Black Marble Quarry, Malew, Rushen, Isle of Mani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Marble Quarry | Quarry |
| Malew | Parish |
| Rushen | Sheading |
| Isle of Man | Crown Dependency |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 4' 15'' North , 4° 40' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Castletown | 3,100 (2015) | 1.8km |
| Port Erin | 3,530 (2015) | 4.8km |
| Douglas | 26,218 (2018) | 15.6km |
| Peel | 3,781 (2015) | 16.8km |
| Laxey | 1,768 (2015) | 25.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
303229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303229:2
GUID (UUID V4):
c628dfdd-4ef9-4155-9ea9-0aba92cfe6cb
Near-vertical, cm- to dm-wide ankerite-calcite veins in the Bowland Shale (Carboniferous age)
Some wider veins contain breccia fragments of the black host rock.
Rarer vugs are lined by pink ankerite and contain euhedral calcite crystals up to several cm in length.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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Black Marble Quarry, Malew, Rushen, Isle of Man