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Witherite from
Gatten Mine, Ratlinghope, Shropshire, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Witherite
Formula:BaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Witherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gatten Mine, Ratlinghope, Shropshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1425467
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1425467:1
GUID (UUID V4):22d9f34e-e9bf-487a-8bb4-c6f8cea09899
Nearest other occurrences of Witherite
1.9km (1.2 miles) New Venture Mine (Stiperstones Mine), Stiperstones, Hope-Shelve District, Shropshire, England, UK
2.8km (1.7 miles) Westcott Mine, Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, UK
2.8km (1.7 miles) Wilderley Mine, Pulverbatch, Shropshire, England, UK
3.4km (2.1 miles) Snailbeach Mine, Snailbeach, Shropshire, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) Nipstone Mine, Shropshire, England, UK
4.4km (2.7 miles) Santley Mine, Hope-Shelve District, Shropshire, England, UK
4.4km (2.7 miles) Rock Mine, Shropshire, England, UK
8.2km (5.1 miles) Rorrington Mine, Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, England, UK
10.9km (6.8 miles) Ridge Mine, Chirbury, Shropshire, England, UK
10.9km (6.8 miles) East Wotherton Mine, Wotherton, Shropshire, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
OFFICE 1958 ) CONTENTS PAGE I .-The West Shropshire :Mining Region, by H. G. Dines, A.R.S.M. . ....the Ritton Castle area PLATE III. A. Wrentnall Mine. A general view across the valley towards Broom...sky-line, centre, is in Longmyndian grits. B. Wrentnall Mine. An open gunnis near Bennett's Shaft showing the...PLATE IV. A. Huglith Mine. Entrance to the Badger Level adit. B. Gatten Mine. The barite vein left as...support a roadway near an adit entrance in Farther Gatten 22 38 II PLATE V. Sections of veins in the
Report (edition)
RESOURCES OF GREAT BRITAIN. VOL. II.-BARYTES 1\ ND WITHERITE. l3Y R. G. CARRUTHERS, 'r. EASTWOOD, A.R.0.S...detailed description of the mines of the North of England. The Derbyshire and South '\-Vales occurrences....a re described by Mi:. Pocock, and those of Shropshire and the Welsh border by l\fr. Eastwood and l\..." 11.-DESCRIPTION OF THE MINES. TBE NORTH OF ENGLAND :­ Northumberland. Durham. Cumberland. \Vestmorland...(contd.). Derbyshire Welsh Border ... 7 45 Shropshire and the 50 Wales. Mnras (contd.) : North Central
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ordovician and Longmydian rocks. in the West Shropshire mining region is however largely coincidental...the Shrewsbury and Coalbrookdale Coalfields in Shropshire, where a breccia in Row Brook is of historical...limestone sequences, the coalfields, and the West Shropshire orefield. The areas discussed are shown in Figure...recorded a ‘combustible pitch’ from the Talargoch lead mine, in a region near Prestatyn where the Carboniferous...1973). A hydrocarbon mineral from the Bryn-Gwiog mine in the Halkyn district gave an analysis of over
Report (edition)
RESOURCES OF GREAT BRITAIN. VOL. II.-BARYTES AND WITHERITE. .BY R. G. CARRU'fRERS, T. EASTWOOD, .A.R.C.8...detailed description of the mines of the North of England. 'l'he Derbyshire and South '\Vales occurrences...occurrences .are described by :Mr. Pocock, and those of Shropshire and the ,Velsh border by l\{r. Eastwood and Mr...Effects of the War ... " " .. " " ,, THENoRm oF ENGLAND :­ Northumberland. Durham. Cumberland. Westmor­...Ba- rytes Industry. INDEX ... 45 (rontd.). Shropshire and the (contd.) :-North Wales. Central and
