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Moor Road Quarry, Longstone Edge, Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moor Road Quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Longstone Edge | - not defined - |
| Great Longstone | Village |
| Derbyshire Dales District | District |
| Derbyshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 15' 13'' North , 1° 42' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SK201730
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Great Longstone | 843 (2018) | 1.3km |
| Eyam | 969 (2018) | 3.9km |
| Bakewell | 3,949 (2018) | 4.8km |
| Baslow | 1,178 (2018) | 5.2km |
| Froggatt | 204 (2018) | 5.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Lapidary and Mineral Society | Bakewell, Derbyshire | 5km |
Beside the road a small quarry has been levelled to provide a parking place. However, the quarry face is evidently very unstable and abundant fallen material containing a variety of materials has formed heaps at the foot of the exposure. Minerals can also be seen in abundance as nodes or broken veins widely within the quarry face.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: As well as both clear and white opaque rhomboid forms the calcite also occurs frequently, though in only small samples, as mamillary; mostly over galena, or as a surface coat on fluorite. In the mamillary and coat forms it often takes a yellowish tint in visible light and is particularly fluorescent under short wave UV appearing bright orange-yellow. Having observed this on a single sample I returned after dark and was able to pick out numerous other pieces. In one instance in a field of fluorite, one fluorite crystal approximately 5mm along the edge had been entirely replaced by fluorescent calcite. References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Description: A small number of elongated flattened crystals (see cerussite no.157 crystal model animation) to no more than 2mm observed in a cavity in distinctive cubes of flourite. References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: Occurs as semi-transparent cubes with a slight green tint up to 10mm, opaque white cubes, clear cubes but often with a white surface coat, clear cubes with purple along the edges and through and through purple from pale lilac to almost black. References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Mostly occurring in fluorite, but sometimes calcite, as isolated masses with poor crystal habit and no more than thumbnail size. Galena can be seen frequently in the quarry wall, with fluorite, as dispersed nodes or broken veins with no apparent sense of ordered alignment. References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Description: Non-crystalline masses to 30mm often with a partial covering of yellow limonite. References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Peak District National ParkNational Park
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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Moor Road Quarry, Longstone Edge, Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK