 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | From the North Pennines Orefield England Figure 1. The Groverake mine, located in upper Rookhopeburn,...operating commercial fluorspar mine in the North Pennines, closing in 1999. Mine waste heaps (known locally...nineteenth centuries can be seen on the hills above the mine site. Figure 2 (left). A scattering of numerous...matrix, 14 × 10 × 7 cm, recovered from the Cambokeels mine in the early 1980s. Figure 3 (right). A penetration-twinned...× 4-cm specimen was recovered from the Rogerley mine in 2013. 306 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 4. General |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mountains, centered on the Weardale area of northern England, have yielded enormous amounts of both lead and...partner in UK Mining Ventures,which is operating a specimen-recoveryproject at the Rogerley mine in Weardale...Weardale, England. His most recent article for Rocks & Minerals was titled “The Rogerley Mine, Weardale,... County Durham, England” and appeared in the January/February 2000 issue. 378 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...result, mines such as the Heights, Boltsburn, Blackdene, Cambokeels, and Frazer’s Hush are famous among |  | | Catalog/List | | mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...Rookhope, Co. Durham. Collected in 1897. 5 Lot No. Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest...Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon...green stock label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England. This well-formed twinned yellow...conditions, Rosiclare level, Denton mine, Harris Creek district, Hardin County, Illinois. The specimen is 8...the Lead Hill area, Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin County, Illinois, and is 5.5 cm. Ross Lillie specimen...abundant ore minerals in MVTs are sphalerite (Zn) and galena (Pb). Other common minerals include pyrite, marcasite |  | | Book (edition) | | Stainmore The northern one-third of the Backbone of England, that ridge of hilly country known since last century...witherite and barytes, minerals that accompany the galena, all became industrially important. The 20th century...a cavity in the Great Limestone flats, Boltsburn Mine. Collected by Sir Arthur Russell and now in the...sheets 19 and 25, and parts of 13, 24, 26, 31, 32 (England and Wales) LONDON: HMSO 1990 . I\. © C,rown...sheets 19 and 25 and parts of 13, 24, 26, 31, 32 (England and Wales). Author Sir Kingsle_y Dunham, DSc, SD |  | | Book (edition) | | | VOLUME V II UK MINING VENTURES T HE M INER AL HER ITAGE SPE CI ALI STS K U UK MI CONTENTS CONTENTS...CONTENTS UK MINING VENTU z FOREWOR D BY IAN & DIANA BRUCE4-5 z WEARDALE, COUNTY DURHA M 6-17 z DI A...A NA M ARI A MINE 18-29 SUTCLIFFE VEIN GR AEBER JONES POCKET 30-31 SNOWSTOR M POCKET 32-33 PAVEL’S...HILL POCKET 38-39 QUEEN OF GREEN POCKET 40-41 GALENA POCKET42-43 PURPLE H AZE POCKET 44-45 NOVEMBER...POCKET92-93 NORTHER N LIGHTS POCKET94-95 z ROGERLEY MINE 96-107 GREENBANK VEIN WOLFIE POCKET108-109 BEADLE |  | | Catalog/List | | Tregeseal, St. Just Near Penzance, Cornwall, f , England. ORDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...limonitic gossan. 2x2". £3. 2. ANDREWSITE. Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. Light brownish yellow spherical...7. BEUDANTITE. ^. — 11 8. BORNITE. Carn Brea Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1" group of large sharp tarnished...cubic crystals. £3- 9. BORNITE. South Caradon Mine, St. Cleer, Cornwall. A rich solid mass of tarnished...specimen. 2i-xli". £2.50. 13. CASSITERITE. Poldice Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Sharp black in size on. massive |  | | Catalog/List | | Old Linhay, Woodcockshayes Farm, Willand,Devon, England EX15 2QF Tel 01884 821563 Fax 01884 821724 e mail...co.uk 1. CAROLLITE (4cm x 3cm x 3cm) Mashamba Mine, Zaire, Africa. Two modified bright octahedral crystals...matrix. £60 2. DIOPTASE (6cm x 5cm x 4cm) Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, Africa. Bright green 2mm dioptase crystals...TOURMALINE ON COOKEITE (6cm x 5cm x 3cm) Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Chalky...calcite £15 7. MALACHITE (5cm x 3cm x 3cm) Musonoie Mine, Zaire. Crystalline mass of fibrous dark to pale |  | | Book | | publishers. Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum,County Durham [Beamish]: pages 41, 46, 54, 59(x2)...Earth Sciences,University of Durham: page_26 C H. Emeleus,University of Durham: page 26 Friends of Killhope...Valley ................... The Northumberland and Durham Coalfield ............. The Northern Pennine Orefield................... 201 72 Foreword ORTHERN England, an area of great natural beauty, is additionally...Pennines, Cumbria, various regions of north-east England, and North Yorkshire. Such a diverse expanse naturally |  | | Catalog/List | | Environmental Resources Section Exhibition, Cleveland County Libraries and Leisure Department. CASE 1 A range...steel grey cubes and cube-octahedra crystals of galena and small brass coloured tetrahedral pyrite growing...growing on a mass of fluorite crystals. BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4648 Tetrahedral crystals of brassy...crystals of quartz. GREENSIDE MINE, PATTERDALE, CUMBRIA M 4709 Large cubes of galena encrusted with pale milky...siderite with the odd cube of fluorite BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4710 Beautiful association of |  | | Book (edition) | | MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALF�S GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PENNINE OREFIELD...inserted on the six-inch maps, and all available mine-sections were reduced to the common scale of 200...made by him. The willing co-operation of all the mine-owners and operators and their staffs made possible... B. Laporte & Co., the Owners of Settlingstones Mine Ltd., Holmside ·& South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.,...Plan of the North Central flats, Rotherhope Fell Mine 82 11. Cross-section of Burtrec Pasture Vein |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | region. Mines such as the Heights, Boltsburn, Blackdene, Cambokeels, and Frazers’ Hush are famous among...exception to this has been specimens from the Rogerley mine, which was worked by partners Lindsay Greenbank...1970s and 1996. The Rogerley is, to date, the only mine in the United Kingdom that has been operated specifically...on a commercial basis, and during this time the mine produced a limited but steady stream of high-quality...offered to assist in transferring the operation of the mine to a group of interested Americans. After completing |  | | Report (issue) | | in the Pennines of northern England, particularly in Derbyshire and Durham. The deposits are associated...flotation. Derbyshire is the principal producing county, much of the present production coming from workings...found, particularly in northern Derbyshire and west Durham, beneath geologically younger formations and also...Steel Corporation, both of which have mines in Durham. Laporte Industries is the largest producer and...rock. The minerals calcite, siderite, ankerite, galena, sphalerite, baryte, quartz and pyrite are commonly |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK TS C 2 COVER:Superbtwinnedyellowfluoritecrystal 15 mm on edge from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria...T'wENTY YEARS IN MINERALS NORTHERN ENGLAND David Green • Peter Briscoe The UK ]011rnalof Mines at1d Minerals...Ratcliff & Roper (Print ) Ltd Worksop, Nous. S80 2EE UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 22 -t- Campylite...classic minerals of Northern England. This specimen from ~ry Gill Mine, once part of the Fred Bull collection...collection, is°'currently owned by David McCallmn. UK Journal of Mines & Mfo~r:il, No. 22 -2- T·w·E.NTY |  | | Report (edition) | | abundance in the lead and zinc veins of Derbyshire and Durham, and in smaller quantities elsewhere. It is commonly...association is· with calc-spar and barytes, though in Durham where much of the country-rock is arenaceous, the...being had to the more costly process of mining. In Durham the veins, which were left intact by the old miners...miners except in those·parts which contained galena in paying quantity, had been the chief source of the...Carruthers has had charge of the Northumberland, Durham and • Yorkshire sections; Mr. R. W. Pocock has |  | | Report (issue) | | a classic british mine — from the source for you ! Introduction The Greenlaws Mine is located in Weardale...Weardale in the northern Pennines of England just south of the little village of Daddry Shield. Around are...are more famous mines like Rogerly, Blackdene, Boltsburn, Hilton and Heights all producing many of fine...the world. In issue No. 1 (2015) we introduced the mine, its geology and history. Now, here you will get...since then. And we will have an interview with the mine operator, Pete Ward. N ( )12 .1. I I 1' NI 1 2 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cormate waterssimilarto thoseat presentfoundin the Durham coalfield. A comparison of the fluidinclusion...minesareoperative, fiveproducing fluoriteandminorquantities of galena,oneproducing bariteandonewitherite. Dunham(8) hasdescribed...ClosehouseMine, 8. Blackdene Mine, 9. Slitt, 10. Allenheads,11. WhiteheapsMine, 12. Groverake Mine, 13. Rookhope...I-Iercyniangranitesof S.W. England (27). Mineralo#y.--The sulfide minerals present in the orefield are galena, sphalerite...andniccolitehavebeenreportedfrom Settlingstones Mine. The threemajor matrix mineralsare fluorite, barite |  | | Catalog/List | | Gold Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat...Sphalerite Realgar & Orpiment Realqar Cinnabar Stibnite Galena, Fluorite and Barvte Pyrite & Marcasite Jamesonite...Hydrozincite Sphalerite, Baryte/Calcite Galena Galena Galena & Dolomite Chalcopyrite on Dolomite Arsenopyrite...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The...Rocks Cornwall Hinqston Down, Cornwall Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 £1 |  | | Catalog/List | | Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ORDER ING INFORMnTION Mail orders are promptly...2~xli-". £4.50. 1. N.~TIVE 2. :,P"TITE. Carrock Mine, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Large cloudy sea-green crystals...U.V. light. 3x2t". £2. 3. "POPHYLLITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. t" modifie; creamy grey crystals... Grey shelly solid mass with minor Calcite and Galena in association. One side of the specimen has been...crystaline mass. 3x2~". £4. 6. AZURITE. Titlg-Tang Mine, Glvennap, Cormmll. Specimen rlSmall sharp bright |  | | Catalog/List | | n'egesoaal., ot. JU'st, ~ '8 Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. V.A.T. No.132-7852-67 <0O, .' ORDER ING INFORMATION...greenish Chlorite. lixlxl".£3.25. 2. ALASKAITE. Alaska Mine, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Silverton, San Juan Co., Colorado...£13. 5. APATITE variety FRM~~OLITE. Fowey Consols Mine, Tywardreath, ~ornwall. Snall, translucent, aggregates... ARAGONITE variety TAhNOWITZITE. New Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries. Thick, creamy white, lustrous...metallic botryoidal mass asso~iated with a little Galena, CalCite, sLlvery micro crystals of Safflorite |  | | Catalog/List | | Tregeseal, St. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. CRDEl\ING INFOftMATION Mail orders are promptly...gossan in association. 2!-x2". £1.25. Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake, Cornwall. Rich apple green crystaline...granite. 2tx2t". £1. BARYTDCALCITE.Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Alston, Cumberland. Well formed sheaves of pale...Erythrite. 2xltxH". £3.5C. . 11. BOhNITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. An unusual specimen showing...sulphidic matrix. 4x2t". £5. 14. BROCHANTITE. Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. Rich emerald green crystalised |  | | Report (edition) | | GEOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION GUIDES The Durham Area Compiled by G. A. L. JOHNSON Introduction page ITINERARY...Coal Measures in the Banks of the River Wear at Durham 3 II. Ordovician, Carboniferous and Intrusive Rocks...Upper Weardalc 12 IV. The Permiao in North-East Durham 15 21 V. Jurassic Rocks of the North Cleveland...of East Durham VII. Supplement to llinernrics 11, Ill and V: Igneous Rocks 26 in the Durham Arca 30 References...for incorporation in any further edition. The Durham Area Compiled by G. A. L. JOHNSON Contributors: |  | | Journal (issue) | | scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pennine Mountains near the town of Appleby, the Hilton mine is one of several mines in Scordale that were worked...much, if any, future specimen production from the mine. Location and Geologic Setting The Hilton and adjacent...area forming the topographic crest of northern England. The western margin of this region of the North...meters). Scordale is located in the traditional county of Westmorland, which was combined in the early...portion of Lancashire to the west to form the modern county of Cumbria. The region around Scordale is sparsely |  | | Journal (issue) | | Fisher photo. Collector interview: Jolyon Ralph (UK) This time our inteview is again with a very famous...the creator of mindat.org – Jolyon Ralph from the UK. Jolyon is well known as a webmaster but not many...cm wide. Fisher/Kureczka collection. Rogerley Mine, UK – mining for fluorites J. Scovil photo. Tomasz...throughout the Weardale area along with the rest of the UK. As a result, the supply of crystallized mineral...Rogerley Mine. First discovered by local mineral collectors around 1970, the Rogerley Mine has produced |
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Blackdene Mine, Ireshopeburn, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK