Wychanger Mine, Luccombe, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wychanger Mine | Mine |
Luccombe | Civil Parish |
Somerset West and Taunton | District |
Somerset | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 11' 19'' North , 3° 33' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SS912445
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Wootton Courtenay | 264 (2018) | 2.7km |
Porlock | 1,213 (2018) | 3.5km |
Minehead | 11,981 (2018) | 5.5km |
Dunster | 408 (2018) | 7.8km |
Carhampton | 687 (2018) | 9.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
240774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240774:9
GUID (UUID V4):
fdfaf528-d359-47f2-8e8b-012f8f489a34
An iron mine, started in 1830 and abandoned in the late 19th century. It worked a bed of iron-bearing sandstones and conglomerates overlying hematite-bearing greywacke. The ore was shipped from Minehead to South Wales.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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