Portaway Pit (Portway Pit; Gravel pit; Old Wham vein), Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Portaway Pit (Portway Pit; Gravel pit; Old Wham vein) | Pit (Inactive) |
| Castleton | Civil Parish |
| High Peak | Borough |
| Derbyshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 19' 36'' North , 1° 48' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SK128812
Locality type:
Pit (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | 900 (2018) | 4.7km |
| Hope Valley | 1,001 (2012) | 4.9km |
| High Peak | 92,600 (2012) | 5.2km |
| Tideswell | 1,647 (2018) | 5.9km |
| Dove Holes | 1,113 (2018) | 6.1km |
An opencast working for mixed baryte-fluorite ore on the Old Wham vein (this mixture is locally known as "gravel", hence the misleading name "gravel pit").
This site is now almost completely grassed over with only very small samples of very poor quality baryte found. Oct, 2020.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Andrew Lawton Collection |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: BMS Database |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Description: After marcasite Reference: BMS Database; Ford, T.D., Sarjeant, W.A.S., and Smith, M.E. (1993): UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 13, 16-55 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: BMS Database |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
| XO(OH) | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Ford, T.D., Sarjeant, W.A.S., and Smith, M.E. (1993): The minerals of the Peak district of Derbyshire. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 13, 16-55.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Peak District National ParkNational Park
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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Portaway Pit, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK