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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Friarfold Hush, Friarfold Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 248057 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:248057:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c2db55a1-e5ae-4097-b216-9ccc440e246d |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘBunton Level (Bunting Level), Friarfold Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘLownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘPriscilla Level, Lownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘDolly Level, Lownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘBlakethwaite Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘFriarfold Rake, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘNorth Rake, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘSir Francis Level, Lownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘFincher Gill/Hard level Gill, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘAsh Pot Gutter, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK |
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 | Dunham, K. C., Wilson, A. A. (1985) Geology of the Northern Pennine Orefield (1st ed.) Vol. 2 - Stainmore to Craven - Economic memoir covering the areas of one-inch and 1:50 000 geological sheets 40, 41 and 50, and parts of 31, 32, 51, 60 and 61, New Series. Natural Environment Research Council, London. | Book (volume) | | imprint upon the beautiful hill country of the Yorkshire Dales, the geology and mineral deposits of which...the stable Askrigg fault-block is flanked to the north by the Stainmore Trough and the Craven Basin respectively...of vein 0.35 m , BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY England and Wales K. C. DUNHAM and A. A. WILSON CONTRIBl;·roRS... Sheet 31 British Regional Geology Northern England ( 4th edition) Maps 1:625 000 Solid geology, south...GeologicalSurvey, London • .. ' Printed in the UK for Hl\fSO Ud 737385 (~20 3/85 V CONTENTS 1 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Blue Chisel Point Baryte Blades from Force Crag Mine, Cumbria: .......................... . 14 - 15...now have the prospect of a world-class tungsten mine being developed atHemerdon in Devon, a full-scale...Norman Hill Street, Ardsley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 SAL Tel 07516 719705 CE Miss Clare Parker...exploration of old mines and it was through caving in Yorkshire that he met Debbie and they were married in 1987...collection contains numerous excellent pieces from the UK and abroad. On one occasion he was invited to exhibit |  | | Book | | pleasecontact the publishers. Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum,County Durham [Beamish]: pages................... 201 72 Foreword ORTHERN England, an area of great natural beauty, is additionally...District, the north Pennines, Cumbria, various regions of north-east England, and North Yorkshire. Such a diverse...finest examples of a zoned orefield. Indeed, the north Pennines are designated a Global Geopark. Economic...ground; trial workings, mine dumps, mine buildings and smeltings, plus mine location maps and a wealth |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........................................... 11 North-WestBranch .......................................Exhibition -1995 by Trevor Bridges .......... 23 The North Pennine Heritage Trust ................................ 23 Malachite fromDyserth Quarry, .Clwyd, North Wales by W.A. Bolton ...................... .............. .......... 26 . A family holiday in Yorkshire by Philip Bampton ....... ..... ........... ....going to meet with our demise and go to the big mine in the sky, where all the vughs are full of topaz |
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