Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK

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Aragonite : CaCO₃, Hematite : Fe₂O₃
	Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK 5.8 x 5.7 x 4.0 cm. Richard Barstow was a well-known English dealer, collector and field collector. This very fine, ununusual, old-time piece is from the Florence Mine at Egremont. Stacked, brecciated, hematite fragments are coated and cemented with calcite. One side is beautifully accented with scattered balls of aragonite needles, while the ...
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Baryte : BaSO₄
	Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK cockscombe barite on a massive hematite matrix. specimen width 120mm. andy thompson collection. self collected 2001
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Baryte : BaSO₄, Dolomite : CaMg(CO₃)₂
	Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Platey, pink barite crystal group 65mm across, with dolomite. Ian Jones collection.
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Baryte : BaSO₄, Hematite : Fe₂O₃
	Haile Moor Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Piece of platy white barytes with thin radial partings of pencil-ore hematite. Specimen is 75 x 50mm and was recovered from the remains of a surface dump in April 1987 at a time when site was being used as a constuction contractor\'s yard.
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Baryte : BaSO₄, Calcite : CaCO₃, Quartz (Var: Eisenkiesel) : SiO₂, Hematite : Fe₂O₃
	Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Single barite crystal with calcite and minor eisenkiesel on hematite. The barite has a coating of barytocalcite (?). A slight ding at the edge reveals its pale blue colour. Field width: 8 cm. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 61-050).
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Baryte : BaSO₄
	Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK a single barite crystal amongst hematite plates. fov 8mm. self collected 2002. andy thompson collection.
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Baryte : BaSO₄
	Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK White barite blades from the Ullcoats No 1 Mine workings. Collected B Smith October 2004. Specimen 65x45mm
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Baryte : BaSO₄
	Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Barite with a blueish tinge and pink hematite inclusions from the Ullcoats No 1 Mine. Specimen about 75mm across
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Baryte : BaSO₄
	Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Barite from Egremont, Cumberland Barite form Egremont is considered as a classic among the classics. The crystal has tabular form and the blue color typical for the pieces of that deposit. The clear color contrasts nicely with the red of the iron oxides, also included along the edges. Size:8.5 x 7 x 2.3 cm
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Baryte : BaSO₄
	Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Floater, doubly-terminated crystal whose former attachment to matrix is visible due to small fragments of Hematite on the bottom of the sample. Blue color contrasts with reddish zones, due to Hematite inclusions, near the edges. A classic, very difficult to obtain nowadays. Egremont, Cumberland England Specimen size: 5.4 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm
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