 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pennine Mountains, centered on the Weardale area of northern England, have yielded enormous amounts of...of both lead and, later, fluorite ores. Byproducts of this mining activity were the many well-crystallized...well-crystallized specimens of fluorite and other minerals that were found lining cavities in the orebodies. Fortunately...scientist for many years. He is currently a partner in UK Mining Ventures,which is operating a specimen-recoveryproject...specimen-recoveryproject at the Rogerley mine in Weardale, England. His most recent article for Rocks & Minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite in Mississippi Valley–type Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries, Kingston"] at 08:16...(top left). Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...transparent, dark green twinned fluorite crystal is perched on a triangular piece of ironstone matrix....(center left). Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England. This well-formed...well-formed twinned yellow fluorite crystal has a cluster of smaller fluorites at the base. The specimen |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | All photos by the author unless otherwise noted FLUORITE JESSE FISHER 380 Pennsylvania Avenue San Francisco...Orefield England Figure 1. The Groverake mine, located in upper Rookhopeburn, a tributary to Weardale proper... A scattering of numerous penetration-twinned fluorite crystals, with calcite on quartz matrix, 14 ×...1980s. Figure 3 (right). A penetration-twinned fluorite crystal, 2.5 cm on edge, showing well-developed...well-developed vicinal faces characteristic of fluorite from the Weardale region. The 8 × 6 × 4-cm specimen was recovered |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Beautzjhl green fluorite specimens from this classic locality m e once again on the collector market...important source of lead, fluorspar (commercial fluorite), and other metallic and nonmetallic ores for...of these mining operations, and the area around Weardale is particularly noted for the production of many...well-crystallized specimens of fluorite that exhibit a strong daylight fluorescence unique to fluorite from this region...mining has seen a serious decline throughout the Weardale area, along with the rest of the United Kingdom |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | is undoubtedly the finest yellow-amber-colored fluorite to come from the entire region. During this period...area forming the topographic crest of northern England. The western margin of this region of the North...stream valley, derived from Old Norse. In the Weardale region to the northeast the equivalent term is...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 (article/letter/editorial) | | net The Weardale Giant A Large Fluorite Specimen Recovered from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale Northern...Northern England, July 2012 12 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 1 (spread). The first portion of the fluorite specimen...02:08 27 December 2014 Figure 2 (below). Map of Weardale showing the location of the Rogerley and other...IT, there were once three giants who lived in Weardale, making their living as blacksmiths. It is said...Frosterley in the Weardale region of County Durham, England. Weardale itself is the fluorite-rich center of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2016 Collector’s Note The Rogerley Mine Durham, England Fall 2007 Update JESSE FISHER • PO Box 77774...American collectors and mineral dealers operating as UK Mining Ventures assumed the tenancy at the Rogerley...last operating mine in the famous Weardale region of Northern England (for details, see Fisher 2004). The...a lifelong mineral collector and is a partner in UK Mining Ventures, operators of the Rogerley mine....miner Byron Weege prepares to dismember a large fluorite-coated rock with the diamond chainsaw. on a series |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | et’s get it R CLollector’s Night ote A Weardale Mineralogical Mystery JESSE FISHER 380 Pennsylvania...has taken place in and around the Weardale region of Northern England for centuries. These mines have also...also been the source of many superb specimens of fluorite and other minerals—known by local miners as “Bonnie...1982). Coincident with the height of mining in Weardale during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries...primarily based outside of Weardale itself, in the town of Alston. Weardale is, even today, located in |  | | 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...JULY POCKET58-59 NORTHER N FL ATS POCKET60-61 WEARDALE HEATHER POCKET62-63 BUSTER POCKET64-65 TRUFFLE...would happen one day? Let’s now turn to Northern England and the North Pennine Orefield. No matter where...museum is guaranteed to display Weardale Fluorite from County Durham. Most collectors fondly recall gazing |  | | Catalog/List | | mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself... Lot 324 – Fluorite on quartz – Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite...chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope, Co. Durham. Collected in 1897. 5 Lot No. Approximate specimen...specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS...Copper - County Bridge Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall. V.Holyer 1976. [SW 722 220]. SW.Q4 Serpentine - County Bridge |  | | Book | | Coverdesign by Mark Blackadder. Coverimages: (front) Fluorite [BM 1964, R 1524], seepage 152; (back) Calcite...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........... East Allendale ..................... Weardale ......................... Teesdale .............Valley ................... The Northumberland and Durham Coalfield ............. The Northern Pennine Orefield |  | | Book | | C a s c M nerals of o h England 0 0 = The Greenbank Collection This Catalogue is a Limited Edition...divide us, the mineral specimens from Northern England unite almost everyone in an appreciation of their...treasured specimens remain to fire the IN NORTHERN ENGLAND has a imagination and wonder of collectors and...important quantities of lead, silver, copper, baryte, fluorite and iron extended over several centuries and almost...minerals and ores from the mines of Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland made a huge and crucial contribution |  | | Journal (issue) | | of the top ten best fossil collecting sites in the UK! The natural erosion, particularly by the sea, provides... to have been found in Cornwall) Pub: Tavistock, UK. Minerals of Britain and Ireland. by A.G. Tindle...(Natural History) London Minerals of Northern England. by R.F Symes & B. Young 2008. Pub: National Museums...class 10. Classes 10 and 11 can include minerals from UK or overseas. 2. Specimens in classes 2, 2A, 3,...the British Isles, defined for these purposes as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the Channel |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Properties ot Fluorite from the North Pennines tngland Downloaded by [University of Colorado at Boulder...a wealth of minerals through the years, it is fluorite that has made the region famous with collectors...many of the mines. The habit of North Pennines fluorite is almost always cubic, and crystals under approximately...is the Boltsburn mine, which produced twinned fluorite crystals of good clarity in excess of 10 cm on...developed, particularly when compared to that seen in fluorite recovered from the well-known southern Illinois |  | | 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...larger stone, and it had some ... Read on page 17 Fluorite with albite, microcline and stilbite, 6.5 cm wide...wide. Fisher/Kureczka collection. Rogerley Mine, UK – mining for fluorites J. Scovil photo. Tomasz...crystals can reach 1 m in length, and high quality fluorite crystals are known up to 20 cm! In April 2009 |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act |  | | 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...Campylite is one of the classic minerals of Northern England. This specimen from ~ry Gill Mine, once part of...collection, is°'currently owned by David McCallmn. UK Journal of Mines & Mfo~r:il, No. 22 -2- T·w·E.NTY |  | Waters, David N., Burton, Jill M., Clements, Mary, Lovesey, Rosemary J., Morris, Donald F.C. (1965) The occurrence of beryllium in fluorite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 29 (12) 1293-1302 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(65)90007-4 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | inNorthern Ireland The occurrence of beryllium in fluorite DAVID N. WATERS, JILL M. BURTOK, NIP C’LEMENTS...occurrence of sign&ant traces of beryllium in fluorite would appear bo bo unlikely on crystallographicgrounds...been used t,o analyze some sist,y spocinwns of fluorite from arbitrarily selected localities. Tho results...little tendency for beryllium to concentrato in fluorite, although samples from areas particularly rich...and beryllium minerals are often associated with fluorite, a common constituent of late crystallates (WARNER |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | operating as UK Mining Ventures leased and worked the Rogerley mine, located in the historic Weardale mining...mining district of northern England, for specimens of green fluorite (see Fisher and Greenbank 2000). After...would, theoretically, intersect the metasomatic. fluorite-containing flats near the rear of last year’s...named the Independence Day pocket by the crew. The fluorite-containing flats were intersected about 20 feet...appears even more developed in this area, and fluorite-containing cavities were often encountered at |  | | Journal (volume) | | fabulous group of highly lustrous getniny bicoloured fluorite crystals to 5cm in length showing the characteristic...The Old Linhay, Halberfoh Road. Wil land, Devon, England, EX 15 2QF TEL 01884 821563 Email Ian@crystalclassics...Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Photo: David Green. The UK Journal of Mines and Minerals publishes articles...------------------------- Classified Advertisments UK Journal of Mines &• Minerals No. 23 - 1 - Editorial...discoveries in Scotland, Ireland JL and the north of England, we have amassed a backlog of articles of more |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Faceted Fluorite W MARK MAUTHNER Postfach 0035 8010 Graz Austria mmauthner@gmail.com Figure 1. Fluorite...courtesy Heritage Auctions (www.ha.com). Figure 2. Fluorite, 221-carat trillion, Pakistan. Mark Mauthner photo...Heritage Auctions (www.ha.com). X Figure 3. Fluorite, 62.69 carats, Illinois. Mark Mauthner photo,...com). Figure 4. Fluorite, 237 carats, William Wise mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire...a display cabinet. Another appealing aspect of fluorite is that it typically occurs as translucent to |  | | Catalog/List | | Old Linhay, Woodcockshayes Farm, Willand,Devon, England EX15 2QF Tel 01884 821563 Fax 01884 821724 e mail...35% of surface. Classic U.S.A. location. £25 10. FLUORITE (8cm x 7cm x 8cm) Muzquiz, San Iuis Polosi, Mexico...10cm x 6cm) Force Crag Mine, Keswick, Cumbria, England. Large specimen with flat base, so sits well, of...the rest of the specimen. Displays well. £75 21. FLUORITE (7cm x 5cm x 5cm) Xiang Fang Lin Mine, Chenzhou... China. Group of pale apple green translucent fluorite cubes covered on some faces by scattering of small |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK B.YOUNG British Geological Survey, Windsor Court...Court, Windsor Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HB, UK AND C. J. STANLEY Department of Mineralogy, The...Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 3BD, UK Abstract Bismuthinite-bearing quartz veins from the...the Rookhope and Tynehead cupolas of the buried Weardale Granite. They are uniform in composition and paragenesis...paragenesis and are earlier than the main fluorite-baryte-galena-sphalerite mineralization of the orefield |  | | Book (edition) | | Stainmore The northern one-third of the Backbone of England, that ridge of hilly country known since last century...United Kingdom mineral output. Plate 1 Purple fluorite crystals from a cavity in the Great Limestone...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...FRS, FEng, FIMM Charleycroft, QuarryheadsLane) Durham DHJ 3D Y Other publications of the Survey dealing |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Tucson Convention Center 14–17 February. FLUORITE SHOWCASED: Fluorite, with its rainbow of colors, is this...featured mineral at the Main Show, and, as such, fluorite exhibits from museums, dealers, groups, and private...private collectors will abound. Further, fluorite will be pictured on the traditional show poster, will...Mineralogy, and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. Fluorite is also the subject of the articles in this issue...first-person account of the nowfamous immense fluorite specimen found this past summer that was just |
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Diana Maria Mine, Rogerley Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK