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Lonan, Garff, Isle of Mani
Regional Level Types
LonanParish
GarffSheading
Isle of ManCrown Dependency

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Lady Isabella (The Great Laxey Wheel)

Great Laxey Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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View of Snaefell Mine from above.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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Stream tributary to Laxey River flowing through ruins of the Snaefel Mine.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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Lady Isabella (The Great Laxey Wheel)

Great Laxey Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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View of Snaefell Mine from above.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
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Stream tributary to Laxey River flowing through ruins of the Snaefel Mine.

Snaefell Mine, Lonan, Garff, Isle of Man
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
303276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:303276:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Lonan, Garff, île de Man
Italian:
Lonan, Garff, Isola di Man
Basque:
Lonan , Garff, Man
Cebuano:
Lonan, Isle of Man
Dutch:
Lonan, Garff, Man
Irish Gaelic:
Skeerey Lonan, Garff, Oileán Mhanann
Manx:
Skeerey Lonan, Garff, Mannin
Swedish:
Lonan, Isle of Man


Lonan (Manx: Lonan) is one of the 17 parishes of the Isle of Man.

It is located on the east of the island (part of the traditional South Side division) in the sheading of Garff.

Other settlements in the parish include Baldrine and Ballabeg.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

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


Mineral List

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

10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘvar. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonan_(parish)
Wikidata ID:Q3258914
GeoNames ID:9782180

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