Shildon Mines, Blanchland, Northumberland, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Shildon Mines | Group of Mines |
Blanchland | Civil Parish |
Northumberland | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 51' 6'' North , 2° 3' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY963508
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Slaley | 711 (2017) | 7.0km |
Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 11.6km |
Castleside | 4,881 (2017) | 11.6km |
Riding Mill | 966 (2017) | 12.0km |
Hexham | 11,388 (2017) | 13.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49124:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9e243602-dfff-4de5-92e7-829d28b53781
Probably the most productive of the mines in the Blanchland area, but no production figures available. The mines were working in 1769, when Wallis mentions the use of underground engines (waterwheels), but were later worked by the Derwent Mining Co.
Veins worked were:
Standalone Vein
Fellgrove Vein
Shildon Vein
Old Shildon Vein
Garden Vein
Sluice Vein
Gin 'o the Wood Vein
Andrew's Vein
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Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
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
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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