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Baryte from
Lunehead Mine, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lunehead Mine, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UK
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231146
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231146:3
GUID (UUID V4):c9467160-461b-491a-95ab-dd54cddb5251
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
1.3km (0.8 miles) Fosters Hush, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Silver Keld Well Mine, Stainmore, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) Closehouse Mine, Lunedale, County Durham, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) Shot Moss Mine, Stainmore, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) Deadman's Gill Mine, Stainmore, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
5.0km (3.1 miles) Cabbish Mine, Stainmore, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
5.5km (3.4 miles) Augill Vein, Stainmore, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
8.1km (5.0 miles) Long Fell Mines, Warcop, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
8.5km (5.3 miles) Amber Hill Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
8.6km (5.4 miles) Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
occurrences of barium minerals in the north of England. 5 Fig 3 Production of barytes and Witherite...of considerable interest because until 1969 tJ:ie UK was for many years the principal world producer;...exclusively at only one mine in the world, Settlingstones in Northumberland. This mine closed in 1969 and...mode of occurrence 'Barytes' (synonyms: barite; baryte) is naturally occurring barium sulphate, BaS04...because of its high specific gravity. The term 'baryte' is generally used in the United Kingdom to denote
Book (edition)
Stainmore The northern one-third of the Backbone of England, that ridge of hilly country known since last century...a cavity in the Great Limestone flats, Boltsburn Mine. Collected by Sir Arthur Russell and now in the...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
Journal (issue)
RAT, U.K. EDITORIAL BOARD: R.F.. Bevins, Cardiff, UK KS.W Braithwaite, Manchester, C.K. I.F. Bridge:>...Cuprite, variety chalcutrichite, from Fowey Consols mine (Lanescot section). Tywardreath. Cornwall. Field...Gunheath china clay pit, St Austell, Cornwall, England 3 15 N.l. Elton Sector phosphorescent gypsum...(selenite) crystals from Mepal Bridge, Cambridgeshire, England B.A. Grguric 19 The silver and cobalt mineralisation... 23 Hannotome from Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England D.l. Green and l.R. Nudds 31 NOTES
Catalog/List
crystals to 2mm. Goethite with calcite. Old Ham Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Black goethite... Collected 1980. Goethite with calcite. Old Ham Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Stalactitic brown...Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. A group of colourless pyramidal quartz crystals. 90/091 Baryte. Minera...Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Pale blue baryte crystals to 30mm (some damage to several faces) with...901006A Baryte with sphalerite. Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Clear transparent baryte crystals
Report (edition)
detailed description of the mines of the North of England. 'l'he Derbyshire and South '\Vales occurrences...... " " .. " " ,, THENoRm oF ENGLAND :­ Northumberland. Durham. Cumberland. Westmor­ land. I,a.ncashire...-0utput of Bar� from the leading districts of England, Wales and Ireland ... . . ... . . ... .� Page...United Kingdom comes :from England, "\Vales and Ireland. In Scotland one mine only is being worked. The...The chief centres are the North. of England (especially Durham and Westmorland); Shropshire and the Welsh
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1910, vol. 6, p. 289. s S. H. Long, Proc. Univ. Durham Phil. Sot,, 1913, vol. 5, p. 113. s L. W. Struck...little surprised at the absence of gold in the Madoc baryte (no. 21) and wollastonite (no. 22), both of which...19) and the more ruddy colours of the Frontenac baryte (no. 20) and stilbite (no. 24),were not due to...green aragonite from Luuehead mine, Yorkshire. I t occurred in a lead-baryte vein in which Mr. Russell had...minute crystals of chalcopyrite associated with the baryte. Acting on a hint from Mr. Russell we made a more
Catalog/List
beforehand. JULY/AUGUST 2008 1) ADAMITE. Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. A shallow cavity in limonitic...40x45c30mm. £75. 2) ANGLESITE on CERUSSITE. Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, Australia. A good six rayed stellate...colour. 70x50x40mm. £12. 7) BARYTOCALCITE. Lunehead Mine, Brough, Cumbria. A 50x30mm cavity in matrix...xls to 6mm. 60x50x30mm. £30. -• 8) BOLEITE. Amelia Mine, Baja, California, Mexico. Nice large thumbnail...matrix. 30x24x18mm. £38. 9) BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. A n intergrown group of about
Report (edition)
is the Wholesale Agent to the Tr&de outside the County of London. w.c.; 1916. Price 'l'wo Shillings...detailed description of the mines of the North of England. The Derbyshire and South '\-Vales occurrences...contributed the chapter on Scottish occurrences of Baryte� (except the Aberfoyle Veins which were described...-DESCRIPTION OF THE MINES. TBE NORTH OF ENGLAND :­ Northumberland. Durham. Cumberland. \Vestmorland. La.ncaahire...--Output of Baryt� from the leading dist,riots of England, Wales and Ireland Page 4 ,. 2.--Total Output
Report (edition)
3. Cumbel'land, p. 24. 5. Yorkshire, p. 51. 2. Durham, p. 10. 4. \Vestmorland, p. 42. 6. Lancashire,...Barium ·:Minerals from the leading districts of ng England, ,vIlles, and Ireland - faci !!.-Total Output of...of Barytes and ,¥itherite areas of the North of England facing 6 V.-Ma.p of Barytes area of DE!rbyshiro...v:field, in Northumberland, and at Ushaw l\ioor, in Durham. SouRQES OF SurPLY. The chief centres for barytes...barytes and witherite are situated in Northumberland, Durham, \Vestmorland, Shropshire and the Welsh Border:
Journal (issue)
America open access publications ................ UK Mining News. ......................................Update ........ Correction: “Prince of Wales Gold Mine” ........................................... 18...equipment (in addition to hammers and chisels) on to mine dumps. In the short reports section you will find...updates (still lots of activity in various parts of the UK) and an addition to the list of “creative things...minerals I found/acquired”? “New activity at the mine/quarry down the road”? “Developments in my local
Report (issue)
GREAT BRITAIN: ENGLAND & WALES • • Wartime Pamphlet No. 46 • • BARIUM MINERALS IN ENGLAND & WALES .....FIG. I- DISTRIBUTION OF BARIUM DEPOSITS • 1N ENGLAND & WALES • BARYTES I o WITHERITE 0 Ntwc�: e ...the available information on the occurrences in England and �Vales; and to meet urge11.t requests for early...sinc_e 1939. ' Acknowledgeme11t �s made· to t.he mine owners and operators for providing all facilities..., 4 • 46. ... BAR.ru-i/I l.ITNSR/1.LS JN :ENGLAND J,V\ID 1?ALES by K. c. Dunham anaM H. G. Dines
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
Report (edition)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY British Regional Geology Northern England FIFTH EDITION P Stone D lv\illw ard B Young J...DJ D. 2010. British Regional Geology: Northern England (Fifth edition) (Key,vorth, Nottingham: British...for northern England Index 277 275 ILLUSTRATIONS Figures l Topography of north ern England 2 2 Outline...Outline geology of northern England 3 3 Palaeogeographical reconstructions from the Ordovician to the Palaeogene...radiometric dates for the igneous rocks of northern England l 0 5 Cross-section of th e lapetus Suture Zone
Journal (issue)
___ , ., ,___ . .. The Russell Society Dronch Mine, I Oal!eri D , 1..-, J Few Clicksl - -- LC•U~01....................................... Herodsfoot Mine Celebrated ..... ........................ ........bags being deposited on garage floors all over the UK. It was an altogether memorable trip - socially,...Society. Professor Bob Howie was major figure in UK geology and well known to many members. He will be...Franciscan of the Laytonville district, Mendocino County, California. American Mineralogist, 50, 278. Deer
Book (volume)
deposits, fluorite occurs in restricted central areas; baryte, often accompanied by witherite, is more widespread...of vein 0.35 m , BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY England and Wales K. C. DUNHAM and A. A. WILSON CONTRIBl;·roRS...Authors DSc, FRS, FEng Charleycrojt,QuarryheadsLane, Durham DHJ 3DY SIR KINGSLEY DuNHAM, PhD British GeologicalSurvey... 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
Report (issue)
INERALS (Second Edition) By J. SIMPSON, M.Sc.(Durham) With the assistance of the Statistical and Indexing...are located in the counties of Northumberland and Durham. These sources appear to be capable of meeting...req11ire fine-grinding, but this is seldom done at the mine . .British mines working barytes practise mineral...Nevada, little of the mineral needs treatment at the mine, the bulk being taken direct to the crushing and...the barytes, which has been concentrated at the mine by hand-picking and washing processes, to ordinary
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
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...according to the mineral obtained (p. 332). (5) A County Index (page vii) which precedes the Divi­ sional...the number of persons normally employed when !he mine was at work. In the case of mines under the Metalliferous...North End, Road, Westgate Durham, Cumberland, Long Bent.on, N e w ­ Durham. NewcasUc•on-Tyoe,J. Westmorland...s. SC Ot t , detached part of Lanc a • Terrace, Durham. shire north • of More• Newcastle•on-Tyne.) l\1ilbank
Report (issue)
2. West Scotland " ,, 3. Newcastle .. . " 4. Durham " ... ... ... 5. York and Lincoln 6. Mrtnchester...and principal list arranged according to name of mine, the second arranged according to name of owner...consists of(1) A General Index of Mines, giving the county, number of district, and name of owner of each...address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the name of manager and under-manager, number employed...Northumberland, CumberNewoastle-on-Tyne. land, North Durham, the detached part of North Lancashire, and the
Report (issue)
consists of(1) A General Index of Mines, giving the county, number of inspection division, and name of ovvner...NORTHERN DIVISION, comprising N o r t humberland, Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland, the North Riding of Yorkshire...) the Rive, Trent). [Doncaster 542.) Terrace, Durham. (1 vacancy.) 'vV. J. Charlton, 25, C a r ­ digan... '\Vinchester S t r e e t , Nottingham. Hill, Durham. Grove, N ewcastlc - on H. T. Foster, 184, Osborne...Shincliffe Village, A. M. Bryan, 41, Manor House Durham. Road, Jesrnond, Newcastle­ \Vm. Cummings, 2, Dene
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...onNewMinerals,Nomenclature andClass::ication. Co. County. EMPElectronmicroprobe - an instrument usedto ...with older fluorite specimens from Weardale in County Durham being a case in point. Many of these specimens..."Cumberland", "Alston" or "Alston Moor" (Cumberland as a county no longer exists, as it was merged with Westmorland...Westmorland in the mid- I 970s to form the new county of Cumbria). The confusion appears to have occurred during
Book (volume)
YorkshircC<'unty Councib lor the ad, ice 01 t he ~taff or t he County Record~ Office at Northa l lerton and lor the usc...llowing owner~ and depositors of document~ nl thc County Record O ffice a l ort lrnl lcrton: R ichmond Monthly...ith rc1:orcls. 7 ABBR EVIATIONS TO REFERENCES County Record Office, N ortha llcrton: /\rchi,c nl Richm11nd...there are visible remains of the plants near the mine site. It is not often that the subsequent metallurgical...no\\· heen brought together in the North Yorkshire County Record Office al No rthallerton. M y stud y of
Report (issue)
General Index of Mines (pages 1-39), giving the county, number of iuspP:ction divisiou, and uame of owner...address of tLe owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...reet, Edin burgh. 2 eomptising Northumberland, Durham, Cum• be1·le.nd, Westmorla.nd, the Norlh Hiding...Division), part of Cheshire (namely, so much of the County as fa not included in No. (i Di-vision), Auglesey...Nnme!I an,l A1l1hc~sc, of Suh-I 111Mine$. :Names »ml Add1·es~eR of ,funior 111' I118pector~
Report (issue)
General Index of Mines (pages 1-39), giving the county, number • of inspect.ion division, and name of...address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...Terrace, Wester ,1 Ilill, J es1uond, Newcastle• Durham. on-Tyne. W. B;·own, 82; Sid ney Grove, N ewcn...ho-Sea. R. L. Lay fie I cl, 4, Leazes r lace, Durham. E. A. Stubley, 171, Ellesmere Road, Newcastle·... p11 rt of Lauca,shire (namely, so much of the County as ii nol included in No. 2 Division), ptirt ol
Report (issue)
consists of( I ) A General I ndex of Mines, giving the county, number of district, and name of owner of each...address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...3 comprising Norlhumberland, Cumberlnnd, North Durham, and detached part of North Lancashire and the...N1>1VOA8l'Lfl DIBT1110'1' 1 DURHAM DISTRIOT1 COin- prising South Durham, Westmorland, and Ncrth Riding...Western Hill, Brentmore, Durham. Darlington. L. Clive, Esq., 2, Pimlico, (July,) Durham. Durha.m. (Nichol
 
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