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Dolomite from
Golconda Mine, Hopton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golconda Mine, Hopton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:627517
Long-form Identifier:1:3:627517:4
GUID (UUID V4):5d7825a0-f6a4-4e5e-bd54-63c32769810d
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Bone Mill Quarry, Hopton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) Dene Quarry, Cromford, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.1km (3.2 miles) Wapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
5.2km (3.2 miles) Masson Hill and mines, Matlock, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
7.3km (4.6 miles) Long Dale, Gratton, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
9.0km (5.6 miles) Wakebridge Mine, Crich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK
12.8km (7.9 miles) Fall Hill Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, North East Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England, UK
14.5km (9.0 miles) Limestone Hill, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, UK
14.9km (9.2 miles) Waterbank Mine, Back of Ecton, Ecton, Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, UK
15.2km (9.4 miles) Clayton Mine, Ecton, Wetton, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...minerals of Derbyshire with the PDMHS Special issue on the minerals of Penberthy Croft Mine Published
Journal (issue)
No 3. "Henwoodite", West Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne Specimen: 118 x 85 x 65mm Watercolour commissioned...PEAK of rhe DISTRICT A joint publication of Rockbottom Publications and the Peak District Mines Historical...of the Peak District Mines Historical Society. COVER:BLUE JOHN FLUORITE, Blue John Mine, Castleton,... Derbyshire, polished slab 7 x I 0cm. Bob King Collection (KI052), National Museum of Wales, Cardiff...TRI T MI E HISTORIC L SOCIETY 3-----------BL The UK Jouma/ of 1Jfi11es a11dMinerals publishes articles
Journal (issue)
Mining History The Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd. Volume 16, No. 5, Summer...Willies. Hilderston, 174 Dale Road, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. DE4 3PS. Contents Associate Editors: Evelyn...Carsington, Derbyshire Trevor D. Ford and John A. Jones 1 Geophysical Survey at Magpie Mine, near Sheldon...24 Early Exploration of Mines at Perryfoot, Derbyshire Bernard Chandler 32 The History of Coalpithole...Peak Forest and Chapel-en-le-Frith Liberties, Derbyshire. 1705-1880 Chris Heathcote 36 Addendum - Plans
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GALENA-BARITE DEPOSITS GOLCONDA MINE, BRASSINGTON, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND TREVOR D. FORD AND ROBERT...brecciasof collapsedblocksof bedded barite, galenaand dolomite,someof which were cementedby calcite. Remainingcavitieswere...authorsare very gratefulto the ownersof the mine, the Hopton Mining Company,for their kindnessin givingpermissionand...1964. The mine has now ceasedproduction and the windinggear is aboutto be withdrawn. TIlE MINE AND ITS...eighteenthcenturies. It is known to have been a rich lead mine in the mid- nineteenthcenturybut no documents or
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
has already been referred to as a thick bed of dolomite.1 Working JO/a . XlZd UNALTEKeo LIMESTONE...really transitions, and are not interbedded with dolomite, a matter of considerable significance. North-westwards...junction between the limestones below and the dolomite above. The vertical change, however, must be fairly...as Friden is approached, lumps of limestone and dolomite are found mixed in scree material; while still...sides of the valley. The actual passages from dolomite into limestone are seen to be abrupt. Kernels
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
55–86 Mineralization of the South Pennine Orefield, UK—A Review T.D. Ford1 & N.E. Worley2* 1 Department... Leicester LE1 7RH, UK 23, Gloucester Avenue, Nuthall, Nottingham, NG16 1AL, UK *Correspondence: noel...along the eastern margins of a large inlier, the Derbyshire High, in Carboniferous platform carbonate host...associated with igneous activity; hosted mainly by dolomite and limestone, rarely in sandstone; dominant minerals...minerals are sphalerite, galena, pyrite, marcasite, dolomite and calcite, whereas barite is minor to absent
Book
UNIVERSITY ■ / LIMESTONES AND CAVES OF THE PEAK DISTRICT *' compiled and edited by Trevor D. Ford with...Beck, Sheffield c/o Doug Nash, Don Bramwell, Derbyshire 'Fulwood', N.J.D. Butcher, University Glebe... University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England Ford 0 86094 004 1 0 86094 005 X 1977 paper...our main Nat¬ ional Parks, in the Peak District and Yorkshire Dales, and our main nature reserves are in...of our different areas, of the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District, Mendip Hills and South Wales, each have
Book
DER by Peter R. Rodgers Derbyshire Geology £1.50 By the same author: YORKSHIRE MINERALS Of...Of related interest: CAVES OF DERBYSHIRE DERBYSHIRE: EARLY A Visitor’s Guide SETTLEMENT GEOLOGICAL...GEOLOGICAL LAKELAND IN DERBYSHIRE EXCURSIONS GEOLOGY IN LAKELAND Derbyshire Geology by Peter R. Rodgers... Nelson, Lancs. Contents Geological Map of Derbyshire sk, este 6 ECE, 2s yh 8 Gere) Mer aise...Sedimentary Rocks in Derbyshire .... esses 26 3. Volcanic Rocksanithe Peak District... sms 42 Ao
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;...toAthole G Allen (Stockton) Ltd, Barium Chemicals Ltd, Hopton Mining Co Ltd and Laporte Industries Ltd. ix ...quantity of barytes is becoming available in Derbyshire as a flotation by-product of fluorspar production...satisfied by increased flotation production in Derbyshire. The United Kingdom is dependent on imports for
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...Quartz. 50' above bottom of Boundary Shaft, Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. A group of colourless pyramidal...pyramidal quartz crystals. 90/091 Baryte. Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Pale blue baryte crystals...minor matrix. 901006A Baryte with sphalerite. Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Clear transparent baryte
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE GEOLOGY OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE PEAK DISTRICT. By Prof. \Y. G. FEARNSII)ES, :\1•.-\.• F. R.S....THE DERWENT. By Professor \V. G. FEAR~SIDES, DERBYSHIRE M..'" F.R.S. I. FOREWORD. THIS account of the...the author's personal observation-although the district is one to which, because of its beauty and accessibility...INTRODUCTION. The scenery of the Valley of the Derbyshire Derwent is worldfamous, and the obvious broad...Jukes and Ramsay-had already written about the district more than seventy years ago, by which time Martin
Journal (issue)
Carney, with kind permission of Aggregate Industries UK]. Ian Jefferson, Mike Rosenbaum, Ian Smalley 157...Dolomitization of the Carboniferous Limestone of the Peak District: a review Jonathan D. Radley 171 The late Triassic...Radley Haute Provence – Alan Filmer Wieliczka Salt Mine – Tony Waltham 175 Lecture Reports 180 Gold in...Lavers Excursion Reports Millstone Grit of South Derbyshire The Yorkshire Coast Fountains Abbey and Brimham...farther north, just west of Eastwell (SK770283). The UK Seismic Monitoring and Information Service, based
Report (volume)
Swaledale are described togetlier with th6se of-· Derbyshire and· certain · othei· districts of minor importance...the Carboniferous Limestone,. et,9., 9£ North Derbyshire (Second Edition, 1887), is still the best and...and · ·most complete description of that district; most of t he parts of that memoii: ·relating to our...iatarice in reference to the mines of the Grassington district. · · ::/ ·. ....) ..· .:• JOHN S. FLETT, ···... p. 4. Bracken Sike Vein, p. 5. Burtree Pasture Mine, ·p. 5. Sedling Vein, p. 6. Slitt, Vein, p. 6. Greenlaws
Book
EAK IC T I D Compiled by members of the Peak District Mines Historical Society and edited by TREVOR...of the Peak District Mines Historical Society in the hope that visitors to the Peak District National Park...formed the backbone of the wealth of the Peak District for over 1500 years. The limestone uplands and...scenery are not normally compatible, the old Derbyshire lead miners invariably used local materials for...are, however, rapidly disappearing, and the Peak District Mines Historical Society is making efforts in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Field Meeting in the Peak District 11-13 June 1971 Report of the Director: TREVOR D. FORD the main theme...commenced with a visit to Wynn's Tor (SK 240602), a dolomite tor near Winster. This striking crag feature is...Last Interglacial. The distribution of incoherent dolomite crystal 'sand' around the tors was described as...opened up these joints and small caves along the dolomite-limestone contact, and some of these had been...abandoned silica-sand pits in proximity to the dolomite escarpment with its cave which WHILST 231 232
Report (issue)
100. THE G·EOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DERBYSHIRE COALFIELD AND BORDERING 1,RACTS, BY W. GIBSON...described comprises the northern portion of the Derbyshire Coalfield with underlying Carboni£erous rocks...published in 1908 (' The Southern Pa1·t 0£ the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Coalfield'), so that this...1--e� ceived from the mine-manage1--s and mining e11g·inee1·s througl1out the district, who have in all cases...298), by C. B. 11. 11. 11. 12. 12 .. 12. Wedd, Derbyshire portion only. SW.,* by C. B. Wedd. NE.,* by W
