Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Ashburton | Civil Parish |
Teignbridge | District |
Devon | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Ashburton | 3,346 (2018) |
Mindat Locality ID:
41683
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41683:3
GUID (UUID V4):
374d0326-c341-4eea-b0f9-f67af79fce80
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β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Description: Occurs as bright silver crude masses, isolated grains and thin veins but there is no discernable crystal habit. References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: References: |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Linhay Hill Quarry, Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK Owlacombe & Stormsdown Mine (West Beam Mine; Ashburton United Mine), Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK Whiddon Mine (Whiddon and Brownshill Mine), Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK Druid Mine (New Victoria Mine; Arundell Mine), Ashburton, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK References: |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Description: As small pastel green deposits without any discernable form rarely found between faces in the black shale. I have tried to photograph it but without success. |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β 'Manganese Oxides' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Collected in Nov, 2020. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Description: Isolated black crystals up to 2mm which when broken show highly lustrous dark red glassy foliated surfaces. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
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