Owlbeech Wood Minepits Iron Mine, Horsham, West Sussex, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Owlbeech Wood Minepits Iron Mine | Group of Pits (Reclaimed) |
Horsham | - not defined - |
West Sussex | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 51° 4' 19'' North , 0° 16' 53'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 51.07200,-0.28144 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: gcpf9975c | ||||||||||||||||||
Locality type: | Group of Pits (Reclaimed) - last checked 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate | ||||||||||||||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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Archaeological work in the 1960s uncovered the site of these old ironstone workings.
Dating back at least to middle ages, possibly even to saxon times.
Regions containing this locality
Eurasian Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Europe | Continent |
British Isles | Group of Islands |
South-East England Sedimentary Area, England, UK | Geologic Region |
The Weald, England, UK | Geologic Region |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Cleere, H & Cross, D (1995) The Iron Industry of the Weald, second edition. Wealden Iron Research Group |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
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A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 14.1.1.3 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Late Cretaceous 66 - 100.5 Ma ID: 3191056 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Late Cretaceous (66 - 100.5 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Early Cretaceous 100.5 - 145 Ma ID: 3155384 | Early Cretaceous claystone Age: Early Cretaceous (100.5 - 145 Ma) Lithology: Claystone Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
Barremian - Berriasian 125 - 145 Ma ID: 2025584 | Wealden Group Age: Early Cretaceous (125 - 145 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Wealden Group Lithology: Sandstone and siltstone, interbedded Reference: British Geological Survey. DiGMapGB-625. British Geological Survey ©NERC. [23] |
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