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Providence Iron Mine, Long Ashton, North Somerset, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Providence Iron Mine | Mine |
| Long Ashton | Civil Parish |
| North Somerset | Unitary Authority |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 26' 4'' North , 2° 40' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
ST535709
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Long Ashton | 5,254 (2017) | 0.7km |
| Failand | 691 (2017) | 1.5km |
| Bishopsworth | 11,576 (2018) | 4.0km |
| Dundry | 269 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Easton-in-Gordano | 4,824 (2011) | 5.1km |
Iron in the form of hematite and earthy red ochre was mined at Providence Iron Mine, in a field known as the Iron Plantation. Yields varied from 600-3000 tons of ore per annum between 1858 and 1878. Mining continued here until the First World War. Reports from cave explorers in the 1950s refer to an enormous main rift (ST 5350 7093) leading to a partially choked adit entrance (ST 5370 7070) and further workings below.
Greg & Lettsom (1858) note under amethyst - "Gloucestershire: at Clifton; very fine, penetrated by lance-like crystals of hydrous oxide of iron .... also at Providence iron mine, one mile and a half S W of Clifton."
Note: Long Ashton was formerly in Bristol, which itself was formerly in Gloucestershire.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| 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
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
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Providence Iron Mine, Long Ashton, North Somerset, England, UK