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Starbotton Moorend Mine (New Providence Mine; Wharfedale Mine), Kettlewell with Starbotton, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Starbotton Moorend Mine (New Providence Mine; Wharfedale Mine) | Mine |
| Kettlewell with Starbotton | Civil Parish |
| Craven | District |
| North Yorkshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 9' 2'' North , 2° 4' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SD955728
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grassington | 1,792 (2018) | 10.0km |
| Settle | 3,659 (2018) | 16.4km |
| Gargrave | 1,755 (2018) | 18.7km |
| Hawes | 887 (2018) | 18.9km |
| Long Preston | 742 (2018) | 19.1km |
The only mine on the west side of Wharfedale to achieve even a modest degree of development, with total production of lead concentrates being in the order of 1000 tons during the second half of the 19th century.
The mine worked Charlton's, Wiseman's and Sunter's veins from a series of shallow shafts and two levels (20 and 30 Fathom levels). Grid reference supplied is for the portal of a later adit on Charlton's Vein. Moorend Shaft was at SD95057276.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| 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
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
- ⭔YorkshireHistoric County
- Yorkshire Dales National ParkNational Park
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