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Bitumen from
Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Civil Parish
Classification
Species:Petroleum var: Bitumen
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bitumen data
Locality Data:Click here to view Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1034124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1034124:3
GUID (UUID V4):4f6e94a4-22b6-403b-bf70-cbd5e92c2355
Localities for Bitumen in this Region
Blue John Mine (Blue John Cavern), Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Cavedale, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Cowlow Nick, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Odin Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Slate Scrin Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Treak Cliff Cavern (Treak Cliff Mine), Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Wall Shaft Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
Windy Knoll Quarry, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluorite associated with the Windy Knoll bitumen deposit, UK* M. R. MOSER,ā€˜.2 A. H. RANKIN,ā€œ+ and H. J...London SW7 2BP, UK *Department of Geological Sciences, University College, London WClE 6BT, UK (Received September...associated with an outcropping bitumen deposit at Windy Knoll, Derbyshire, have been analysed in situ using...galena mineralization and, unusually, a large bitumen deposit containing solid and liquid hydrocarbons...the village of Castleton, Derbyshire, UK, on the northern edge of the MVT style Derbyshire Pb-(Zn)-CaFz
Journal (issue)
MINERALS PEAK of rhe DISTRICT A joint publication of Rockbottom Publications and the Peak District...the Peak District Mines Historical Society. COVER:BLUE JOHN FLUORITE, Blue John Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire...Mick Cooper. 2 THE PEAK DI TRI T MI E HISTORIC L SOCIETY 3-----------BL The UK Jouma/ of 1Jfi11es...and advertising. EJOHN 4-----------ORIGI of the PEAK DISTRICT DC Quirk ORE FIELD EDITOR Mick Cooper...------------ 16 ------------ /[INER LS of the PEAK DISTRICT of DERBYSHIRE TD FordĀ· WAS Smjer1111 ā€¢ 1/E Smith DESIGN
Report (chapter)
3QQ, UK 2 P G S Nopec (UK) Ltd, PGS House, Mayfield Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 5PL, UK Abstract:...objective, a stratigraphic trap to the ESE of a high located in Quadrants 42 and 43 and identified for...carbonate progradational wedge derived from the adjacent high. Namurian and Dinantian source-rocks are predicted...the region south of the crest of the Mid North Sea High and to the north of the crest of the L o n d o n...is timely to return to the literature base, using high-quality regional seismic lines for control, to re-examine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
55ā€“86 Mineralization of the South Pennine Orefield, UKā€”A Review T.D. Ford1 & N.E. Worley2* 1 Department... Leicester LE1 7RH, UK 23, Gloucester Avenue, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG16 1AL, UK *Correspondence: noel...the eastern margins of a large inlier, the Derbyshire High, in Carboniferous platform carbonate host rocks...commercial interest. The orefield lies mostly in Derbyshire, extending into Staffordshire. Estimates of the...comparisons are made with other MVT orefields in the UK. Tectono-stratigraphic setting and burial history
Report (volume)
Geologistsā€™Association Guide No. 56 <7 f Curry The Castleton Area, Derbyshire by Trevor D. Ford The Geologists'Association...meetings in London and, via Local Groups, throughout England and Wales. It conducts field meetings and publishes...Geologists' Association Guide No. 56 The Castleton Area, Derbyshire WW by Trevor D. Ford Edited by J....1996 Reprinted 2000 ISBN 0-900717-98-X The Castleton Area CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES (ii) PREFACE...INTRODUCTION 3 GEOLOGY OF THE CASTLETON AREA 4 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE CASTLETON AREA 30 ITINERARIES 1. Odin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of calcite mineralisation in Wall Shaft Mine, Derbyshire, Great Britain David G. Quirk a'" and J. Barrie...Leicester LE1 7RH, UK bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK (Received December...of calcite mineralisation in Wall Shaft Mine, Derbyshire, Great Britain. Chem. Geol., 95:299-311. Electron...from mineralised areas in Wall Shaft Mine, Derbyshire, England. Measurement of the ESR spectra of Mn 2+...mine recently discovered near Castleton, in north Derbyshire, England (Penney, 1985 ). The mine lies
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
bbrhrot_A bitumw deposit in north Derby&ire, England, ie deecribed and &died being the of gas chromatography...tatoneunwnformity paaed through the topographio high at Windy Knoll. Miurobid oxidetion of the bitumene...with various hydrothermal ore minerals in centi England. Preliminary gas chromatographio analysis of extracts...elsewhere in Derbyshire suggested that the bitumens were formed when ore bearing fluids at high temperatures...GEOLOGICBACKGROUND The bitumen deposit is located on Windy Knoll, in the County of Derbyshire, England, about 160
