Brightling Mine, Brightling, Rother, East Sussex, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Brightling Mine | Mine |
| Brightling | Civil Parish |
| Rother | District |
| East Sussex | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 58' 24'' North , 0° 23' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Burwash | 1,317 (2018) | 2.7km |
| Burwash Common | 782 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Etchingham | 405 (2018) | 4.9km |
| Robertsbridge | 2,047 (2018) | 6.0km |
| Bodle Street | 1,359 (2018) | 7.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings & District Geological Society | Hastings, East Sussex | 19km |
| Brighton & Hove Geological Society | Brighton, East Sussex | 31km |
| Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | 35km |
| Kent Geologists' Group | MAIDSTONE, Kent | 35km |
| Medway Fossil & Mineral Society | Rochester, Kent | 47km |
Mindat Locality ID:
270492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270492:3
GUID (UUID V4):
42672914-7922-4c4b-be62-d2313fef0567
Underground gypsum mine operated by British Gypsum Ltd which opened in 1963 using a 'drill-and-blast' method of extraction combined with the 'room-and-pillar' mining method. Accessed by Land Rover using a 420 meter long inclined drift. It was originally connected to the Mountfield Mine via an aerial ropeway for material transport, but was later replaced by a 5 km long conveyor system in 1989. The gypsum is located in the Jurassic Purbeck beds. The Brightling/ Mountfield reserves are the largest gypsum reserves in the UK.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
- The WealdGeologic Region
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