The Weald, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| The Weald | Geologic Region |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Crawley | 180,508 (2017) |
| Hastings | 133,422 (2017) |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 68,910 (2017) |
| Ashford | 62,787 (2014) |
| Horsham | 51,472 (2017) |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | 40,478 (2015) |
A geological region made up sedimentary rocks from the Upper Jurassic and (primarily) Lower Cretaceous primarily alternating beds of sand and clay.
The structure of the Weald is the inner core of an eroded anticline of Lower Cretaceous rocks (most notably chalk.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Berthierine Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 Localities: Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: Cleere, H & Cross, D (1995) The Iron Industry of the Weald, second edition. Wealden Iron Research Group |
| ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 Description: Efflorescence in mine workings. Reference: Journal of Russell Society Vol 1 issue 3. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Berthierine | 9.ED.15 | (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Berthierine | (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Berthierine | (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Berthierine | (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Berthierine | (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Berthierine | (Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Fossils
There are 61 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 209 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 145 Ma (Late Jurassic) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 20 stratigraphic units. |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 61 fossil localities |
- England
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 ankylosaur
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Cliff End
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 East Cliff
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 foreshore
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Hastings
- East Sussex
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bexhill cliff tracksite
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bulverhythe
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bulverhythe foreshore
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 East Cliff
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Ecclesbourne Glen
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Galley Hill tracksite
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Glyne Gap
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Hastings
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Hastings
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Hastings beach
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Hollington Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Keymer Tile Works
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Old Roar Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Shornden Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Silverhill
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 St Leonards-on-Sea
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Wealden turiasaur locality
- Rother
- England
- East Sussex
- Kent
- West Sussex
- Horsham
- Mid Sussex
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Biggs' Farm
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 CSL/P12
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 CUC 971
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Cuckfield
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Cuckfield Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Freshfield Lane Brickworks
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Paddockhurst bone bed [Paddockhurst Park]
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Tilgate Forest
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Whiteman’s Green
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weald |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q2298322 |
Localities in this Region
- England
- East Sussex
- Kent
- Ashford
- England
- Kent
- Folkestone and Hythe District
- Lydd
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Tunbridge Wells
- Folkestone and Hythe District
- West Sussex
- Horsham
- Mid Sussex
- Kent
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- England
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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Pluckley brickworks, Ashford, Kent, England, UK