Belstone Cleave, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Belstone Cleave | - not defined - |
| Belstone | - not defined - |
| West Devon | Borough |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 43' 42'' North , 3° 56' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Zeal | 912 (2018) | 1.7km |
| Okehampton | 7,647 (2018) | 4.7km |
| North Tawton | 1,630 (2018) | 8.4km |
| Exbourne | 358 (2018) | 8.5km |
| Chagford | 1,020 (2018) | 9.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| British Micromount Society, Devon and Cornwall Branch Meetings | Liskeard, Cornwall | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
295664
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295664:3
GUID (UUID V4):
69cba799-107a-4ee3-8e84-f30b340c016c
The cleave is a steep sided valley cut by the River Taw through the metamorphosed mudstones and shales bounding the Dartmoor Granite.
The dark sediments generally form a separate unit from the exploited and heavily mineralised skarns which lie closer to the granite.
This geological unit may be considered to approximate the zone where the road from Belstone village joins the valley floor and Sticklepath village.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Habit: Acicular, bladed. Occasionally in loose, radiating clusters.
Cross-sections of crystals show some signs of cruciform colour zoning. Colour: White, pale cream to buff. Description: Cleaved fragments of the local metamorphosed mudstones and shales occasionally contain copious amounts of andalusite crystals grown in random orientation parallel with the rock cleavage.
Weathering of the fragments develops the visibility of the andalusite, and areas where the grystals have been broken may be seen in the edges of the fragments.
Cross sections of crytals show a distinct diamond-shape and larger crystals show some degree of cruciform colour zoning.
Crystals to about 12mm length, 1mm across.
identified visually and by inference from the geology and metamorphism of the sediments. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Devon
- DartmoorNational Park
- Okehampton Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Devon
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