Report (edition)
counties; ].\,Ir. Pocock deals with the mines of Shropshire, Wales and the \Velsh Border; Mr. Robertson supplies...Ramsden, D.S.O., and Mr. T. C. F. Hall of the Shropshire Mines, Ltd., we are specially indebted for maps...maps and reports of the mines of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire. Our thanks are also due for the great...Lancashire, p. 63. III.-THE MINES OF DERBYSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE AND THE "\VELSH BORDER I. Derbyshire, p. 64... 84. 3. Devonshire, p. 94. V.--TuE MINES 2. Shropshire and the Border, p. 69. ,velsh 5 64 - 84 2
Report (edition)
Rocks of the Malvern Hills; Uriconian Rocks of Shropshire; The Igneous Rocks of Hanter and Stanner; The.... Distribution of Pre-Cambrian Formations in Shropshire. Distribution of Pre-Cambrian Rocks in the Malvern...Wrekin District 14. The Cambrian Area of Comley (Shropshire) 15. Generalized section across the Comley Cambrian...of Ordovician Rocks is complete, and to Central England, where these rocks are absent Ordovician Fossils...the Western Longmyndian Hills from the south near Gatten Lodge (4835) 13 scape (4167-8) .. V. A.—The
Report (issue)
GREAT BRITAIN: ENGLAND & WALES • • Wartime Pamphlet No. 46 • • BARIUM MINERALS IN ENGLAND & WALES .....DISTRIBUTION OF BARIUM DEPOSITS • 1N ENGLAND & WALES • BARYTES I o WITHERITE 0 Ntwc�: e .�--� ��•�1 •• •... (stoinmore to Crov:�n) Prznninc.s - 7. -Shropshire B. Central \Mol�s · 9_ So�rs�t & Devon •...• • PRF181ACE The deposits of barytes and witherite were first systematically investi­ gated by the...the available information on the occurrences in England and �Vales; and to meet urge11.t requests for early
Book
iremi0000brow WEST SHROPSHIRE MINING FIELDS Some members of the Shropshire Caving and Mining Club...first national mining history conference held in Shropshire in association with the Ironbridge Gorge Museum...Parker). The Shropshire Caving and Mining Club While a group known as the Shropshire Mining Club and...does not imply any right of access. y WEST SHROPSHIRE MINING FIELDS lvorJ.Brown To Kenneth Lock and...Newton, and all members, past and present, of the Shropshire Caving and Mining Club. = First published
Book
Bath W.S. Co. Ass. Journal of the Bath & West of England Society and Southern Counties Associating. Bath...Letters and papers .. . of the Bath and West of England Society .... Literary Gazette. The Literary Gazette...Min. mech. Engrs. Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Newcastle-upon-Tyne...Wellington. 1865-70. Trans. Shropshire Arch. nat. Hist. Soc. Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and...Wrexham. 1894-97. W. Engl. Journ. Sci. Lit. West of England Journal of Science and Literature. Bristol. 1835-36
Report (issue)
Roberttt_C.8.E., 1\f.C. Principal Electrical Inspector of Mine, ... R. ):•,ttr11: C.B.E., u.S.O., M.C. Deputy Principal...of the road from Warrinaton to 'i hitchurcb in Shropshire. SENIOR DISTRICT l NSPECTORS D. Coatesworth...Bir­ STAFFORD­ District, and the Counties of Shropshire, Warwick, Worcester and Hereford. Ruskin Chambers...Devon and Dorset. R. Butler (in charge), (Met­ ENGLAND alliferous Mines & Quar­ DISTRICT riea), 3, Courtney...Suffolk, Cambrid11e, Bedford, Ashford, Kent. (Mines ENGLAND Buckingham, Beru, Hertford, Eun, Lonaon, Middle
Report (issue)
of the � road from Warrington to\ bitchurch in Shropshire, DISTRICT STAFF SENIOR DISTRICT INSPECTORS...of Shropshire, Warwick, Worcester and Hereford. SHI.RE DISTRICT (BIRMlNGHAJ\1:) WEST OF ENGLAND DISTRICT...Counties of Cornwnll, Devon and Dorset. SOUTH OF ENGLAND The Counties of Kent, Susser, Norfolk, Suffolk...the nun1ber of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. The initial letters attached to the...McDonald 1945 List Number and Nan1e of Mines of Mine County No. . , Aitken Nos. 1 & 2. 1.• .._Benarty
Report (issue)
the number of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. (1) Scotland Division. Mr. A. H....respectively. Owner end Postel Address. No. and Name of Mine. Situation. AYR. ... ... Adams Pict Firebrick...1st). Wm. Barr (3,088 ; 1st). • Mainly a Fireclay mine. Coal, H. Ell, Major and Five Quarter (E.), (C...Sanquhar t. Bankton Near Prest.onpans 3. Tower Mine 2. Fleets 3. Preston Links William McNaughton...Glasgow, C.2. Agent, Jas. Young. ... Branxton Mine. Jas. Benzies (3,743 ; 1st). Julian Pit. � E
Report (issue)
-;--------------Owner and Postal Address. AYR. No. and Name of Mine. . .. ... Situation. Adams Pict Firebrick Co...(3,088 ; 1st}. Ditto Ditto • Mainly a Fireclay mine. 16 5 Fireclay, oil Shale & coal. M. Ladyha'...William Brazenall. 2. Gateside, Nos. 4 & 5. 3. Tower Mine William McNaughton (3,391). Ditto Ditto 4. Archerbeck...C.2. Agent, Wm. Smith. William Speir Branxt011 Mine. (3,021). William Speir, Jr. (3,146 ; 1st). Julian...Proudfoot Surface Mine. 450 149 (3,646 ; 1st). Pit. Alex. Burnett (423 ; 2nd). • This mine has a system
Book
Sheet 165 with part of sheet 151 (Welshpool) (England and Wales) GeofJhysics RM Carruthers M EA Ritchie...periglacial and postglacial origin. The West Shropshire (Shelve) n1ining field has been worked interrnittently...Sheet 165 with part of Sheet l 51 (\,Velshpool) (England and \,Vales). Authon R Cave, BSc, PhD fonnerly...formerly B1·itish Geological Suroey P1inted in the UK for ·nte Stationery Office 1J4998 C6 07 /01 N...Industry) funded a geological survey of the \.Vest Shropshire (Shelve) rnining fi eld as part of its Min eral
Book (volume)
that the chronological zoology of the science in England has been, on a general scale, systematically tertiary...to the Cork and neighbourhood, limestone of England and Ireland ; are, with one exception, characteristic...to be found in rocks of the age, not only in England, same Norway, Russia, and various parts of Europe...animal remains existed in the Old Red Sandstone of England. I first undeceived myself on this point by observing...shield- shaped bodies from Herefordshire and Shropshire, were nothing more than the heads of the same
Report (issue)
NOT£-The letter M after the name of a mine means lhat.the. mine is one to which the Metalliferous J\,'liues...mines worked under the Coal Mines Act. :'.'fame of Mine. Abbeytown M Abbotts Close Aber.. . . M Aberaman...Knowles & Sons, Ltd. Do. D. Sharratt & Sons. Name of Mine. Aitken Albion Do. Do. Road M .. County and }fo...Anthracite Collieries, Ltd. B MIKES 2 Name of Mine. ,-\mmanford­ Little Vein . . Red Vein Andre\'l'S...Bro1nilow, roster & Co., Ltd. Do. Do. )fame of Mine. A$hweod Askam M ,\skern MaiJ1 �o. I �o. 2 Do.
Book (volume)
Press pic, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford O X 3 OBW, England Pergamon Press Inc., 395 Saw Mill River Road, ...explain the ideas of those who have worked on it (and mine, where they differ from those readily available...discussions about six of the major lead-zinc deposits of England with the four Mississippi-Valley type deposits...are located in the following countries: Ireland England Scotland 3 7 1 Wales Norway Sweden 1 7 17 Finland...country, so he swore allegience to King Henry II of England who had landed with an army at Waterford in October
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...Namn and Addn-"ICS ol 111.sp«IC>fl ol ll0NocS1n Mine.. A. �cArthur, 8, Hynd• bndAv,►uue"Glaagow, w....Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto No. o.ud Nnmc of Mine. Situl\t1on, Prrson.1 Untl -M E.mpluyed. nagcr...llurlford, .\yl';birc. Bamn.uns Cont Co., Thomwoo,J Mine, Galston. Bourtrcchill Coat Co , LtJ., Dreghom....79. .l.)iUo, Sid111g Mme. l>1tto. Xo. 2 �iMine. Allon, Xo. 1 . . n,tto 83. H.nk, �o,. I DJtlo
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...2 and 3. Pr-estwick Ditto ,. No. and Name of Mine. Persons ployed. Em ge ana r, -M der Un Manager...Hurlford, Ayrshire. Barrmains Coal Co., Thomwood Mine, Galston. Bourtreehill Coal Co., Ltd., Dreghom....44. Ditto No. 4 45. Benbain 46. Beoch, No. 3 Mine. 47. Chalmcrston, No. 4. 48. Clawfi.n No. 1 Ditto...Ditto 77. Ditto, No. 1. Siding Mine Ditto 78. Ditto, No. 2 Siding Mine New Cumnock Collieries, 79. Afton
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...WALKER, C.B.E. ]. A. B. HORSLEY Ckief fosp,cwr of Mine, .. Deputy Chief Tnspecwr of Mines Ekctrical I nspeetor...Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto No. and Name of Mine. I. Argyll . . 1. Corsehill No. 2 2. Auchincruive...and 1 m'f (E.). (C.C.). EU Seam abandoned 20/7/22. Mine entirely dis­ continued. Coal. Ga.swater. Coal,..., Ltd., Hurlford, Ayrshire. Barnnains Coal Co., Mine, Thomwood Galston. Bourtreehill Coal Co., Ltd.,
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...MINES . • NOTE.-rhe letl~r M after the name of a mine me(lns thtit, the mino is one to which the Metallife:rous...Colliery, Ltd. 2 ' Ra.inlon Colliery Co., Do. Name of Mine. Conntv and No: of Division. .A.lvecoto .A.lyn...- - -- - Oounty and No. of J)ivision. Name of Mine. Andrews House ... Durham ... Anuagher ... Tyrono...No1tingham no. 2 4 1 1 3 Owner's Name. Name of Mine. John Bowes&l'artners, Ltd. Joseph O'Neil & Co
Report (issue)
address of tbe owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...worked unde.r the Coal ?,·lines .A et. Nawo of Mine. Abbeytown ... M .A bbottl! Close Aber ... ....Quarry Pits). Aberora.ve Slant... Brecon Na.me of Mine. 6 8 8 4 Jolin Dougl1ty & Son. Young•~ Paraffin...191 9. MIKES. Index of Mines-continued. Name of Mine. County and Oounty and No. of Division. .2 Annagher...land. Do. Do. " Eccles" and" Maude." B,\clailan Mine Lanark 1 3 2 2 1 Baddesley ... Warwick 6
Report (issue)
of the owner, the name and situation of the • mine, t he names of manager and under-manager, number...NOTE.-The letter M after the nnme of a mine means that the mine is one to which the Metalliferous Mines...mines worked under the Coal Mines .Aot Name of Mine. Abbey Coneola County and No. of Division. Owner's...Do. B usty Do. .Abdon Olee ... Salop ... Name of Mine. 6 5 .A beraman Cl fly ... Do. 6 5 Aberba.iden...MINES. 1913. Index of Mines--continued. ~ame of Mine. County anti No. of Division. Andrews House .
Report (issue)
address of the o,vnei<, the name and situation of the mine, the names of n1anager and under-manager, number...NOTE.-The letter M afte1· tho name ofa mine means that the mine is one to which the Metalliferous Mines...under the Coal Mine, A <'t. County and No. of Division. Name of Mine. Name of Mine. Owner's Na.me...1915. M!NES. Index of Mines-continuecl. Name of Mine. County and No. of l)ivision. Owner's Name. Annagher...lmmber- 2 litnd. Do. 2 2 Baclallan Lanark 1 Do. Mine Baddesley ... Do. \Vn1·wiok 1 6 er Eccles" er
Report (issue)
address of the o,vnei<, the name and situation of the mine, the names of n1anager and under-manager, number...NOTE.-The letter M afte1· tho name ofa mine means that the mine is one to which the Metalliferous Mines...under the Coal Mine, A <'t. County and No. of Division. Name of Mine. Name of Mine. Owner's Na.me...1915. M!NES. Index of Mines-continuecl. Name of Mine. County and No. of l)ivision. Owner's Name. Annagher...lmmber- 2 litnd. Do. 2 2 Baclallan Lanark 1 Do. Mine Baddesley ... Do. \Vn1·wiok 1 6 er Eccles" er
 
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