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Raisby railway cutting, Kelloe, County Durham, England, UKi
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Raisby railway cuttingRailway Cutting
KelloeVillage
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 42' 28'' North , 1° 27' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ350349
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kelloe1,502 (2017)1.7km
Trimdon2,958 (2017)2.1km
Trimdon Grange1,304 (2017)2.1km
Fishburn2,588 (2017)3.1km
Coxhoe3,522 (2017)3.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
49550
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49550:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Cupriferous dolomitic limestone breccia exposure in the side of an old railway cutting associated with the Butterknowle fault. The cutting skirts the southern side of Raisby Quarries and clearly carries similar mineralisation.

Very much overgrown and partially infilled with rubbish.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘCopper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDjurleite2.BA.05Cu31S16
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ CopperCu
Cuⓘ DjurleiteCu31S16
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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