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Sphalerite from
Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite4 photos of Sphalerite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Sphalerite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Siderite1 photo of Sphalerite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44584
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44584:1
GUID (UUID V4):2dec2018-f53d-4db8-8862-f93fbe8994e0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Redburn Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
3.8km (2.4 miles) Heights Quarry, Westgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
4.0km (2.5 miles) North Groverake Quarry, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
4.3km (2.7 miles) Whiteheaps Mine, Hunstanworth, County Durham, England, UK
4.4km (2.7 miles) Groverake Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
4.5km (2.8 miles) Cambokeels Mine (Cammock Isle Mine; Cumnock Isle Mine; Cammock Eals Mine), Westgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
4.7km (2.9 miles) Slitt Mine, Westgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
4.9km (3.0 miles) Frazer's Hush Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
5.1km (3.1 miles) Ramshaw and Jeffreys Mines, Derwent Mines, Hunstanworth, County Durham, England, UK
5.4km (3.4 miles) Old Middlehope Mine, Ireshopeburn, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mountains, centered on the Weardale area of northern England, have yielded enormous amounts of both lead and...partner in UK Mining Ventures,which is operating a specimen-recoveryproject at the Rogerley mine in Weardale...Weardale, England. His most recent article for Rocks & Minerals was titled “The Rogerley Mine, Weardale,... County Durham, England” and appeared in the January/February 2000 issue. 378 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...job. As a result, mines such as the Heights, Boltsburn, Blackdene, Cambokeels, and Frazer’s Hush are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
From the North Pennines Orefield England Figure 1. The Groverake mine, located in upper Rookhopeburn,...operating commercial fluorspar mine in the North Pennines, closing in 1999. Mine waste heaps (known locally...nineteenth centuries can be seen on the hills above the mine site. Figure 2 (left). A scattering of numerous...matrix, 14 × 10 × 7 cm, recovered from the Cambokeels mine in the early 1980s. Figure 3 (right). A penetration-twinned...× 4-cm specimen was recovered from the Rogerley mine in 2013. 306 ROCKS & MINERALS Figure 4. General
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England. This well-formed twinned yellow...conditions, Rosiclare level, Denton mine, Harris Creek district, Hardin County, Illinois. The specimen is 8...the Lead Hill area, Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin County, Illinois, and is 5.5 cm. Ross Lillie specimen...name. The most abundant ore minerals in MVTs are sphalerite (Zn) and galena (Pb). Other common minerals include
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from this region. Mines such as the Heights, Boltsburn, Blackdene, Cambokeels, and Frazers’ Hush are...exception to this has been specimens from the Rogerley mine, which was worked by partners Lindsay Greenbank...1970s and 1996. The Rogerley is, to date, the only mine in the United Kingdom that has been operated specifically...on a commercial basis, and during this time the mine produced a limited but steady stream of high-quality...offered to assist in transferring the operation of the mine to a group of interested Americans. After completing
Book (edition)
Stainmore The northern one-third of the Backbone of England, that ridge of hilly country known since last century...from a cavity in the Great Limestone flats, Boltsburn Mine. Collected by Sir Arthur Russell and now in...sheets 19 and 25, and parts of 13, 24, 26, 31, 32 (England and Wales) LONDON: HMSO 1990 . I\. © C,rown...sheets 19 and 25 and parts of 13, 24, 26, 31, 32 (England and Wales). Author Sir Kingsle_y Dunham, DSc, SD...FRS, FEng, FIMM Charleycroft, QuarryheadsLane) Durham DHJ 3D Y Other publications of the Survey dealing
Book
publishers. Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum,County Durham [Beamish]: pages 41, 46, 54, 59(x2)...Earth Sciences,University of Durham: page_26 C H. Emeleus,University of Durham: page 26 Friends of Killhope...Valley ................... The Northumberland and Durham Coalfield ............. The Northern Pennine Orefield................... 201 72 Foreword ORTHERN England, an area of great natural beauty, is additionally...Pennines, Cumbria, various regions of north-east England, and North Yorkshire. Such a diverse expanse naturally
Journal (issue)
manager Articles The Boltsbum mine, Weardale, County Duiham, England ................................. Bariand Arsenate minerals of the Sterling Hill mine: an overview .....................................collec­ tion, photo by Nelly and Pierre Bariand. England: Roger S. Harker 2 Wellsic Lane, Roth ley Leicestershire...Rey, CA 90291 (213) 823-1219 821-6632 v< Bidea uk Minerals R IC H A R D A. B ID E A U X mineralogist...Record Jan uary-February, 1982 mine Weardale, CpuntyJ)urham, England t h e B o l t s b u r n
Book
Outstanding Natural Beauty Authors: Ian Forbes, Durham County Council. Brian Young, British Geological Survey...Northumberland County Council. Lesley Hehir, Durham County Council. Graphic design: Louise Fenwick, Durham County...Smallcleugh Level, Nenthead, Beamish The North of England Open Air Museum. Page.12 Fossilised tropical sea...Survey; p.26 Miners in Greenside Mine, Beamish The North of England Open Air Museum; p.28 Scraithole...Bridges; p.28 Fluorite, Boltsburn Mine © The Natural History Museum, London; p.29 Sphalerite and Barytocalcite
Book
best-preserved lead mining sitё in Britain. In 1968 Durham County Council took a lease on the remains of the Park...Park Level lead crushing mill and mine buildings. Minor repairs were carried out to the buildings and...organisations and individuals have assisted the County Council in a variety of ways. BeIow 1.KILLHOPE...walked the four miles from home to the Killhope mine where he worked. On the way he met up with his partners...partners and together they went into the mine to start work. The lead vein was rich and wide and they
Catalog/List
mineralogy, particularly in relation to northern England, the field in which Trevor carved a niche for himself...Cambokeels Mine, Eastgate, Weardale. Lot 222 – Fluorite, chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope...Rookhope, Co. Durham. Collected in 1897. 5 Lot No. Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest...Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon...green stock label. SW.17 Paratacamite - Botallack Mine, St.Just, Cornwall. [SW 365 330]. From Hazard Section
Book
Outstanding Natural Beauty Authors: lan Forbes, Durham County Council. Brian Young, British Geological Survey...Northumberland County Council. Lesley Hehir, Durham County Council. Graphic design: Louise Fenwick, Durham County...Smallcleugh Level, Nenthead, Beamish The North of England Open Air Museum. Page.12 Fossilised tropical sea...Survey; p.26 Miners in Greenside Mine, Beamish The North of England Open Air Museum; p.28 Scraithole...Bridges; p.28 Fluorite, Boltsburn Mine © The Natural History Museum, London; p.29 Sphalerite and Barytocalcite
Book (edition)
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALF�S GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PENNINE OREFIELD...inserted on the six-inch maps, and all available mine-sections were reduced to the common scale of 200...made by him. The willing co-operation of all the mine-owners and operators and their staffs made possible... B. Laporte & Co., the Owners of Settlingstones Mine Ltd., Holmside ·& South Moor Colliery Co. Ltd.,...Plan of the North Central flats, Rotherhope Fell Mine 82 11. Cross-section of Burtrec Pasture Vein
Catalog/List
Environmental Resources Section Exhibition, Cleveland County Libraries and Leisure Department. CASE 1 A range...a mass of fluorite crystals. BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4648 Tetrahedral crystals of brassy...with blue grey micro crystals of quartz. GREENSIDE MINE, PATTERDALE, CUMBRIA M 4709 Large cubes of galena...with the odd cube of fluorite BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4710 Beautiful association of twinned... black sphalerite, pale brown siderite and blue-grey micro-crystals of quartz. BEAUMONT MINE, ALLENHEADS
Book (edition)
| VOLUME V II UK MINING VENTURES T HE M INER AL HER ITAGE SPE CI ALI STS K U UK MI CONTENTS CONTENTS...CONTENTS UK MINING VENTU z FOREWOR D BY IAN & DIANA BRUCE4-5 z WEARDALE, COUNTY DURHA M 6-17 z DI A...A NA M ARI A MINE 18-29 SUTCLIFFE VEIN GR AEBER JONES POCKET 30-31 SNOWSTOR M POCKET 32-33 PAVEL’S...POCKET92-93 NORTHER N LIGHTS POCKET94-95 z ROGERLEY MINE 96-107 GREENBANK VEIN WOLFIE POCKET108-109 BEADLE...POCKET114-115 50 YEAR POCKET116-117 z LADY ANNABELLA MINE  118-127 THE BULL VEIN THE BULL VEIN 128-129
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SOCIETY AND MANCHESTER GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION IN WEST DURHAM, 19-23 APRIL 1962 The object of the meeting was...party which met at Grey College, University of Durham, on the Thursday evening, was given an informal...Cravenoceras leion Bisat. Between Wolsingham and Stanhope, along the Wear Valley, there are over 14 miles...subspecies. It is used as an ornamental stone in Durham Cathedral and is quarried on the south side of...purposes. At the Stotfield Burn Mine immediately southeast of Rookhope Village, fluorspar mining operations
Report (issue)
in the Pennines of northern England, particularly in Derbyshire and Durham. The deposits are associated...flotation. Derbyshire is the principal producing county, much of the present production coming from workings...found, particularly in northern Derbyshire and west Durham, beneath geologically younger formations and also...Steel Corporation, both of which have mines in Durham. Laporte Industries is the largest producer and...minerals calcite, siderite, ankerite, galena, sphalerite, baryte, quartz and pyrite are commonly also
Report (chapter)
Grove carbonate hosted Pb/Zn fluorspar mine, north Pennines, UK K. L. Johnson and P. L. Younger Geological...Grove carbonate hosted Pb/Zn fluorspar mine, north Pennines, UK K. L. J O H N S O N & R L. Y O U N G E...University of Newcastle, NEI 7RU UK (e-mail: k.l.johnson @ncl.ac. uk) Abstract: The problems associated...associated with predicting where mine water will emerge and what the quality will be in a post-closure situation...closure of Frazer's Grove, a fluorspar mine in the North Pennines in the UK has given the opportunity to study
Catalog/List
Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ffiDERING INFORMATION Mail orders are promptly...3. 4. 1/ 5· 6. 8. 9. 10. ALTAITE. smuggler Mine, Balarat, Boulder Cty., Colorado, U.S.A. Rich metallic...under ultra-violet light. 4x2". £6. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine, Co.Galway, Eire. Sparkling blue crystals with minor...limonitic gossan. 3tx2tx2" • £8. AZURITE. TL~g Tang Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall. Thin blue coatings inter-mixed... 20. 21. 22. 24. 25· BISMUTHINITE. Old Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Delicate silvery needles in
Report (issue)
0308-2199j BRITISH MINING No.5 MEMOIRS of NORTHERN MINE the RESEARCH 1977 SOCIETY NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS...exploration and geological research with reference to mine workings of the British Isles are welcome for inclusion...addressed to: R.H. Bird Esq. The Editor, Northern Mine Research Society, 41 Windsor Walk, South Anston...Guthrie Esq . Publication After Sales, Northern Mine Research Society, 186 Station Road, Billingham TS23...otherwise, without prior permission of the Northern Mine Research Society. Further, any opinions or statements
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rake Mine [NY 8063 3414] in the North Pennines 5.5 km NW of Langdon Beck, Teesdale, Co. Durham. Associated...Associated ore minerals include galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite. Similar magnetite-rich...accounts of the geology and history of Lady's Rake Mine have been given by Dunham (1948) and Beadle (1977)...ullmannite,gersdorflite, Teesdale, Pennines, England ~/~ i~ NICCOLITE has only been recorded from...Settlingstones Mine [NY 842 683] near Hexham: about half a ton of niccolite was raised from this mine (Russell
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralisation in the Alston Block, North Pennine Orefield (England) Jon E. Bouch & Jonathan Naden & Thomas J. Shepherd...Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, NG12 5GG Nottingham, UK e-mail: jbouch@bgs.ac.uk T. J. Shepherd School of...Leeds, UK B. Young British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, EH9 3LA Edinburgh, UK H....Nottingham, UK Present address: B. Young Department of Earth Sciences, University of Durham, Science Laboratories...Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK inclusion data derived from samples of stratabound mineralisation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
examplesbearing the labels "Cumberland," "Durham," "Weardale" or "Boltsburn" are not to be found. "BIue John,"...years ago, the present paper has been prepared. Boltsburn mine, for many years the source of some of the finest... 469 ing eventually beneath the coalfields of Durham and Yorkshire. The general easterly dip seems to...persistent, but the Frc. 1. Sketch map of Northern England. unshaded areas, Lower carboniferous; Stipple,...The vein at Sedling mine showed, from wall to centre, bands as follows: sphalerite---massive mauve fluorite
Journal (volume)
and yellow zoning from the find at Rodderup Fell Mine in the early 1930’s Photo G. Scovil WANTED! We...The Old Linhay, Halberfoh Road. Wil land, Devon, England, EX 15 2QF TEL 01884 821563 Email Ian@crystalclassics...plumbogummite from Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Photo: David Green. The UK Journal of Mines and...------ 9 -------------------------- Rogerley Mine Jesse Fisher • Lindsay Greenbank MARKETING Peter...------------------------- Classified Advertisments UK Journal of Mines &• Minerals No. 23 - 1 - Editorial
Journal (issue)
49 Minutes of the 24th Annual General Meeting, Durham, 30 March 1996 ................... ...... .......mineral which I had enquired about from that kindly mine of info rmation which was Peter. He was always willing...Comish minerals. Phoenix was, perhaps, his favourite mine. His collection of Cornish minerals and mining memorabilia...Sunday 11 August, and the October trip to Sedling Mine is on Sunday 6 October. In most cases a species...collections, a11d is used by many museums i11 tlze UK. (Ed.) North-West Branch · November Meeting: Basic
Catalog/List
Drakewalls House, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, England. Tel.No. Gunnislake 832381 (STD 0822) V.A.T.No...green crystals. 2ix2t". 3 ".s. ANTHOINITE. Bjordal Mine, Uganda. Specimen A - Rich whitish earthy masses...quartz. 2tx2xl". £3.25. 5. AZURITE; Copper queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co. Arizona, U.S.A. Choice, bright...cavities. 4x2xl-t'.'. £23.00. 6. AZURITE. Buckingham Mine, Doddington, Nether Stowey, Somerset. Small bright...*2~-x1~-", £4.50p. { 9. 10. BREWSTERITE. Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland. Choice lustrous
 
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