Low Skears Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK

Modified by CombineZP Examination of this piece shows the Galena matrix to be covered in what appear to be small Anglesite crystals.

MORPHOLOGY: Intergrown COLOUR: Grey / Yellow Reasonable specimen from the Firestone Level. Intergrown cubes ranging in colour from dark green to yellow/green.

Pale to dark lilac fluorite cubes on matrix from Low Skears Mine, County Durham, UK

© TRG Collection

Pale yellow-green to grey zoned fluorite crystals with sulphide inclusions and a thin crust of quartz on their faces from the High Level (or Firestone Level) at Low Skears Mine. This level was driven for 884 metres in a straight line north towards nearby Coldberry Lead Mine (Hunts Level) and it worked six minor veins en route between 1827 and ...

This is a miniature specimen of fluorite with quartz from the Skears Mine, High Stope, Firestone Level, Teesdale, County Durham, England, United Kingdom. The fluorite cubes are transparent and are zoned from a light yellow to a light gray color. This specimen was recovered in 2010. This mine is extremely old and started producing in the mid ...

© Jamison K. Brizendine

This is a cabinet specimen of fluorite from the Skears Mine, High Stope, Firestone Level, Teesdale, County Durham, England, United Kingdom. The specimen is actually double sided and has very intense inky dark blue color zones, which appear almost black in color. This specimen was recovered in 2010. This mine is extremely old and started ...

© Jamison K. Brizendine

Close-up showing glassy crystals and internal colour variation

This is a miniature specimen of fluorite with quartz from the Skears Mine, High Stope, Firestone Level, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The fluorite cubes are transparent and are zoned from a light yellow to a light gray color. This specimen was recovered in 2010. This mine is extremely old and started producing in the mid 1840s, mostly for ...

© Jamison K. Brizendine

This is a miniature specimen of fluorite from the Skears Mine, High Stope, Firestone Level, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The fluorite cubes are transparent and are zoned from a light yellow to a light gray color. There is a thin coating of iron oxide on this specimen as well. This specimen was recovered in 2010. This mine is extremely old ...

© Jamison K. Brizendine

Focus on one of the larger yellower crystals showing an internal phantom that parallels a growth line on the surface of the crystal, indicating that this overall shape was adopted early on in the development on the crystal.

Pale to dark lilac fluorite cubes on matrix from Low Skears Mine, County Durham, UK.

© Thomas Grant Collection

Located at DMS: 54.6458333, -2.0908333 (Latitude Longitude: 54°38'45.0"N 2°05'27.0"W) The spoil tip leads out from the Firestone Level portal of Low Skears Mine and the dilapidated mine shop buildings are currently being used as a shelter for sheep! A lot of lead mines in the north Pennines and Lake District are situated away from the main ...