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New Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
New Milltown QuarryQuarry
MilltownVillage
AshoverCivil Parish
North East Derbyshire DistrictDistrict
DerbyshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 9' 13'' North , 1° 28' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SK351620
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ashover659 (2018)1.4km
Tansley1,197 (2018)3.8km
Matlock14,956 (2017)5.6km
Shirland3,447 (2018)5.9km
Wingerworth6,430 (2018)6.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Peak Lapidary and Mineral SocietyBakewell, Derbyshire15km
The Russell SocietyKnighton35km
Mindat Locality ID:
194248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194248:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6b8b01c5-707f-4dd7-ab90-2ccc527aa078
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Fellbigg Quarry


A new quarry opened up about around 1996 a little west of the old Milltown Quarry. Meanwhile, it has been abandoned as well.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Colour: Milky white
References:
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Colour: Translucent clourless white
References:
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Habit: Massive
References:
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: As inclusions in fluorite
References:
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Colour: Brown
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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