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Weardale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England, UK

The valley of the river Wear. The upper reaches between the town of Wolsingham on the east and the county boarder with Cumbria to the west is host to significant mineral deposits of the Mississippi Valley Type (MVT). Many mines in the area were developed for lead and iron between the 13th and 19th centuries, and for fluorspar during the 20th century. Significant amounts of stone quarrying have also occurred. Amongst collectors, the region is particularly known for the high-quality fluorite specimens that have come from many of the mines. Tributaries to the Wear in this region include Bollihopeburn, Stanhopeburn, Rookhopeburn, Westerhopeburn, Swinhopeburn, Middlehopeburn, Daddryshieldburn, Harthopeburn, and Burnhopeburn.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Analcime
Anglesite
Ankerite
Apophyllite-(KF)
Apophyllite-(KOH)
Aragonite
Argentopentlandite
Azurite
Baryte
Bismuthinite
Calcite
Cassiterite
Cerussite
'Chabazite'
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Copper
Coronadite
Cuprite
Dolomite
Ferricopiapite
Fluorite
Galena
Goethite
Gypsum
Gypsum
var: Selenite

Hydrocerussite
Hydrozincite
Jarosite
Lead
'Limonite'
Linarite
Litharge
Malachite
Marcasite
Millerite
Pectolite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Pyromorphite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Citrine
Rosasite
Siderite
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Thaumasite


58 entries listed. 44 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

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References

Dunham, K. C., 1990. Geology of the North Pennines Orefield, vol. 1, 2nd ed. London: British Geological Survey.

Fisher, J., 2004. Fluorite from the North Pennines Orefield, England. Rocks and Minerals 79(6): 378-98.

Symes, R. F., and B. Young, 2008. Minerals of Northern England. Natural History Museum, London, and National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh.

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