Greenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Greenside Mine | Mine |
| Patterdale | Civil Parish |
| Eden | District |
| Cumbria | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 32' 51'' North , 2° 58' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY364174
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 4,281 (2018) | 11.2km |
| Ambleside | 2,529 (2018) | 12.9km |
| Portinscale | 560 (2018) | 13.0km |
| Braithwaite | 342 (2018) | 14.7km |
| Greystoke | 654 (2018) | 15.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1474
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1474:1
GUID (UUID V4):
09f5953c-8d13-498b-afcc-ad4e862f2d41
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Antimony Formula: Sb |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Copper Formula: Cu Habit: Poor Colour: Dark Copper Description: A small 2mm poorly formed crystal in a cavity in Baryte found on the dumps above the youth hostel. References: |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Habit: Cubes to 10mm Colour: silver grey Description: Found frequently on its own as thin strings up to 10mm wide in the green slates. Also as weathered coats on dump rocks. Also found with Baryte, Quartz, Calcite. References: |
| β Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β Witherite Formula: BaCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Paleozoic : 372 Ma to 324 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
| Geologic Time | Rocks, Minerals and Events | ||||||
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| Phanerozoic | |||||||
| Paleozoic | |||||||
| Carboniferous | |||||||
| Mississippian |
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| Devonian | |||||||
| Late/Upper Devonian |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- England
- Cumbria
- Lake District National ParkNational Park
- Cumbria
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