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Nidderdale National Landscape, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nidderdale National Landscape | National Landscape |
| North Yorkshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Pateley Bridge | 1,432 (2018) |
| Kirkby Malzeard | 887 (2018) |
| Darley | 783 (2018) |
| Grewelthorpe | 498 (2018) |
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Simplified Chinese:
尼德代爾, 北约克郡, 英格兰, 英国
The Nidderdale National Landscape is a dramatic and varied upland landscape in North Yorkshire, extending west from the edge of the Vale of York into the eastern Pennines. Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1994 and renamed a National Landscape in 2023, it is valued for its sense of space and remoteness, strong rural traditions, and striking contrasts between open moorland, deep valleys, reservoirs, and pastoral farmland. The River Nidd and its tributaries cut through the heart of the area, creating a landscape shaped by both natural processes and long-established human use.
Geologically, Nidderdale lies on the eastern flank of the Pennines and is underlain mainly by Carboniferous rocks, including limestones, sandstones, gritstones, and shales laid down around 320–340 million years ago. These strata form the stepped valley sides, high moorland plateaux, and limestone scars that characterise the landscape, while glacial deposits from the last Ice Age have further modified valley floors and slopes. The area has a notable mining heritage, particularly for lead and associated minerals, with mining activity dating back to Roman times and peaking in the 18th and 19th centuries. Remains of mines, hushes, smelt mills, and spoil heaps are still visible across the dale, forming an important part of its historic character.
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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-localities18 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Locality: Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow, High and Low Bishopside, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ Doyleite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Locality: Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow, High and Low Bishopside, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ Otavite Formula: CdCO3 |
| ⓘ Prosopite Formula: CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Prosopite | 3.CD.10 | CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Doyleite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Otavite | 5.AB.05 | CdCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Doyleite | Al(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Prosopite | CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Otavite | CdCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Doyleite | Al(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | ⓘ Otavite | CdCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Prosopite | CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Prosopite | CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Doyleite | Al(OH)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Prosopite | CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Prosopite | CaAl2F4[(OH)4-xFx] |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Otavite | CdCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Fossils
There are 3 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 | 215 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 318 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 336 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidderdale_National_Landscape |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q22004587 |
Localities in this Region
- England
- North Yorkshire
- Harrogate
- Allen Grove Colliery
- Arnagill Trial
- Bayne’s Colliery
- Beldin Gill Pit
- Bog Pit
- Boggy Pit Grove Colliery
- Brown Beck Coal Level
- Brown Beck High Shaft
- Brown Beck Low Shaft
- Brown Beck Pits
- Butt Pit
- Charity Grove Colliery
- Cinder Hills Pit
- Coal Bank Wood Colliery
- Coal Dike Colliery
- Coal Hill Colliery
- Coal Level
- Coal Pits
- Coal Shaft
- Coalpit Wood Colliery
- Copperas Works Pit
- Crag Pit
- Crooked Oak Grove Colliery
- Darby Grove Colliery
- Dawson Grove Colliery
- Foggyshaw Colliery
- Foggyshaw Top Level
- Fogshaw Colliery
- Gin Pit
- Grewelthorpe Pits
- Hen ? Bank Grove Colliery
- ⭔High and Low Bishopside
- High Engine Pit
- Harrogate
- North Yorkshire
- England
- North Yorkshire
- Harrogate
- High Grove Colliery
- High Shaft
- Lead Pit Level
- Lofthouse Grove Colliery
- Long Gill Pit
- Long Level
- Low Engine Grove Colliery
- Low Grove Colliery
- Low Laithe Quarry
- Low Shaft
- Mark Grove Colliery
- Mark Robinson’s Shaft
- Moss Level
- Ned Grove Colliery
- New House Grove Colliery
- North Moor Coal Shaft
- Scar House Coal Pits
- Sellar’s Shaft
- Siddell Pit
- Skelding Moor Pits
- Slee House Grove Colliery
- Smelthouses Shafts Nos 1 & 2 Colliery
- Smithy Grove Colliery
- Smithy Pit
- Speedwell Pit
- Spring Wood Quarry
- Steam Engine Pit
- ⭔Stonebeck Down
- Thornthwaite Colliery
- Thorny Grove Colliery
- Walker Grove Colliery
- Walter Grove Colliery
- West Grove Colliery
- Will Bayne Pit
- Woogill Colliery
- Richmondshire
- Harrogate
- North Yorkshire
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
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UK
- England
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow, High and Low Bishopside, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK