Grasshill Mine, Harwood, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grasshill Mine | Mine |
| Harwood | Village |
| Forest and Frith | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 42' 27'' North , 2° 17' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY812348
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alston | 1,105 (2018) | 14.7km |
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 16.3km |
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 18.3km |
| Mickleton | 413 (2017) | 19.1km |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,048 (2017) | 19.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4914
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4914:9
GUID (UUID V4):
34a36fa1-e9eb-444a-a3bf-8923c6fe27db
This is Coldberry north-west of Langdon Common, NOT Coldberry, Eggleshope.
The Grid Ref. is that given in Dunham (several others are a bit doubtful) and puts the locality the other side of the main road from the workings at Grasshill Farm, which might be the true location of the mine of this name.
Grid ref is for Hawksike Hush.
Above the road there are extensive workings extending up to the watershed with Weardale.
NY827357 is a hush on one of the Coldberry End Veins alongside the Grasshill Causeway, primary tabular barite and fluorite and epimorphs in goethite after fluorite to be seen here
NY 827355 is another hush on the other Coldberry End Vein.
NY 826351 The site of Coldberry Shop Level marked by a large grassed over tip and ruined mineshop.
NY 817356 Highfield Hushes
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- TeesdaleDale
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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