Journal (issue)
Peterborough exhibition ā€” A. Dawn and A. Filmer Peak District Mining Museum ā€” L. Willies T. D. Ford 161...161 The Growth of Geological Knowledge in the Peak District M. Evans 191 A new reconstruction of the...Precambrian of Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire, England The Mercian Geologist is published by the East...for ā€˜The Rock Exchangeā€™. Under the control of the Peak Lapidary and Mineral Society and the guidance of...test the method in the generally less favourable UK environment. In addition to EM, gamma spectrometer
Journal (issue)
Carboniferous rocks of the.A:s:hover district, Derbyshire, by W. H. C. Ramsbottom, M.A., Ph.D.; G. H ....collophane in the Carboniferous Limestone of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, by J. D. Peacock, B.Sc., Ph.D...radiometry of the Castleton district Radiometry of the east face of Windy Knoll Quarry, near Castleton Radiometry...Radiometry of Treak Cliff Cavern, near Castleton Fro. 1. Ill Plan of adit-level workings, Roskrow United M...Carboniferous dips away from the cross-fault at moderate to high angles for 100 yd and then the strike swings parallel
Report (chapter)
the UK, 1918ā€“22 STEPHEN M. CORFIELD Corļ¬eld Geoscience Ltd, 15 Peel Street, Stafford ST16 2DZ, UK 0000-0003-1423-3991...stephen.corļ¬eld@corfgeo.co.uk Abstract: The story of UK onshore exploration goes back to the days of World...to a close as the campaign commenced in 1918. The UK government sponsored the drilling with a budget of...and the work was undertaken by S. Pearson & Sons, a UK engineering company owned by Lord Cowdray (Weetman...locations in the UK. The Carboniferous rocks in the area surrounding the Derbyshire Dome in England and the Midland
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
use. R.J.L. COLVlNE Ford, T. D. The Castleton Area, Derbyshire. London (Geologist's Association), 1996...0-900717-98-X. Price s Although this area of Derbyshire is much visited by field parties, there has hitherto...of the caves and mineral deposits 327 of the Castleton area. In this latest of the Geologists' Association...and of the mineral veins in Dirtlow Rake and the bitumen deposits of Windy Knoll, collectively referred...geological appendices by T. D. Ford), Derbyshire Black Marble. Matlock Bath (Peak District Mines Historical Society
Journal (volume)
of his research effort. we then move south, to derbyshire, where roy Starkey and John Faithful have been...mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which trevor carved a niche for himself...the opencast above ball eye Quarry, Cromford, derbyshire. Journal of the Russell Society, 1:2, 48ā€“51....thaumasite from High Sedling mine, weardale, County durham, and from Shap, Cumbria, england. Journal of the...occurrence, from the ball eye opencast, Cromford, derbyshire. Journal of the Russell Society, 8, 75ā€“77. bridges
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
WITH HYDROTHERMAL VEINS FROM WINDY KNOLL, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND D .W. NOONER 1, W.S. UPDEGROVE*1 , D.A....with hydrothermal veins from Windy Knoll, Derbyshire, England. Chem. Geol., 11: 189-202. A comparative...bitumens A, B, C and D) from Windy Knoll, Derbyshire, England, shows the following: (1) The average abundances...the bitumens vary from - 2 8 . 0 (bitumen B) to - 3 0 . 7 (bitumen C) well within the range of petroleum...present in bitumen A (C~4 - C2a ; 198 p.p.m.), bitumen B (C~ s - C2o ; 11 p.p.m.), bitumen C (C 1s - C23
Book
party made an. excursion to Castleton, and visited the far famed. Peak. THE BUXTON DIAMONDS; OR...exclaiming at the same time: " is Rise, my dear Emily high time to rise ! It ! papa is to take his daily...the mean time, bending their way towards it. Derbyshire a county abounding in subterranean beauties;...composed. is a fashionable watering-place in Derbyshire, and much re- sorted to on account of the ...rendered interesting from its the far-famed vicinity to Peak, and other caverns; and, indeed, the little shrubberies
Book (edition)
Museum adJoinmg the original Blue John Craft Shop. Castleton. ' THE HISTORY OF BLUE JOHN STONE METHODS...VERN) (Working specialists in Blue John Stone) CASTLETON via SHEFFIELD CONTENTS Page Introduction .. ....discovered nearly 2,000 yea rs ago by the Romans at Castleton. which is the only known deposit in the world...mile west from the village of Castleton. in the Peak District of Derbyshire; 16 miles from Sheffield, 24... this area is a well-known tourist venue in the Peak District National Park, and is well served by public
Report (edition)
GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES Noo 26: The Peak District by F. WOLVERSON COPE. with contributions by...Dove Dale 22 Peak Forest, Tideswell Dale, Litton, Great HuclCastleton 27 Edale...for incorporation in any further edition. The Peak District by F. WOLVERSON COPE with contributions...conĀ­ siderable part of the area is covered by the Peak District National Park, one of the functions of... The greater part of the Peak District lies within the county of Derbyshire, but there arc peripheral
Catalog/List
