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Peak Dale, Peak Forest, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° North , 1° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~4km
GRN:
N36W01
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
270950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270950:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small village between the Dove Holes and Buxton limestone quarries.

Stalagmites found in an abandoned railway tunnel contain likely the first documented speleothem-hosted ikaite, although pseudomorphosed to calcite.
The speleothem is connected with hyperalkaline (pH>12) groundwaters.

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3 valid minerals.

* - Minerals that have never been found, but their existence is inferred in some way (e.g. from pseudomorphs)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘVaterite ?5.AB.20CaCO3
ⓘIkaite ?5.CB.25CaCO3 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ IkaiteCaCO3 · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ IkaiteCaCO3 · 6H2O
Cⓘ VateriteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ IkaiteCaCO3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ VateriteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ IkaiteCaCO3 · 6H2O
Caⓘ VateriteCaCO3

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References

Field, L. P., Milodowski, A. E., Shaw, R. P., Stevens, L. A., Hall, M. R., Kilpatrick, A., Gunn, J., Kemp, S. J., Ellis, M. A. (2017) Unusual morphologies and the occurrence of pseudomorphs after ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O) in fast growing, hyperalkaline speleothems. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (3) 565-589 doi:10.1180/minmag.2016.080.111
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