Lunehead Mine, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lunehead Mine | Mine |
| Lunedale | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 34' 45'' North , 2° 14' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY846205
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 11.3km |
| Mickleton | 413 (2017) | 12.5km |
| Kirkby Stephen | 1,522 (2018) | 13.9km |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,048 (2017) | 16.2km |
| Cotherstone | 594 (2017) | 16.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49106
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49106:5
GUID (UUID V4):
cbd4e57c-c57b-428c-b96b-bd83cbce9113
The mine was originally a lead mine worked by the London Lead Company from 1770-1880. Barytes began to be produced in 1884 and the mine was worked up till 1937. From 1939-1981 Athol G Allen Ltd held the lease, they explored the ground for witherite and barytes with some production.
The grid reference is for the main adit which has been blocked. The mine worked several veins listed below, and the workings intersected quite extensive sections of cave passage.
The dumps from this adit provided the first Northern Pennine occurrence of carbonate-cyanotrichite.
Veins worked;
Wensley Vein
Read Vein
Nacky or Old Sun Vein
White Vein
Little White Vein
Cavern Vein
Lunehead No 1 Vein
Hunters Vein
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| βͺ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Carbonatecyanotrichite Formula: Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O Habit: Spherules to .5mm Colour: Sky blue Description: First Northern Pennine Occurance References: |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Carbonatecyanotrichite | 7.DE.10 | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 Β· 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Carbonatecyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Carbonatecyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Carbonatecyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Carbonatecyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Carbonatecyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Carbonatecyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(CO3,SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- TeesdaleDale
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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