devon | Borough |
Devon | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 37' 14'' North , 4° 6' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX512823
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Mary Tavy | 840 (2018) | 3.1km |
Lamerton | 859 (2018) | 8.2km |
Tavistock | 12,280 (2018) | 8.4km |
Princetown | 1,366 (2018) | 11.8km |
Horrabridge | 3,728 (2018) | 12.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
17901
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17901:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f8c1a223-e2f1-406d-858a-e197ec7b305f
Outcrops at Black Down are a classic occurrence of fine botryoidal and stalactitic psilomelane specimens (Greg & Lettsom, 1858; Hall, 1868).
Note:
In the references, the locality is variously referred to as "Black Down" or "Blackdown", and it is therefore not clear whether Blackdown village or the Black Down area (north of Gibbet Hill) is meant. The grid reference is centered on the area that is indicated as Black Down on topographic maps.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
ⓘ Rhodonite Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Rhodonite | 9.DK.05 | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Nickeline | NiAs |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Callington and Tavistock Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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