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Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, Rother, East Sussex, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountfield Mine | Mine |
| Mountfield | Civil Parish |
| Rother | District |
| East Sussex | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 57' 5'' North , 0° 27' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robertsbridge | 2,047 (2018) | 4.0km |
| Battle | 6,054 (2018) | 4.3km |
| Sedlescombe | 891 (2018) | 5.9km |
| Catsfield | 639 (2018) | 6.1km |
| Staplecross | 760 (2018) | 6.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings & District Geological Society | Hastings, East Sussex | 14km |
| Brighton & Hove Geological Society | Brighton, East Sussex | 34km |
| Kent Geologists' Group | MAIDSTONE, Kent | 36km |
| Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society | Haywards Heath, West Sussex | 40km |
| Medway Fossil & Mineral Society | Rochester, Kent | 49km |
Underground Gypsum mine, operated from 1876 to 1993. Gypsum found as seams in the Jurassic-age Purbeck beds. Access was originally by shaft but replaced by incline drift in the 20th century. Source of some of the best Gypsum crystals from the UK.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 Description: Efflorescence in mine workings. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
- The WealdGeologic Region
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Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK