Raygill quarry, Lothersdale, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Raygill quarry | Quarry (Flooded) |
Lothersdale | Parish |
Craven | District |
North Yorkshire | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 54' 18'' North , 2° 5' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Flooded) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Earby | 4,538 (2018) | 3.8km |
Kelbrook | 678 (2018) | 4.2km |
Thornton-in-Craven | 431 (2018) | 4.8km |
Cononley | 975 (2018) | 4.9km |
Glusburn | 7,425 (2018) | 5.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
408134
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408134:3
GUID (UUID V4):
b9303c34-7a83-425b-b925-3729d4e9e7ff
The quarry has been flooded and now a lake.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Ankerite ? Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Abundant in veins and around the old mine workings |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Present as nail-head crystals and as fibrous masses |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Some simple small (1mm) tetrahedral with pyrite on ‘ankerite’ |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Description: Curved creamy white iron-poor rhombs found in vugs in limonite |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: Moderately abundant, non fluorescent, considerable range of colours, rarely well crystallized |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Abundant in the shale beds within the limestone anticline |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Infrequent but pretty, doubly terminated prisms, unfortunately small, may be found |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Description: Brown curved crystals on limestone in limited areas |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: Traces found |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite ? | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothersdale |
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Wikidata ID: | Q2090551 |
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