Closehouse Mine, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Closehouse Mine | Mine |
| Lunedale | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 35' 56'' North , 2° 14' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY849227
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 10.2km |
| Mickleton | 413 (2017) | 11.9km |
| Kirkby Stephen | 1,522 (2018) | 15.9km |
| Cotherstone | 594 (2017) | 16.5km |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,048 (2017) | 16.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4721:3
GUID (UUID V4):
ea27d7c4-dfef-468d-ac63-8333de509a7f
The site of some ancient large hushes was later worked by the London Lead company for lead from Deerfold and West Hush Levels, the main gangue mineral is barytes and in 1937 Athol G Allen (Stockton) Ltd aquired the lease and began reworking the old levels for this mineral. Later the mining shifted to opencast methods.
Fordamin Ltd took over the mine in 1985 and Closehouse Minerals Ltd in 1989. THe mine closed shortly after the turn of the century and is now abandonned with all plant having been removed from the site.
No levels are currently accessible though there is some mineralisation to be seen in the opencut and spoil.
For an account of the geology see
Hill J A and Dunham K C. 1968. The barytes deposits at Closehouse, Lunedale, Yorkshire. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geol. Soc. Vol 36, 351-372.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Leadhillite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| β Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Leadhillite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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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