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Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKi
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Hilton MineMine
ScordaleRiver Valley
MurtonCivil Parish
EdenDistrict
CumbriaCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 35' 52'' North , 2° 22' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.59790,-2.36842
GeoHash:
G#: gcwqd55rg
GRN:
N37W02
UK National Grid Reference:
NY762226
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Appleby-in-Westmorland3,048 (2017)8.2km
Colby120 (2018)9.8km
Kirkby Thore758 (2018)12.8km
Kirkby Stephen1,522 (2018)14.0km
Temple Sowerby528 (2018)15.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
1477
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1477:2
GUID (UUID V4):
d3cea5aa-4061-4866-81a9-8ef45c04fbf9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North Pennines; South Eastern Region; Westmorland; North Pennines; South Eastern Region; Westmorland


The Hilton Mine complex is located on the east side of Scordale, approximately 4 km NE of the village of Hilton in Cumbria. The mine accesses ore-bearing veins and an extensive belt of associated flats located at the top of the Melmerby Scar Limestone. Dunham (1990) notes that fluorite was more common in stopes developed on veins lower down in the Melmerby Scar Limestone than in the upper flats. The Hilton, along with the nearby Murton Mine was initially worked by the London Lead Company for galena between 1824 - 1876. The mine was reopened in 1896 and worked by a succession of owners for witherite and baryte until 1919. Though largely inactive since, the mine was held under lease until 1963 when it was finally abandoned. The area surrounding the mine is now within a military firing range, the times that access is available can be discovered by ringing the Warcop Range Office.

The terraced workings seen on the northwest side of the valley are those of the Murton Mine. The Hilton Mine was accessed by several levels driven into the Melmerby Scar limestone across the valley to the east of the Murton workings. Though fluorite specimens have come from both the Hilton and Murton Mines, it is the baryte-rich flats found in the Dow Scar Level of the Hilton that have produced most of the amber/yellow fluorite the mine is known for.

NOTE: Underground collecting is now prohibited and the workings that remain uncollapsed are in very dangerous condition.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
βœͺ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Large, tabular, white and translucent crystals.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Description: Delicate acicular crystals.
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Minute crusts in association with anabergite
βœͺ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Habit: cubic, twins
Colour: yellow, amber
Fluorescence: medium, purplish
Description: Good undamaged twins are scarce and much sought after. Regarded as a classic locality by fluorite collectors.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
References:
S. Rust collection
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Leadhillite
Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Witherite
Formula: BaCO3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Witherite5.AB.15BaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cβ“˜ WitheriteBaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ WitheriteBaCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ WitheriteBaCO3
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2

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References

Fisher, J. (2004) Fluorite from the Northern Pennines Orefield, England. Rocks and Minerals, 79:6, 378-398.
Fisher, J. (2009) The Hilton Mine: Scordale, Cumbria England. Rocks and Minerals, 84:2,114-121.
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