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

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Aragonite : CaCO₃
	High House Mine, Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Aragonite crystals to 10mm. Recovered from the dumps when the site was being landscaped, February 1994.
© Lloyd Llewellyn	Photo ID: 32895 View Count: 381
Aragonite : CaCO₃
	Cleator Moor Iron Mines, Cleator Moor, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Spray of slender, translucent aragonite crystals up to 4 cm long. Internal inclusions of minute 1 mm hematite(?) inclusions give a grayish coloration. Most of the crystal tip are cleaved. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x5x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 2-4 cm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 13058 View Count: 353
Aragonite : CaCO₃
	Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Aragonite crystal cluster. Specimen is from the collection of the British Museum of Natural History #55991 (1975). Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.
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Aragonite : CaCO₃
	Frizington Mine, Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK This specimen consists of intergrown sprays of gemmy, highly lustrous Aragonite crystals. An old Frizington piece with label. Specimen size is 4.7cm x 4.43cm x 3.3cm.
© Jasun McAvoy	Photo ID: 253189 View Count: 16
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 ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 252542 View Count: 15
Aragonite : CaCO₃
	Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK 4.9 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm. Aragonite is rare and is rarely available from the renowned, old iron mines at Frizington, Cumbria. This is a sharp, interesting obelisk of tan, translucent aragonite. The primary crystal is pristine. Classic, seldom available material from this historic locale and comes with an expertly handwritten, faded label from an older ...
© Rob Lavinsky	Photo ID: 263863 View Count: 7
Baryte : BaSO₄, Calcite : CaCO₃
	Mowbray Mine, Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Aggregate of compenetrating tabular crystals, measuring 7 cm from tip to tip. 19th century specimen. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 61-034). Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 1st Dec 2008
© Peter Haas	Photo ID: 11837 View Count: 622
Baryte : BaSO₄
	Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK Group of pale yellow barite crystals to 3.5 cm. P Haas photograph and collection (no. 61-032).
© Peter Haas	Photo ID: 11771 View Count: 456
Baryte : BaSO₄, Hematite : Fe₂O₃
	Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK A cluster of blue, semi-transparent barite crystals with minor botryoidal hematite at the base. The largest two crystals form a parallel-growth \
© 2003, Jesse Fisher	Photo ID: 8668 View Count: 726
Baryte : BaSO₄, Hematite : Fe₂O₃
	Frizington, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK A cluster of blue, semi-transparent barite crystals with minor botryoidal hematite at the base. 10x9x6 cm overall size. From an unspecified mine (possible Mowbray) in the Frizington area.
© 2006, Jesse Fisher	Photo ID: 87267 View Count: 192