Ashford Black Marble

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Name:

A name given to a decorative stone from Ashford, Derbyshire, England which when polished has a distinctive glossy black appearance, was used in carvings and inlayed into furniture etc.

First Recorded Locality:

ⓘ Ashford Black Marble mines, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK

This page provides petrological and mineralogical data about Ashford Black Marble.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

56138

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:56138:5

Classification of Ashford Black MarbleHide

Rock
- Dimension stone
  - Commercial marble
    - Ashford Black Marble
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
  - Sedimentary rock
    - Biochemical and chemical sedimentary rock
      - Carbonate rock
        Limestone
        Ashford Black Marble

Mineralogy of Ashford Black MarbleHide

Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:

Calcite

CaCO₃

Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:

Bitumen

A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid to solid form of Petroleum.

First Recorded Occurrence of Ashford Black MarbleHide

First Recorded Locality:

ⓘ Ashford Black Marble mines, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK

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References for Ashford Black MarbleHide

Reference List:

Derbyshire Black Marble, John Michael Tomlinson, 1996, ISBN 0-904334-04-X

Adam, William (1851) The Gem of the Peak; or, Matlock Bath and Its Vicinity - an account of Derby; a tour from Derby to Matlock; excursions to Chatsworth, Haddon, Monsal Dale, Dovedale, Ilam, Alton Towers, Hardwick, Wingfield, Newstead Abbey, Ashbourne, Buxton, and Castleton, historical and geological; brief history of the fluor spar, from the earliest period down to the present time; a review of the geology of Derbyshire; catalogue of minerals and rocks, and of the flora of the High and Low Peak. John and Charles Mozley.

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Black_Marble

Localities for Ashford Black MarbleHide

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Locality ListHide

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- This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.

- Good crystals or important locality for species.

- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

UK (FRL)

England

Derbyshire

Derbyshire Dales District

Ashford in the Water

ⓘ Ashford Black Marble mines (FRL)

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.)