Betchworth Quarry, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Betchworth Quarry | Quarry (Reclaimed) |
| Mole Valley | Non-metropolitan District |
| Surrey | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 15' 4'' North , 0° 16' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Quarry (Reclaimed) - last checked 2018
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Betchworth | 941 (2018) | 2.0km |
| Headley | 774 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Mickleham | 585 (2018) | 4.0km |
| Dorking | 17,747 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Lower Kingswood | 1,760 (2017) | 4.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland | Twickenham | 25km |
| Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | 30km |
| RockWatch | Picadilly, London | 30km |
| Sidcup Lapidary & Mineral Society | Bexleyheath, Kent | 37km |
| West Sussex Geology | Chichester, West Sussex | 45km |
A chalk quarry closed in the 1960s which has been mostly reclaimed and turned into a nature reserve.
Coordinates are for one of the remaining chalk quarry walls.
Large but heavily oxidised marcasite/pyrite nodules were found here.
A calciner remains on site and is a listed monument.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Locality description |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Locality description.;
Clark, Andrew, Stokman, A.H.W. (1985) Mineralen. Alphen aan den Rijn: Atrium. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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Betchworth Quarry, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK