Mountfield Mine, Mountfield, Sussex, England, UK

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Underground Gypsum mine, operated from 1876 to 1993. Gypsum found as seams in the Jurassic-age Purbeck beds. Access was originally by shaft but replaced by incline drift in the 20th century. Source of some of the best Gypsum crystals from the UK.

Mineral List:

Calcite
Celestine

'Chalcedony'
Gypsum

Quartz
Thenardite

6 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

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