dolomite matrix. Fluorite. Old Tor Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. A colourful lump of light and dark purple...baryte and fluorite. Wakebridge Mine, Crich, Derbyshire. Spherical aggregates of dark brown sphalerite...Baryte and fluorite. Wakebridge Mine, Crich, Derbyshire. Spherical aggregates ofwhite baryte intergrown...Lower Ball Eye Mine, Via Gellia, Nr.Cromford, Derbyshire. Drusy quartz and lustrous dark blue-black cubic...Sphalerite and fluorite. Wakebridge Mine, Crich, Derbyshire. Spherical aggregates of brown sphalerite to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluorite f r o m Castleton, Derbyshire, and similar fluorites f r o m Ashover, Derbyshire, and Weardale...colourless material, f r o m Blue John Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire (entrance at National Grid Ref. S K I32832)... This is the first record of fluorescence in Derbyshire fluorite. T A B L E I. Specimens of fluorite...Odin mine, Castleton, Derbyshire. Vein in roof of 'Witches' Cave', Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire... Eyam, Derbyshire. Dirty Rake, Stony Middleton, Derbyshire. Cobbler mine, BonsaU, Derbyshire. Raygill
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Oil Horizons of England. 297 the general uplift of the whole plateau. The south-east boundary of...Mantiquiera, Sao Paulo, 1895. The Oil Horizons of England. By C. E. N. BROMEHEAD, B.A., F.G.S. INTRODUCTORY...subsequently watched the Government borings for oil in Derbyshire. The main results of this work have already appeared...general conclusions on the subject of Petroleum in England and the facts which suggested them are here put...three in number: the Lower Carboniferous rocks of Derbyshire, the Coal Measures in various fields, and the
Journal (issue)
Ā·- 0 Ā° Mn g &story 'fll'ne lBuHetin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd. Volume 17...Lead Mines in the Northern Part of the White Peak, Derbyshire Trevor D. Ford 1 Associate Editors: Evelyn...the lead mines of the Peak District, this one covering the important Castleton area. As with the last...Mines within Bradwell Liberty, Derbyshire: 1216- 1890 Chris Heathcote PEAK DISTRJCT MINES HISTORICAL SOCIET...Charity 504662) Company No. 1227931 (Registered in England) - Liability Limited by ;uaran c Member of the
Report (edition)
s. 0. Code No. 40153- \ ENGLAND AND WALES. THE GEOLOGY OF CARRONIFEROUS LIMESTONE, YOREDALE ROCKS...ROCKS, AND MILLSTONE GRIT OF NORTH DERBYSHIRE. (PARTS OF SHEETS 88 S.E., 81 N.E., 81 S.E., '72 N.E., 8'2.... -- .Ā· ---ļæ½ -- - -- Ā·- - -āœ“- GRIT ON THE PEAK. --Ā­ --.. -Ā· ---- - ā€¢ --Ā· --.:..---= _,_ :z:...Ā·-=----- -- [ MEMOIR1S OF THE GEOLOGICAL 'Ā· \ Ā·, ENGLAND AND WALES . ā€¢ THE GEOLOGY OF [E CARBONIFEROUS...(Wensleydale); and jn applying this classificatior1 to Derbyshire, a thick bed of eand::;tone was included in the
Book
Geology of the Peak District 2 Mining and Quarrying 4 Ornamental Stone 8 Minerals of the Peak District...District 10 Selected Areas:- Castleton 1 18 Castleton 2 21 Calton Hill 23 Ecton Hill 25 Masson Hill...EDWARDS InUedueUen The Peak National Park comprises a roughly elliptical area of high ground at the southern...moorland and grassy pasture charms and delights, the high gritstone crags, the cavernous limestone cliffs...dry-stone walls remind us that the rocky skeleton of the Peak lies just below our feet. And it is this rocky core
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
situated just within the southern boundary of the Peak District, about seven miles S.W. of Chesterfield...about 600 ft. 0.0. and is shut in, or framed, by high ridges of Millstone Grit. With winding and narrow...Field Meeting to Bakewell and the valley of the Derbyshire Derwent. During the meeting, one day was devoted...reminiscent, in miniature, of some of the famous. Derbyshire -dales, Though the sides of the valley are steep...long and generally uninterrupted erosion of the Peak District, which has continued since late Carboniferous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE PEAK DISTRICT. By Prof. \Y. G. FEARNSII)ES, :\1ā€¢.-\.ā€¢ F. R.S....S RO CKS AI\D :\ II N E RALl Z .\ TI O N OF THE HIGH P E AK O F DE R BYSHIR E . VI. 179 B IB LI OG...THE DERWENT. By Professor \V. G. FEAR~SIDES, DERBYSHIRE M..'" F.R.S. I. FOREWORD. THIS account of the...INTRODUCTION. The scenery of the Valley of the Derbyshire Derwent is worldfamous, and the obvious broad...1850 and 1860, and the findings concerning North Derbyshire were ably summarised in the Memoir, " The Geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
INVESTIGATION OF THREE NATURAL BITUMENS FROM CENTRAL ENGLAND BY HYDROUS PYROLYSIS AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS...Investigation of three natural bitumens from central England by hydrous pyrolysis and gas chromatography-mass...181-195. Bitumen samples from three hydrothermal mineral deposits (Windy Knoll, Derbyshire; Staunton...and n-alkylcyclohexanes, whereas the Windy Knoll bitumen lacked biomarkers other than acyclic isoprenoids...of the insoluble residue from the Windy Knoll bitumen, and of the asphaltenes from the other two bitumens
 
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