North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| North East Derbyshire District | District |
| Derbyshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Dronfield | 21,124 (2018) |
| Killamarsh | 9,625 (2018) |
| Wingerworth | 6,430 (2018) |
| Shirland | 3,447 (2018) |
| Pilsley | 3,183 (2018) |
| Holmesfield | 753 (2018) |
Mindat Locality ID:
335982
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:335982:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b431751a-a99e-4685-8a5d-b48cc8dbf567
Other Languages:
French:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Норт-Ист-Дербишир, Дербишир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
東北德比, 德比郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Belarusian:
раён Паўночна-Усходні Дэрбішыр, Дэрбішыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Cebuano:
North East Derbyshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Korean:
노스이스트더비셔, 더비셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Norwegian:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Romanian:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Swedish:
North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, Storbritannien
Urdu:
شمال مشرقی ڈربیشائر, ڈربیشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
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| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Thick bladed, Prismatic Colour: Colourless Description: Lines small cavitys in galena/fluorite veinstuff
sometimes with cerussite, and later hydrocerussite |
| ✪ Ashoverite (TL) Formula: Zn(OH)2 Type Locality: Habit: Tetragonal thin tabular-platy Colour: Colourless to white, creamy Description: Thin platy Square-like crystals to 1mm, associated with all other zinc hydroxides |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Butts Quarry, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Stars Wood, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Fall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Platy to thin bladed, cockscombe Colour: Creamy Description: Platy divergent crystal groups to 4mm, and as thin bladed elongated crystals. Rarely tinted yellow by greenockite |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Habit: Scalenohedron, and micro rombic crystals, stalactites Colour: Colourless, white, pale brown, pale pink Description: Common as a massive vein filling to 2mts, rare cavitys display crystals to 2.5cms, some with micro pyrite inclusions. With in the zinc oxide area calcite forms crystalline 'stallactites', very rare pinkish acute rhombs, and pseudoctahedral crystals. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Various Colour: Colourless, grey, creamy Fluorescence: pale yellow Description: Crystals to 4mm |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Ettringite Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Radial hexagonal,acicular. Colour: Colourless to white, and creamy Description: Very rare as groups of hemispherical and prismatic crystals to 2mm. On fluorite, associated with weddellite. Rarely found on corroded cerussite, with litarge. |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Habit: Cuboctahedral Colour: lead grey Description: Occasionally found as crystals to 2cm included in calcite,and fluorite, rare as free grown crystals.
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| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS Localities: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Hawleyite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Radial compact crystal groups. Colour: Colourless to white Description: Crystal groups to 2mm, and as very thin crusts. |
| ⓘ Hydrocerussite Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Hexagonal micro crystals, and flacky masses. Colour: Colouless to tinted brown, and creamy to reddish. Description: Forms in two habits. The first as minute platy hexagonal crystals. The second as unusual masses to 1.5cms of cellular flacky masses associated with litharge. |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Litharge Formula: PbO Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Tetragonal pseudomorphs possibly after the Unnamed (Tetragonal Pb Oxide Hydrate) Colour: Shades of red Description: Forms tetragonal pseudomorphs to 2mm after the unnamed (tetragonal Pb oxide hydrate). Grown on corroded cerussite with supergene calcite |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Massicot Formula: PbO Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Tetragonal pseudomorphs Colour: Yellow-creamy |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS Localities: |
| ⓘ Palygorskite Formula: (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Botryoidal Colour: Creamy |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Gregory Mine, Overton Hall, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Fall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK New Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK References: |
| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Habit: Pyramiddle crystals with some prisum development Colour: Colourless |
