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"First" or "Six inch" coal, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 53.3333,-2 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | England |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "First" or "Six inch" coal | Galtier J. (1997) | "The 'First' or 'Six inch' coal at Stalybridge, Cheshire (lower Westphalian A), which is slightly below the Union seam (Stopes and Watson, 1908)... Stopes and Watson described the occurrence of coal balls in a coal seam referred to as 'First coal' on a horizon much below the 'Upper Foot' coal. This flora...is considered as slightly older than any other coal-ball flora in Lancashire and Yorkshire." (Galtier 1997) | coal | 318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Galtier J. (1997) Coal-ball floras of the Namurian-Westphalian of Europe, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 95, 51-72 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
