Ribden Mines, Cotton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ribden Mines | Group of Mines |
| Cotton | Civil Parish |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | District |
| Staffordshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 1' 11'' North , 1° 54' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SK067470
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ipstones | 881 (2018) | 5.6km |
| Kingsley | 716 (2018) | 5.6km |
| Cheadle | 11,404 (2018) | 6.9km |
| Mayfield | 1,125 (2018) | 9.2km |
| Cheddleton | 2,947 (2018) | 11.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Lapidary and Mineral Society | Bakewell, Derbyshire | 25km |
| The Russell Society | Knighton | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
242055
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242055:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4cebc91e-b3e8-4183-835b-88e570dafe08
A group of small copper, lead and zinc mines that worked veins hosted in massive thick-bedded shallow-water facies limestone (Kevin limestone).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- ⭔West MidlandsRegion
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