| ⓘ Sidpietersite Formula: Pb2+4(S2O3)O2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Localities: Habit: Botryoidal, rice grain like crystals Colour: Colourless to brown, to pale yellow |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Fall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Gregory Mine, Overton Hall, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK New Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Colour: Translucent brown |
| ⓘ Stibnite ? Formula: Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Rounded crystals Colour: Pale yellow green |
| ✪ Sweetite (TL) Formula: Zn(OH)2 Type Locality: Habit: Tetragonal bipyramids Colour: Colourless-white, creamy |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ba-Al Trisulphide Hydroxide Hydrate)' Formula: BaS3 · Ba(OH)2 · 2Al(OH)3 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ba Thiosulphate Fluoride)' Formula: Ba2F2(S6+O3S2-) |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Ba Thiosulphate Monohydrate)' Formula: Ba(S2O3) · H2O |
| ✪ 'Unnamed (gamma-Zn(OH)2)' Formula: γ-Zn(OH)2 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Radial lath-like Colour: White Description: Radial hemispherical masses to 1mm, associated with ashoverite, sweetite, and hemimorphite. |
| ✪ 'Unnamed (Tetragonal Pb Oxide Hydrate)' Formula: Pb3O2(OH)2 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Tetragonal Colour: Grey white to creamy Fluorescence: non Description: 0.7mm tetragonal bipyramids |
| ⓘ Weddellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O Localities: Habit: Prismatic, bipyramiddle Colour: Colourless- pale broen References: |
| ✪ Wülfingite Formula: Zn(OH)2 Locality: Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK Habit: Bladed radial star-like Colour: Colourless |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Hawleyite | 2.CB.05a | CdS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite ? | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ashoverite (TL) | 4.FA.10 | Zn(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Litharge | 4.AC.20 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Massicot | 4.AC.25 | PbO |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Sweetite (TL) | 4.FA.10 | Zn(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Wülfingite | 4.FA.10 | Zn(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrocerussite | 5.BE.10 | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Ettringite | 7.DG.15 | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Sidpietersite | 7.JA.05 | Pb2+4(S2O3)O2(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Weddellite | 10.AB.40 | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Ba Thiosulphate Fluoride)' | - | Ba2F2(S6+O3S2-) |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Ba Thiosulphate Monohydrate)' | - | Ba(S2O3) · H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Ba-Al Trisulphide Hydroxide Hydrate)' | - | BaS3 · Ba(OH)2 · 2Al(OH)3 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (Tetragonal Pb Oxide Hydrate)' | - | Pb3O2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (gamma-Zn(OH)2)' | - | γ-Zn(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 13 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 307 Ma (Carboniferous) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_East_Derbyshire |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1384012 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2641373 |
Localities in this Region
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- Alma Colliery
- Alma No.2 Colliery
- Alma No.3 Colliery
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- Clay Cross No.3 Colliery
- Clay Cross No.4 Colliery
- Clay Cross No.7 Colliery
- Clay Cross No.8 Colliery
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- Clay Cross Nos 2 & 3 Colliery
- Corbriggs Colliery
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- Dell Farm Pit
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- Hallowes Colliery
- Hallowes Farm Colliery
- Hardwick Colliery
- High Moor Colliery
- Hill Top c Colliery
- Holbrook No.2 Norwood Colliery
- Holmewood Colliery
- Holmewood No.2 Colliery
- Holmewood No.3 Colliery
- Hornthorpe’s Colliery
- Hundall Colliery
- Lightwood Lane Colliery
- Lings Colliery
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- Oxclose b Colliery
- Oxclose c Colliery
- Park House Colliery
- Park House No.7 Colliery
- Peawit Colliery
- Pewit Colliery
- Pilsley Colliery
- Ramcroft Colliery
- Renishaw Colliery
- Renishaw Park Colliery
- Renishaw Park No.2 Colliery
- Renishaw Park No.3 Colliery
- Renishaw Park No.4 Colliery
- Renishaw Park No.5 Colliery
- Shady Hall Colliery
- Shirland Colliery
- Speighthill Pit
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- Summerley Colliery
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- Unstone b Colliery
- Unstone Main Colliery
- Unstone Mill Colliery
- Unstone Silkstone Colliery
- Westthorpe Colliery
- Williamthorpe Colliery
- North East Derbyshire District
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Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK