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Sharkham Point Mine, Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sharkham Point Mine | Mine |
| Brixham | Town |
| Torbay | Unitary Authority |
| Devon | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 22' 59'' North , 3° 29' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SX935547
Type:
Predominantly an open cast, cliff top, iron mine that exploited the hematite occurring in the limestone. The hematite is mostly earthy and is thought to have been deposited either as replacement of the limestone and/or within pre-existing solution fissures in the limestone. The iron almost certainly came from warm brine circulating through overlying Permian red sand beds.
Five shafts and sixe adits are also mentioned in reports of the site, but since the area was used as the Brixham Town Tip in the 1950s and 1960s much of the archaeology has been covered over. However, one notable adit remains at beach level.
Botryoidal hematite was taken to South Wales for smelting as it has very low sulphur and phosphorous content and gave a high-quality iron. There was also some ochre mined which was used in an antirust paint produced by the Torbay Paint Co. in Brixham.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Kidney Ore Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Kidney Ore | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| 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 for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Kidney Ore | Fe2O3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Kidney Ore | Fe2O3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharkham_Point_Iron_Mine |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q42851440 |
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Sharkham Point Mine, Brixham, Torbay, Devon, England, UK