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Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
Baryte
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo: J.Ralph 2008
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo: J.Ralph 2008
UK Grid Reference: NX997126
Latitude: 54°29'55"N
Longitude: 3°32'56"W
Latitude: 54°29'55"N
Longitude: 3°32'56"W
The ore occurred as vein-like bodies on fault planes and as flats in the 1st, 2nd and 4th Limestones. A little manganese ore was also found.
The mine was well known for its exceptional calcite groups of clear, transparent nail-head and scalenohedral crystals with some 'Butterfly' twins. Some specimens displayed 'selective' coating with hematite, colouring one side of the crystals red or brown. Baryte specimens were also produced here, with combinations of transparent pastel green crystals in association with calcite.
During the 1980s, the dumps were worked by a group of local collectors and many fine specimens were recovered.
Mineral List
| Baryte | Calcite | Hematite | 'Limonite' |
4 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.
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