Silvertongue Mine, Shotley Low Quarter, Northumberland, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Silvertongue Mine | Mine |
Shotley Low Quarter | Civil Parish |
Northumberland | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 50' 11'' North , 1° 54' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ057491
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Castleside | 4,881 (2017) | 2.1km |
Consett | 29,137 (2017) | 5.5km |
Ebchester | 871 (2017) | 7.6km |
Chopwell | 3,096 (2017) | 10.8km |
Lanchester | 3,543 (2017) | 10.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49128
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49128:7
GUID (UUID V4):
9b23bc57-7206-4087-933c-f7567cf54062
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Muggleswick
Lead mine working a series of small cross veins which lie in the remarkable incised meader of the River Derwent SE of Muggleswick village. The only record of output is 138 tons of galena in 1848 and the silver content is stated as being a respectable 30oz per ton of lead metal.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
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