Catalog/List
Tregeseal, st. Just, Near Penzance, Cornwall, England. ...mineral. ltxlt". £10. 5. aZURITE. Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, tlustralia. Bright...around l"xt" in size - £3 each. 7. BbRYTES. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Westmoreland. 1. large wellformed group...being mainly transparent. £3.50. Golconda Mine, Brassington, Derbyshire. Light green radiated crystal tufts...3tx3x2t" • £It. -2BnRYTOChLCITE. Nentsberry Hoggs Mine, ~dmiralty Flats, hlston, Cumberland. Well formed
Journal (issue)
TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and Minerals Issue No 5 SUMMER1988...non U.K. Page No. The Re-opening of Clogau Gold Mine 1966 J. Hodgkins 2 The Minerals of Trimouns, Ariege...Board. Articles should be sent to: Max D. Freier ·Golconda' Littleworth Lane. Rossington, Doncaster, South...For Your Bookshelf 31 The Minerals of Esgair Hir Mine S.A. Rust, J. S. Mason 35 Classified Advertisements... 47 FRONT COVER Barite. Parksidc Mine, West Cumberland. England. Crystals to %mm Ralph Sutcliffe Collection
Book
The Peak District LANDSCAPE AND GEOLOGY Ladybower Reservoir and the Dark Peak, seen from Bamford Edge...Edge. The Peak District L A N D S C A P E A N D G E O L O GY Tony Waltham First published in 2021...late Paul Deakin, mine surveyor, caver and photographer who lived in the Peak District and left a massive...late Trevor Ford, whose knowledge of the Peak District was both massive and infectious. The book is dedicated...Dark Peak Grit 4 Derbyshire Dome Creating the Landscape 5 Shaping the Peak District 6 Through the Ice
Report (issue)
guide to the limestone and dolomite resources of the Peak District of Derbyshire and Staffordshire Description... This is the major producing unit in the Peak District and works very high purity Bee Low and Woo Dale...limestone and dolomite 2 resources of some 540 km in the Peak District in the centre of England, shown on...representatives of the Peak Park Joint Planning Board, Derbyshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council...Stratigraphical nomenclature Formations of the Derbyshire shelf Dolerite sills Formations of the Staffordshire
Journal (issue)
D. K. Jones and W. J. Schaub Minerals of the Derbyshire Orefield ......................................by R.S.W. Braithwaite Graphite from the Lead Hill mine, Ticonderoga, New Y o r k ........................without sur­ charge, to the following people: England: Roger S. Harker 2 Wellsic Lane, Rothley Leicestershire...assured that, with localities like the Ray mine and the Old Yuma mine still to go, we are not yet close to... C olo rado 80919 303-598-1233 Tourmaline Golconda mine, Brazil Stibnite Kisbanya, Romania Hydroxylherderite
Journal (issue)
Society members have contacted me prior to visiting Derbyshire for a collecting trip, and to discuss localities...decide to have a weekend away in the Yorkshire Dales, or even more specifically the Grassington Moor...to 100+ specimens, or for larger areas such as Derbyshire or Mid-Wales, 50 to 500+ specimens. If you think...Gorland,Millclose Mine, Wheal Jane, Ladywash Mine, Carrock Mine, Geevor Mine, Snelston Mine, etc. So, let's...by becoming a founder member of both the Peak District Mines Historical Society and this Society. In
Journal (issue)
Photo by Tim Cullen. Back cover: Minerals of Golconda Mine. See notes on page 205. Photos by John Jones...Members’ Evening, 2010: Shetland: John Aram Golcona Mine: John Jones James Hutton: Gerard Slavin, Gerry Shaw...Mines in the Northern Part of the White Peak, Derbyshire by Trevor D. Ford 203 205 207 210 211 212 213...more of the great mining heritage within the Peak District. It could well be viewed as heritage vandalism...than bio-conservation? One may wonder if the old mine would have been closed off had it become a bat roost
Catalog/List
AUCTIONEER: MR. J.A.JONES 31 BRIDGEFIELDS, KEGWORTH, DERBYSHIRE, DE74 2FW Tel: 01509 672125 EMAIL OR POSTAL BIDS...and knowledgeable birdwatcher. A specimen of dolomite collected by Trevor in 1961, in the Dolomites...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...Approximate specimen dimensions Description Southwest England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SS
Book
palaeontology of Charnwood Forest . .12 C. The Nuneaton District . . . . . . .15 2 THE CAMBRIAN AND ORDOVICIAN...Sills of Warwickshire . . . . .47 The Mountsorrel District ....... 47 General Conclusions ........ 54 THE... .97 Details of the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfields . 98 Possible Concealed Coalfields...117 .123 .132 8 THE BURIED FLOOR OF EASTERN ENGLAND by P. E. Kent.138 9 PERMIAN AND TRIASSIC FORMATIONS...and R. J. King.324 A. The Pocket Deposits of Derbyshire ..... 324 B. Tertiary (?) Deep Weathering in
 
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