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A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria
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PostPosted: Aug 02, 2013 22:56    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

This is a very colourful Caldbeck specimen.


Linarite Caldbeck.jpg
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Linarite with cerussite and ? antlerite. ex Wards, ex Carlton Davis (1920-2003), ex Lavinsky, ex McAvoy.
Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
Crystals to 16 mm in 29 mm specimen.
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PostPosted: Aug 04, 2013 05:23    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Lovely linarite. Staying with a blue theme, a Florence fluorite


1-fluorite florence 2.jpg
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Fluorite
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, |UK
Blue 25mm fluorite crystal with baryte, on dolomite.
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PostPosted: Aug 05, 2013 22:29    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Very beautiful specimen, Ian.

This one is less perfect (there's a contact against a baryte crystal, now removed), but has great colour.



Fluorite blue 1.jpg
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Fluorite on Dolomite.
Florence Mine, Cumbria, England, UK.
27 mm blue fluorite on 8 cm dolomite matrix.
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Fluorite blue 2.jpg
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Fuorite on Dolomite.
Florence Mine, Cumbria, England, UK.
27 mm blue fluorite on 8 cm dolomite matrix.
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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2013 03:53    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Mine used to be bigger Ru, but I had it professionally trimmed by a friend with huge experiencea few years ago. I now do my own work on specimens.

Here are a couple of barytes, the first one was trimmed by my friend at the same time as the fluorite.



1-baryte frizington 2a.jpg
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Baryte
Frizington, Cumbria, England, UK
Baryte crystals, typically 5cm, selectively coloured red by included hematite. From an unlocated iron mine in the Frizington area. Specimen 14x12 cm
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1-Baryte DM 1b.jpg
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Nicely zoned baryte, largest crystal 6cm. Purchased Munich 1988.

Ex E Mitchell Gunnell collection no 153. Rear of the Gunnell label notes that the specimen was "purchased on June 27 1953, from D. O. Thorpe who, with partner, had purchased the John Rohner Collection, Idaho Springs, Colorado, from George Van Der Vere, curio store owner" and gives the "pro-rata cost, as $5". Prices have drifted upward since!
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1-Baryte DM 1b.jpg



1-1-mobray baryte hd.jpg
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Baryte
Mowbray Mine, Frizington, Cumbria, England, UK
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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2013 16:08    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Ian, those are breathtaking specimens.

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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2013 20:42    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

I completely agree. I particularly love the golden barytes.

How do you trim these fragile specimens, Ian?



Baryte gold Cumbria 1.jpg
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Baryte.
Frizington, probably Parkside Mine, Cumbria, England, UK.
11.5 cm.
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Baryte gold Cumbria 1.jpg



Baryte gold Cumbria 2.jpg
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Baryte.
Frizington, probably Parkside Mine, Cumbria, England, UK.
11.5 cm.
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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2013 14:51    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Pretty much every one uses the same tools Ru. Combinations of saw, air scribes and and air abrasives.

A nice quartz from the west Cumbrian iron mines



1-Quartz CM 1a-001.jpg
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Quartz
Egremont, Cumbria, England, Uk
Smoky quartz crystals to 35mm on dolomite and specular hematite.

From an unlocated west Cumbria iron mine, but an almost unreadable part label on the rear shows what appears to be Egremont and then certainly Cle... of Cleator Moor. Association typical of specimens from Egremont's Florence-Beckermet Mine.
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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2013 16:02    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Beautiful origin, gorgeous and unreal spécimens
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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2013 17:07    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Fine specimen, Ian. This one is my favourite quartz from that area.


Smoky quartz Florence mine 6 cm.jpg
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Quartz with hematite.
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK.
6 cm.
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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2013 20:48    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

I agree with you about the origin, Roger. Something historically fascinating about specimens from this area. Florence Mine is still looking good!


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Florence Mine, Cumbria, England, UK.
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PostPosted: Aug 11, 2013 15:32    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

I have a similar baryte from Parkside Ru. I picked up three a few years ago at the Freiberg show, all with nice old Freiberg Mining Academy Mineral Dealership labels. Will try and get pictures of the one that I kept when I get back home later this month once the mining season finishes.

In the meanwhile, here are a couple more Pallaflat calcites.



1-Calcite Pallaflat 2.JPG
 Description:
Calcite
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK
Group af calcite crystals, typically 20-25mm
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1-Calcite Pallaflat 2.JPG



1-Calcite Pallaflat 3.JPG
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Calcite
Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, Uk
Group of calcite crystals, typically 35mm
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PostPosted: Aug 11, 2013 15:39    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

1-Calcite Pallaflat 3.JPG
Interesting specimen.
Roger.
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PostPosted: Sep 22, 2013 13:41    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Calcite from the "Banana Slide" zone of the Beckermet Mine. Recovered in the early 1970s.


C021.jpg
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Calcite with Hematite
Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK
13x8x6 cm overall size.
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PostPosted: Sep 25, 2013 12:42    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Fluorite and Calcite from the Rotherhope Fell Mine, Alston Moor. Specimen is from flats discovered in the Tynebottom Limestone, 1929-1930. Many of the specimens from this find were acquired by Arthur Russell and are now with his collection in the Natural History Museum, London.


Rotherhope-F355-7730r.jpg
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Fluorite with Calcite
Rotherhope Fell Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England, UK
5 cm tall
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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2013 15:54    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Hi,
A sphalerite with calcite, from a not well known locality on the continent ( ?)
Roger.



Sphalerite-UK_R.jpg
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Sphalerite, calcite
Nenthead, Cumbria, England, UK
11 cm wide
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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2013 16:11    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Roger,

You have a bit of geographical confusion here. Nenthead is a village in the county of Cumbria (not Northumberland or Gloucestershire) where a number of zinc and lead mines were located. There is no "Nenthead Mine" that I am aware of. Your specimen could be from the Smallcleugh Mine, which was one of the larger mines in the Nenthead area.

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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2013 16:21    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Hi Jesse,
Thank you very much to correct my label, I do not know the area.
Cheers,
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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2013 16:22    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Roger

Northumberland and Cumbria are separate counties. Nenthead itself is in Cumbria, it is a small village and was the centre of lead-zinc mining in the area. There is no Nenthead Mine as such.

Several mines there produced good specimens of sphalerite and were heavily collected from the 70s onwards. Smallcleugh Mine was probably the most prolific, an area known as "hydraulic shaft" produced an huge amount of really good sphaleite. Brownley Hill Mine also produced some good pieces, albeit fewer.

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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2013 16:27    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

Have just realised that this has been placed in Gloucestershire - it needs to be relocated to Cumbria. Also, have just seen that that well-known British collector, Jesse Fisher, beat me to responding.
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PostPosted: Oct 01, 2013 16:43    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria  

ian jones wrote:
Have just realised that this has been placed in Gloucestershire - it needs to be relocated to Cumbria...

Fixed. Thank you Ian & Jesse.

Roger please, send me the same image but without embedded text and I will replace with it the previous image. Thank you.
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