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Baryte, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Baryte

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Neighbouring regions:

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Selby, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Type:

Metropolitan Borough

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Leeds	455,123 (2016)
Morley	57,385 (2011)
Yeadon	37,379 (2013)
Pudsey	33,109 (2013)
Lofthouse	23,458 (2013)
Guiseley	21,000 (2012)

Mindat Locality ID:

303131

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:303131:8

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

Leeds, Yorkshire de l'Ouest, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

German:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Italian:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito

Russian:

Лидс, Уэст-Йоркшир, Англия, Великобритания

Simplified Chinese:

利兹, 西约克郡, 英格兰, 英国

Spanish:

Leeds, Yorkshire del Oeste, Inglaterra, Reino Unido

Afrikaans:

Leeds, Wes-Yorkshire, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk

Alemannic:

Leeds, England, Vereinigtes Königreich

Amharic:

ሊድስ, ኢንግላንድ, ዩናይትድ ኪንግደም

Anglo-Saxon:

Loidis, Englaland, Geāned Cynerīce

Arabic:

ليدز, غرب يوركشير, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة

Aramaic:

ܠܝܕܣ, ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܡܚܝܕܬܐ

Armenian:

Լիդս, Արևմտյան Յորքշիր, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն

Aromanian:

Leeds, Anglia, Britania Mari

Asturian:

Leeds, Yorkshire del Oeste, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu

Azeri:

Lids, Qərvi Yorkşir, İngiltərə, Böyük Britaniya

Basque:

Leeds, Mendebaldeko Yorkshire, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua

Belarusian:

Лідс, Заходні Ёркшыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

Лідс, Заходні Ёркшыр, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія

Bengali:

লিডস, ওয়েস্ট ইয়র্কশায়ার, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য

Bosnian:

Leeds, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo

Breton:

Leeds, Kornôg Yorkshire, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet

Bulgarian:

Лийдс, Западен Йоркшър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия

Catalan:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglaterra, Regne Unit

Cebuano:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian

Chechen:

Лидс, Ингалс, Йоккха Британи

Croatian:

Leeds, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo

Czech:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglie, Spojené království

Danish:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Storbritannien

Dutch:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Esperanto:

Leeds, Okcidenta Jorkŝiro, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando

Estonian:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Inglismaa, Suurbritannia

Farsi/Persian:

لیدز, یورک‌شر غربی, انگلستان, بریتانیا

Finnish:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta

Galician:

Leeds, Inglaterra, Reino Unido

Georgian:

ლიდზი, დასავლეთ იორკშირი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო

Greek:

Ληντς, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο

Gujarati:

લીડ્ઝ, પશ્ચિમ યોર્કશાયર, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ

Hausa:

Leeds, Birtaniya

Hebrew:

לידס, מערב יורקשייר, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת

Hindi:

लीड्स, वेस्ट यॉर्कशायर, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम

Hungarian:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság

Icelandic:

Leeds, Vestur-Yorkshire, England, Bretland

Ido:

Leeds, Anglia, Unionita Rejio

Indonesian:

Leeds, Yorkshire Barat, Inggris, Britania Raya

Interlingue:

Leeds, Anglia, Reyatu Unit

Irish Gaelic:

Leeds, Yorkshire Thiar, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe

Japanese:

リーズ, ウェスト・ヨークシャー, イングランド, イギリス

Kannada:

ಲೀಡ್ಸ್, ವೆಸ್ಟ್ ಯಾರ್ಕ್ಷೈರ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ

Korean:

리즈, 웨스트요크셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국

Kyrgyz:

Лидс, Англия, Улуу Британия жана Түндүк Ирландия

Latin:

Ledesia, Isuria Occidentalis, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum

Latvian:

Līdsa, Vestjorkšīra, Anglija, Apvienotā Karaliste

Lithuanian:

Lidsas, Vakarų Jorkšyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė

Lombard:

Leeds, Inghiltèra, Regn Ünì

Low Saxon/Low German:

Leeds, England, Vereenigt Königriek vun Grootbritannien un Noordirland

Luxembourgish:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich

Macedonian:

Лидс, Западен Јоркшир, Англија, Обединето Кралство

Malay:

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Malayalam:

ലീഡ്സ്, ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട്, യുണൈറ്റഡ് കിങ്ഡം

Maltese:

Leeds, Ingilterra, Renju Unit

Manx:

Leeds, Yorkshire Heear, Sostyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit

Marathi:

लीड्स, वेस्ट यॉर्कशायर, इंग्लंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम

Mazanderani:

لیدز, بریتانیا

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok

Nahuatl:

Leeds, Inglaterra, Tlacetililli Hueyitlahtohcayotl

Norwegian:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Storbritannia

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Storbritannia

Occitan:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglatèrra, Reialme Unit

Ossetian:

Лидс, Англис, Стыр Британи

Polish:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania

Portuguese:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido

Punjabi:

ਲੀਡਸ, ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ, ਯੂਨਾਈਟਡ ਕਿੰਗਡਮ

Quechua:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Inlatirra, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu

Romanian:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord

Sardinian:

Leeds, Inghilterra, Rennu Unidu

Scots:

Leeds, Wast Yorkshire, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick

Serbian:

Лидс, Западни Јоркшир, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство

Serbo-Croatian:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo

Silesian:

Leeds, Yngland, Wjelgo Brytańijo

Sinhalese:

ලීඩ්ස්, එංගලන්තය, එක්සත් රාජධානිය

Slovak:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo

Slovenian:

Leeds, Zahodni Yorkshire, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske

South Azerbaijani:

لیدز, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق

Swahili:

Leeds, Uingereza, Ufalme wa Muungano

Swedish:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Storbritannien

Tajik (Cyrillic Script):

Лидс, Англия, Британия

Tamil:

லீட்சு, தெற்கு யோர்கஷீர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்

Tatar:

Лидс, Көнбатыш Йоркшир, Англия, Бөекбритания

Telugu:

లీడ్స్, పశ్చిమ యార్క్ షైర్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్

Thai:

ลีดส์, ประเทศอังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร

Traditional Chinese:

列斯, 西約郡, 英倫, 英國

Turkish:

Leeds, Batı Yorkshire, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık

Twi:

Leeds, United Kingdom

Ukrainian:

Лідс, Західний Йоркшир, Англія, Велика Британія

Upper Sorbian:

Leeds, Jendźelska, Zjednoćene kralestwo

Urdu:

لیڈز, مغربی یارکشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ

Uyghur:

Ritis, بۈيۈك بېرىتانىيە

Uzbek (Latin Script):

Lids, Angliya, Birlashgan Qirollik

Veps:

Lids, Anglii, Sur' Britanii

Vietnamese:

Leeds, Tây Yorkshire, Anh, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland

Volapük:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl

Waray:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido

Welsh:

Leeds, Swydd Gorllewin Efrog, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig

West Frisian:

Leeds, Ingelân, Feriene Keninkryk

Western Punjabi:

لیڈز, لیندا یارکشائر, انگلستان, برطانیہ

Yiddish:

לידז, מערב יארקשיר, ענגלאנד, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך

Zazaki:

Leeds, İngıltere, Qraliya Yewbiyayiye

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.

ⓘ Coal

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

ⓘ Baryte

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ 'Limonite'

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Locality: Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

References:

Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Locality: Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

References:

TVM Specimen from George Fletcher

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

References:

TVM Specimen from George Fletcher

Gallery:

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Limonite, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Limonite, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Limonite, etc.

Tenter Hill, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Fossils

There are 7 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

315 Ma (Carboniferous)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Cadeby - Wetherby	4	259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)
Ford	2	259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Batostomella genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Batostomellidae : *Batostomella*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Hippopotamus amphibius species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hippopotamidae : Hippopotamus : *Hippopotamus amphibius*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Synocladia dubia species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Acanthocladiidae : Synocladia : *Synocladia dubia*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Acanthocladia anceps species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Acanthocladiidae : Acanthocladia : *Acanthocladia anceps*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Pseudomonotis (Pseudomonotis) speluncaria species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pseudomonotidae : Pseudomonotis : *Pseudomonotis (Pseudomonotis) speluncaria*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Kingopora ehrenbergi species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Reteporinidae : Kingopora : *Kingopora ehrenbergi*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Schizodus obscurus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Schizodidae : Schizodus : *Schizodus obscurus*	259.9 - 254.17 Ma Permian
Pleuracanthus levissimus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : Pleuracanthus : *Pleuracanthus levissimus*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Orthacanthus gibbosus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Diplodoselachidae : Orthacanthus : *Orthacanthus gibbosus*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Pleuracanthus robustus species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Xenacanthidae : Pleuracanthus : *Pleuracanthus robustus*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Diplodus tenuis species	Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Xenacanthiformes : Diplodoselachidae : Orthacanthus : *Diplodus tenuis*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Strepsodus sauroides species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Rhizodontidae : Strepsodus : *Strepsodus sauroides*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Megalichthys pygmaeus species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Crossopterygii : Osteolepidae : Megalichthys : *Megalichthys pygmaeus*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Coelacanthus tingleyensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Coelacanthiformes : Coelacanthidae : Coelacanthus : *Coelacanthus tingleyensis*	315.2 - 307 Ma Carboniferous
Compsoscorpius buthiformis species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Compsoscorpius : *Compsoscorpius buthiformis*	314.6 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous
Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Scorpiones : Gymnoscorpius : *Gymnoscorpius mutillidigitus*	314.6 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous

Fossil Localities

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England
- West Yorkshire
  - Leeds
    - Permian🐚 Cadeby Formation
    - Permian🐚 Garforth Cliff quarry
    - Carboniferous🐚 Leeds
    - Carboniferous🐚 Lowther North opencast mine
    - Carboniferous🐚 Swillington brickpit
    - Carboniferous🐚 Tingley

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Leeds
Wikidata ID:	Q774015
GeoNames ID:	3333164

Localities in this Region

England
- West Yorkshire
  - Leeds

England
- West Yorkshire
  - Leeds

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