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Cowgreen Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UKi
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Cowgreen MineMine (Lost)
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 40' 12'' North , 2° 17' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.67001,-2.29309
GeoHash:
G#: gcwr5b65z
GRN:
N37W01
UK National Grid Reference:
NY811306
Type:
Mine (Lost) - last checked 2018
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)14.4km
Appleby-in-Westmorland3,048 (2017)16.3km
Mickleton413 (2017)17.1km
Colby120 (2018)17.7km
Kirkby Thore758 (2018)18.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
49664
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49664:4
GUID (UUID V4):
b4cbf23b-032b-4791-baba-28f4167ab832


Group of barytes mines which were flooded (not obliterated) by the construction of the Cowgreen Reservoir in the 1960s.
Veins worked worked at the main mine were the large Winterhush, Greenhush and Isabella veins. These were exploited in superficial earlier workings. Later development was by way of the Wrentnall Shaft (NY81053053) started by the Hedworth Barium Co., and by this company's principal level (grid ref. supplied). The main period of working commenced in 1935 under the Anglo-Austral Mining Co., who deepened the shaft and drove levels both north and south of it at various horizons down to, and including the Whin Sill.
The sandy shale (whetstone) adjacent to the Whin Sill has been albitised and lime-silicates have developed in argillaceous parts of the limestone.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Gallery:

BaSO4β“˜ Baryte
PbSβ“˜ Galena

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(β—»4)β—»[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Caβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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