Willyhole Mine, Harwood, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Willyhole Mine | Mine |
Harwood | Village |
Forest and Frith | Civil Parish |
County Durham | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 41' 52'' North , 2° 18' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY803337
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Alston | 1,105 (2018) | 15.0km |
Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 16.5km |
Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,048 (2017) | 17.9km |
Kirkby Thore | 758 (2018) | 18.3km |
Colby | 120 (2018) | 19.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
5028
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5028:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0a5ccd1a-da05-4b4c-adb1-0fab9e5569ed
The workings of the Willyhole mine set also include those of Reddycomb Mine in the adjacent sike, the two veins worked are;
Reddycomb Vein
Willyhole Vein
Both were worked initially for lead ore as separate mines then in 1896 combined and worked for zinc.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Greenockite Formula: CdS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Greenockite | CdS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cd | Cadmium | |
Cd | β Greenockite | CdS |
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
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- TeesdaleDale
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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