Lead-silver mine, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lead-silver mine | Mine |
Newton St Cyres | - not defined - |
Exeter | City |
Devon | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
240777
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240777:0
GUID (UUID V4):
09693e5f-af11-4bda-a878-155b1aad5c2f
A very old lead mine, supposed to date back to Roman times, which was reopened for argentiferous galena in 1787 and abandoned again around 1793. The ore is said to have yielded 30 ounces of silver per ton.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
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