Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Settlingstones Mine | Mine |
| Newbrough | Village |
| Northumberland | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 0' 32'' North , 2° 14' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY849688
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Haydon Bridge | 1,557 (2017) | 3.8km |
| Humshaugh | 622 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Acomb | 1,106 (2017) | 8.7km |
| Hexham | 11,388 (2017) | 10.0km |
| Allendale Town | 709 (2017) | 12.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
1600
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1600:4
GUID (UUID V4):
81109c5c-a143-4a21-a3d8-63094ef44472
"The old mine Settlingstones, situated three miles north of Haydon Bridge in the county of Northumberland, was originally worked as a lead mine, but, during the last fifty years, as the vein has been explored farther west, it has attained far greater importance as the largest and most consistent producer of witherite in the British Isles.
The Settlingstones main vein has a direction approximately north-east and southwest and has been proved for a distance of nearly 1 1/2 miles. The vein has varied in width from 3 feet up to 40 feet, the most productive witherite-bearing portion averaging 10 to 12 feet.
The enclosing rocks are sandstones ('whetstones') and shales ('plate') of Carboniferous age, and dolerite (Whin-sill) which here attains a thickness of a little over 21 fathoms."
Russell (1927)
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20 valid minerals.
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| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Barytocalcite Formula: BaCa(CO3)2 |
| β Bournonite ? Formula: PbCuSbS3 Description: Reported as "antimonial lead" by Sydney F. Watson (the mine manager at the time) in Russell (1927), but Russell himself states "I have not been able to obtain a specimen of the 'antimonial lead' mentioned by Mr. Watson, and it is therefore impossible to say whether the antimony was present in the galena or as an admixture of ullmannite." |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| β Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| β Harmotome Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O References: |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Millerite Formula: NiS |
| β Nickeline Formula: NiAs Habit: finely crystalline, roughly spherical/botryoidal forms/masses Colour: pale copper-red with dark grey exterior surface (in polished sections) References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 |
| β Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Habit: more or less fine-grained Colour: resinous brownish-yellow References: |
| β Ullmannite Formula: NiSbS Habit: irregular fringes around and strings running through nickeline; minute cubes (up to 1mm) with pyrite-like striations in the groundmass of witherite. Colour: bright silver-white References: |
| β Vaesite Formula: NiS2 |
| β Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| β Witherite Formula: BaCO3 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
| β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| β | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| β | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| β | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| β | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| β | Bournonite ? | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| β | Barytocalcite | 5.AB.45 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Harmotome | 9.GC.10 | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 Β· 12H2O |
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