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Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Settlingstones Mine | Mine |
| Newbrough | Village |
| Northumberland | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 0' 32'' North , 2° 14' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY849688
Type:
Age:
358.9 ± 0.4 to 298.9 ± 0.15 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haydon Bridge | 1,557 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Humshaugh | 622 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Acomb | 1,106 (2017) | 8.7km |
| Hexham | 11,388 (2017) | 10.0km |
| Allendale Town | 709 (2017) | 12.4km |
Russell (1927):
"The old mine Settlingstones, situated three miles (ca. 5 km) north of Haydon Bridge in the county of Northumberland, was originally worked as a lead mine, but, during the last fifty years, as the vein has been explored farther west, it has attained far greater importance as the largest and most consistent producer of witherite in the British Isles. The Settlingstones main vein has a direction approximately north-east and south-west and has been proved for a distance of nearly 1 1/2 miles (2.41 km). The vein has varied in width from 3 feet (ca. 91 cm) up to 40 feet (ca. 12 m), the most productive witherite-bearing portion averaging 10 (ca. 3 m) to 12 feet (3.66 m). The enclosing rocks are sandstones ('whetstones') and shales ('plate') of Carboniferous age, and dolerite (Whin-sill) which here attains a thickness of a little over 21 fathoms."
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| ⓘ | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| ⓘ | Bournonite ? | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Barytocalcite | 5.AB.45 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Harmotome | 9.GC.10 | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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References
Russell, Arthur (1927) Notice of an occurrence of niccolite and ullmannite at the Settlingstones Mine, Fourstones, Northumberland; and of serpierite at Ross Island Mine, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 21 (119) 383-387 doi:10.1180/minmag.1927.021.119.03
Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK