| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Sphalerite | ⓘ11 photos of Fluorite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ9 photos of Fluorite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Greenockite | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Greenockite at this locality. |
| Smithsonite | ⓘ2 photos of Fluorite associated with Smithsonite at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluorite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Cerussite | 1 photo of Fluorite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
| Hawleyite | 1 photo of Fluorite associated with Hawleyite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Millclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 16032 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:16032:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5a3ea12e-d5b2-410a-b85d-48f18a5d5704 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘMillclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘTearsall Farm, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘBonsall Moor Quarry (Moor Farm Quarry; "Slayley Quarry"), Bonsall Moor, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘOxclose mine, Snitterton, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘBlakemere Pit, Bonsall Moor, Bonsall, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 3.1km (2.0 miles) | ⓘPike Lane Opencut, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 3.2km (2.0 miles) | ⓘJug Holes, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘDimple Mine, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘSacheveral Farm, Winster, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘRaithe Mine (Rath Rake), Elton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | No 3. "Henwoodite", West Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne Specimen: 118 x 85 x 65mm Watercolour commissioned...PEAK of rhe DISTRICT A joint publication of Rockbottom Publications and the Peak District Mines Historical...of the Peak District Mines Historical Society. COVER:BLUE JOHN FLUORITE, Blue John Mine, Castleton,... Derbyshire, polished slab 7 x I 0cm. Bob King Collection (KI052), National Museum of Wales, Cardiff...TRI T MI E HISTORIC L SOCIETY 3-----------BL The UK Jouma/ of 1Jfi11es a11dMinerals publishes articles |  | | Book | | the Peak District 2 Mining and Quarrying 4 Ornamental Stone 8 Minerals of the Peak District 10 Selected...rather, millenia. For it is difficult in the Peak District to find a viewpoint that does not include a relic...ancient quarry face, sheep graze around a ruined mine head-gear and the rabbits scurry over a grasscovered...unless you are experienced, do not venture into old mine workings. That inviting adit may lead the unwary...although even here keep a watchful eye open for old shafts. These abound, and are not always obvious |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................................... ....... 8 South-East Branch ....... ......................... ....Society members have contacted me prior to visiting Derbyshire for a collecting trip, and to discuss localities...decide to have a weekend away in the Yorkshire Dales, or even more specifically the Grassington Moor...Arizona, etc. g. Minerals such as calcite, baryte, fluorite, quartz, British wulfenite, British antimony minerals...to 100+ specimens, or for larger areas such as Derbyshire or Mid-Wales, 50 to 500+ specimens. If you think |  | | Report (issue) | | occurrences of barium minerals in the north of England. 5 Fig 3 Production of barytes and Witherite...of considerable interest because until 1969 tJ:ie UK was for many years the principal world producer;...quantity of barytes is becoming available in Derbyshire as a flotation by-product of fluorspar production...satisfied by increased flotation production in Derbyshire. The United Kingdom is dependent on imports for...exclusively at only one mine in the world, Settlingstones in Northumberland. This mine closed in 1969 and |  | | Book | | NORTHERN ENGLAND NORTHUMBRIA 1-Ron Brown NORTHUMBRIA 2-Ron Brown 6. MIDLANDS NEW SITES IN DERBYSHIRE—John...DERBYSHIRE—John and Joan Lawson PEAK DISTRICT—John Lawson THE CURSE ON THE MAGPIE-Peter Rodgers 7. WEST COUNTRY ...Newquay Derbyshire, of course, is famous for its fluorite minerals. Good specimens of massive fluorite are...this country’s mineral wealth. Tin from Cornwall, fluorite from the Midlands and the North, are booming as...survey of the country, GEMS found that while some mine managements themselves collect and market good speci |  | | Catalog/List | | refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown quany Esgair Hir mine Broadlaw vein...Mllttownquany Wh.Jane Comw. HIiton mine Waterbank mine Mllltown quany Eaglebrook mine Uechwedd Helyg Wh.Gorland...Waterbank mine Waterbank mine Milltownquany Waterbank mine Wh.Fortune Lyme Regis Dry GIii mine Roughtongill |  | | Journal (volume) | | I. Green 5 18 Strontianite from Castleton, Derbyshire in the Joseph Dawson collection John Chapman...Green 19 32 Richelsdorfite from Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys: the first British occurrence Neil Hubbard...Tetrahedrite-group minerals from Dolyhir Quarry, Old Radnor, Powys David I. Green, Neil Hubbard and Andrew...Dolgellau Gold-Belt, the Snowdon Caldera and the district in between: a single late Ordovician metallogenic...and Andy Hopkirk 86 90 Linarite from Cononley Mine, Skipton, North Yorkshire John Chapman and David |  | | Book | | PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...have changed over time. This is not to say that all old work is valueless: the observation of Hey (1973)...(1973) is still valid that there arc 150-ycar-old unulyscs as accurate as any made today. Other exclusions...Negligence has also led to errors, with older fluorite specimens from Weardale in County Durham being...meneghinile Pengenna mine,St Kew,Cornwall; Shallowfield Bridge,SouthMolton,Devon Tynebottom mine,Alston.CUm~ria |  | | Journal (issue) | | i O 0 ·story •, �e BuHeti � nf the Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd. Vvlume 17, No. 3...Archaeological Evidence at Long-Worked Mines in the Peak District Associate Editors: John Barnatt and Terry Worthington...always so well documented lead mines in the Peak District. All six mines were working before the introduction...Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd. Peak District Mining Museum, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. DE4...rock/mineral was placed in worked out areas of the mine. OnJy gangue which contained lead ore was taken |
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Old Millclose Mine, South Darley, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK