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Witherite from
Morrison Mine, Stanley, County Durham, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Witherite
Formula:BaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Witherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morrison Mine, Stanley, County Durham, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:479005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:479005:1
GUID (UUID V4):1e282d3e-427f-4b17-a5ca-e2e234e690b7
Nearest other occurrences of Witherite
1.1km (0.7 miles) South Moor Colliery, Stanley, County Durham, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) Tanfield Moor Colliery, Tantobie, Stanley, County Durham, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) Craghead Colliery, Stanley, County Durham, England, UK
9.9km (6.1 miles) Esh Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
10.3km (6.4 miles) Ushaw Moor Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
11.1km (6.9 miles) New Brancepeth Colliery (Sleetburn Colliery), Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
13.2km (8.2 miles) Brandon Colliery, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK
27.4km (17.0 miles) Birkey Burn Deposit, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
28.2km (17.5 miles) Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Northumberland, England, UK
36.7km (22.8 miles) Settlingstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Substitutes 22 Industry 22 References 25 Part II Witherite and other minor barium resources 27 Definition...IDustrations Fig I Location of barytes and witherite mines, major occurrences and beneficiation plants...minerals in the north of England. 5 Fig 3 Production of barytes and Witherite in the United Kingdom from...materials, of which witherite is of considerable interest because until 1969 tJ:ie UK was for many years...return on capital could be obtained elsewhere. Witherite, barium carbonate, is a minor industrial mineral
Journal (issue)
UK TS C 2 COVER:Superbtwinnedyellowfluoritecrystal 15 mm on edge from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria...T'wENTY YEARS IN MINERALS NORTHERN ENGLAND David Green • Peter Briscoe The UK ]011rnalof Mines at1d Minerals...Ratcliff & Roper (Print ) Ltd Worksop, Nous. S80 2EE UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 22 -t- Campylite...classic minerals of Northern England. This specimen from ~ry Gill Mine, once part of the Fred Bull collection...collection, is°'currently owned by David McCallmn. UK Journal of Mines & Mfo~r:il, No. 22 -2- T·w·E.NTY
Book (edition)
Stainmore The northern one-third of the Backbone of England, that ridge of hilly country known since last century...ore remainded to be made. Meanwhile fluorspar, witherite and barytes, minerals that accompany the galena...million tonnes of fluorspar, 1 million tonnes of witherite and nearly 1 ½ million tonnes of l)arytes to United...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
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 •• •...• • 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...sinc_e 1939. ' Acknowledgeme11t �s made· to t.he mine owners and operators for providing all facilities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurrence of witherite at the Morrison North Pit, Stanley, co. Durham." Pure, massive witherite fills a fault-fissure
Book
permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United Mine 140 1986 - 1989 More Foreign Travel 154 1990...David Lloyd laddering down a shaft at Bedford United Mine, Devon. Introduction I was born in Bristol on...companions ever since. My first mineral show was with Morrison Thomas who I first met in 1980. Shortly afterwards...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited
Catalog/List
BIBLIOGRAPHY of the Northern Mine Research Society formerly Northern Cavern & Mine Research Society 1960-1980...Library, Carlisle. Central Library Durham. Public Library, Manchester . County Library, Matlock. Central Library...Library, Middlesborough. • N. B. County Library, Kendal. Central Library, Leeds. St. Martin's College...out of print. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Northern Cavern and Mine Research Society. TRANSACTIONS 1960 - 61. The Discovery...Metalliferous Mining Fields/The Geology of South Crolty Mine/Alaxander Von Humbolt : Pioneer in Speleology/Some
Book (edition)
MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN ENGLAND AND WALF�S GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PENNINE OREFIELD...however, issued. The occurrence of the barytes, witherite, flt1orspar, lead, zinc and iron ores of the field...R. G. Carruthers, T. Eastwood, R. L. Sherlock, Stanley Smith and D. A. Wray. During the years 1939-1943...inserted on the six-inch maps, and all available mine-sections were reduced to the common scale of 200...Apart from corals, which were determined by Dr. Stanley Smith, the faunal identifications mentioned were
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hunt became a distinguished physician, Nevins is a mine-owner and mineral dealer, Kunz graduated from minerals...1903 there was discovered near Pala, San Diego County, California, a uniquely beautiful variety of spodumene...occurrenceof witherite at the Morrison North Pit, Stanley, Co. Drtrhorn. Pure massive witherite fills a fault
Report (issue)
INERALS (Second Edition) By J. SIMPSON, M.Sc.(Durham) With the assistance of the Statistical and Indexing...market. Deposits of the other barium mineral, witherite, which are at present being exploited, are confined...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...a less extensive scale than that employed for witherite, since the cru-d e sulphate commands a lower price
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...then w"'twards to the most easterly point of the CountY bounda,:y of Dumbarton ; southward alo he boundary...Eat Scotl&nd District ; also the remaining f the County of Lanan< not included in the Eut Scotland and...Cumberland, Westmorland and the North Riding of the County of York. Divisional Inspector : T, A. Jones, Crown...n, vivisiooal H. Q., and at Westholm',_, Durham Moor, Durham. SENIOR TRAINING INSPECI'OR lNsPECTORS .
Journal (issue)
Australia Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles,...Zaragoza, Spain Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Thomas P. Moore Niantic, CT Joe Polityka Staten...group, 13 cm, w ith calcite from the Minerva No. 1 mine, near Cave in Rock, Illinois. Marvin Rausch collection;...Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York; the Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the Nanisivik mine on Baffin...Robinson will be working alongside Museum Director Stanley J. Dyl and the other museum staff, concentrating
Book
PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...Julie Selway, Tim Sherburn, Jean Spence, Chris Stanley, Roy Starkey, David Stephenson, Martin Stolworthy...Matt Power, Hazel Prichard, Mick Rothwell, Chris Stanley, Roy Starkey, John Still, Martin Stolworthy, Dave...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
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...It was with sadness that I learned from Chris Stanley that Professor R.A. Howie had passed away in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large specimen of galena and a fine sphere of witherite from Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, and orthite crystals...Note on an occurrence of witherite at the Morrison North Pit, Stanley, Co. Durham : by Mr. Arthur Russell
Report (issue)
then westwards to the most easterly point of the County boundary of Dumbarton ; southward alo � the boundary...Scotland District ; also the remaining part of the County of Lnnark not included in the East Scotland and...Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, ·westmorland and the North Riding of the County of York. Divisiorull...G. Hindson, Divisional H. Q,, and at Westholme, Durham Moor, Durba:n ... R. White, 576 West Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne;...Newcastle-on-Tyne, 3. R. Dobson, Mouian, Hawthorn, 1v1urton, C. Durham. .. . . .. ... . ., ELECTRICAL lNSPl!CTOR R. Garbutt
Report (issue)
address of the owner, the name and situation of the mine, the names of manager and under-manager, number...producing mine�ls other than coal, arranged according to the mineral obtained (327). (5) A County Index (page...the number of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. In the case of mines under the Metalliferous... L. McBride, B.Sc., 2 prising Northumberland, Durham, Cumberland, Westmorland, the North Riding of Yorkshire... Peorlth side," North End, House, Cookton Hill Durham. Rd., Bishop A uclL ­ land. T . A. Jones, 37, Hawthorn
Book
REFERENCESAND BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX 205 TheGlenaieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, whichproduced many...Stephen Moran, Inverness Museum, Inverness; Dr C. J. Stanley, Department of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum...Hunterian Museum and Art Galler), Glasgow; Alison Morrison-Low, Department of History of Science (NJ\•1S)...publication costs. Ala Lit-i11gsto11e ix Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, withtheDaisy Bellengine housein theforeground...followed in the text by the old county name, old regional or present county names, as appropriate, depending
Report (issue)
headquarters are at the MINES DEPARniENT, DEAN STANLEY STREET, 1\1:ILLBANK, LONDON, S.W.1. The List consists...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. 328). (5) A County Index (page vii) which precedes the Divi­ sional...the number of persons normally employed when the mine was at work. In the case of mines under the Metalliferous...Inspectors. Junior Inspectors, Mines Department, Dean Stanley Street, Millbank, London, S.W.I. Sub-Tnspecton
Journal (issue)
................................... Foss Baryte Mine - Request for Information and Specimens ..........nice crystals? There will be events held around the UK and across the world, but one which caught my attention...as you will no doubt be aware, some parts of the UK are richer, mineralogically, than others and therefore...I have suggested an overview of the whole of the UK. I will be focussing on the period from the mid-eighteenth...was born on 4th August 1942 in Middlesbrough, England, the day on which Middlesbrough Railway Station
Book
siderite, Force Crag Mine, Braithwaite (MNS 4491) Back cover-'Daisy' gypsum, Birks Head Mine, Long Marton (MNS...Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells (MNS 4492) (top right) Quartz, variety rock crystal, Carrock Fell Mine, Mosedale...(bottom left) Hematite, variety kidney ore, Nab Gill Mine, Boot (MNS 4490) (bottom right) ISBN O 85272 099...et al (1976) , Stanley (1979) and Stanley and Vaughan (1980). In a recent review Stanley and Vaughan (1982B)...present century when the area's last major lead mine, Greenside, closed in 1962. The celebrated graphite
Journal (issue)
further work. Some Deterrent Trials. By H. E . Durham. Gdnrs'. Chron., 1 942, 112, No. 2905, 76. Products...together with the Broken Hill lead-zinc-vanadium mine make the country the leading base metal producer...- Basic Igneous Rocks KATANGA Younger G1anites Mine Series Copper and Cobalt 0 Pre- Katanga Gneissoid...later copper concentrates were exported from the mine. The ores; however, were of relatively low grade...discovery led to the opening up of the Roan Antelope mine, and intense prospecting and geological work followed
Report (issue)
STEELE. Owner and Postal Address. No. and Name of Mine. AYR. Adams Pict Firebrick t 1. Pict ... Co., Ltd...Connie (1,967). Wm. Prentice (2,775). 233 T. Morrison (2,143 ; 2nd). Fred Wilson (3,255 ; 2nd). 46... 6 Geo. Johnstone (4,045). • Mainly a Fireclay mine. 80 34 (E.), (C.C.). Coal, H. & S. Ayr Hard...1st). Wm. Barr (3,088 ; 1st). • Mainly a Fireclay mine. Fireclay &Coal, M. and Shale. 15 5 41 13 ...H. Nine Feet & Twenty Inch (E'f, (C.C.). Surface Mine Abandoned 1/42. John Duncan (3,218; 1st). DUMBARTON
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
. . . ~ ' ~ . ............. ." :-, ~. ":. :'. MINE m '" , MikE':.: ~'~::,~ COBALT SUDBURY© 0...1967; Dence, 1972; Peredery, 1972; Peredery and Morrison, 1984). The arguments for volcanogenic and meteoritic...or carbonate, witherite. Barite will not form under anoxic conditions. At 25°C witherite and calcite equilibrium...would have to greatly exceed aca2+ to stabilize witherite. Lack of sufficient bicarbonate to accommodate...results in the formation of hyalophane instead of witherite. An alternative process by which Mn and Ba might
Book
Geological Map of England and Wales, which includes part of the Northumberland and Durham Coalfield. Newcastle...Consett Memoir for 1:50 000 Geological Sheet 20 (England a11dWales) London: The Stationerv, Office 1998...Memoirof the British GeologicalSurvey,Sheet 20 (England and Wales). Authors D A C l\1ills, BSc, FGS, CGeol...B1itishGeowgicalSurvey,Keyworth British&gional Geowlfj Northern England, 4th Edition, 1971 :\1emoirs Geology of the country...(Sheet 21), 1994 Geolob'Yof the country bewcween Durham and West Hartlepool (Sheet 27), 1967 Geology of
 
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