Durnford Quarry (Pyle Hill; Pyll Hill), Long Ashton, North Somerset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Durnford Quarry (Pyle Hill; Pyll Hill) | Quarry (Active) |
Long Ashton | Civil Parish |
North Somerset | Unitary Authority |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2021
Mindat Locality ID:
205250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:205250:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ccb144e8-75af-4c19-84d0-177755752b71
Active quarry.
NOTE: "... most of the new specimens sold during 2007/2008 as Merehead Quarry, are actually from Durnford Quarry." (http://www.mindat.org/mesg-11-135845.html)
Note:
Pill hill, on which the quarry is located, has been listed as a mineral locality much earlier by Greg & Lettsom (as "Pyle Hill near Clifton", 1858) and by Hall (as "Pyll Hill near Clifton", 1868).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Jasper |
β Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 |
β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | β Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Sr | Strontium | |
Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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Durnford Quarry, Long Ashton, North Somerset, England, UK