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captaincaveman
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Location: Northamptonshire
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 Posted: Aug 23, 2014 08:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Penetration-twinned green fluorite crystals to 1.5cm with iron-stained quartz on matrix.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom |  |
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| Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7 x 3.5cm. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7 x 3.5cm. |
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Aug 23, 2014 08:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Small bed of purple crystals to 1cm
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Frazer's Hush Mine, 295 level, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 9x5x3.5cm |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Aug 23, 2014 13:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Hey Captain, for a low budget collector you are doing quite well! Thank you for showing us your collection.
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2014 09:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Fluorite crystals to 6mm on altered limestone matrix. This is from the Sutcliffe vein and not the main Greenbank vein currently worked in the mine.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Rogerley Mine, Sutcliffe vein, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7x3x3cm 99g |
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2014 11:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Yellow Fluorite crystals to 1cm scattered among Goethite after Siderite on Ironstone matrix
| Mineral: | Fluorite (yellow), Goethite after Siderite |
| Locality: | | Burtree Slits, Cowshill, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 6x6x4.5cm 160g |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite (yellow), Goethite after Siderite |
| Locality: | | Burtree Slits, Cowshill, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 6x6x4.5cm 160g |
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Aug 29, 2014 10:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Yellow fluorite from the Cement Quarry at Eastgate, Weardale.
Pale lilac fluorite crystals to 6mm on ironstone matrix
Small stubby quartz with light iron staining on small pale purple fluorite crystals to approx 4 mm.
Small glassy clear and pink hematite included quartz on fine specularite on massive hematite matrix.
| Mineral: | Fluorite (yellow) |
| Locality: | | Blue Circle Cement Quarry (Eastgate Quarry), Eastgate, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 5 x 2.5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Newlandside Quarry, Quarry Hill Veins, Stanhope, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 5 x 3.5cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Newlandside Quarry, Eastern Quarry, Stanhope, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 x 4.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | QUARTZ on SPECULARITE |
| Locality: | | Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5x3.0x4.0 cm |
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captaincaveman
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Aug 31, 2014 09:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Penetration-twinned purple fluorite crystals to 1.7cm on edge on thin matrix. They have a green core but appear purple
| Mineral: | Fluorite (purple) |
| Locality: | | Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7x3.5x2.5cm 52g |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite (purple) |
| Locality: | | Hollywell Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7x3.5x2.5cm 52g |
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Jamison Brizendine
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2014 14:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Jason,
I really enjoy looking through your Weardale, England fluorites. A lot of these individual mines, I haven’t heard of so it is a treat to get to see some of the more obscure locales. I particularly like the specimen from Burtree Slits (Fluorite1.JPG, Page 1)
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Sep 03, 2014 04:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| Jamison Brizendine wrote: | Jason,
I really enjoy looking through your Weardale, England fluorites. A lot of these individual mines, I haven’t heard of so it is a treat to get to see some of the more obscure locales. I particularly like the specimen from Burtree Slits (Fluorite1.JPG, Page 1) |
Hi, I haven't even touched the surface with the number of mines in the north of England, some I may never find samples from. These are just Weardale itself without going further out.
Try looking here. there are loads more areas with links at bottom.
https://www.ukminingventures.com/Weardale.htm
(link normalized by FMF)
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captaincaveman
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Sep 04, 2014 06:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Small stubby smokey quartz crystals with an aesthetic group of micaceous specularite
| Mineral: | Quartz (var. smokey) and Hematite (var. specularite) |
| Locality: | | Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 5.5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (var. smokey) and Hematite (var. specularite) |
| Locality: | | Florence Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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colin robinson
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Location: Cumbria
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| Posted: Sep 04, 2014 17:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| The map of fluorite locations shows only the major producers of 'museum' type specimens. I've personally collected well-crystallized fluorites from 37 distinct locations in Weardale, 21 in Teesdale and many more from surrounding areas. This is probably a serious underestimate as I only recently started making a catalogue. Many people will argue that there's nothing left to collect nowadays but it's still possible to find good examples if you know where to look and what to look for. The mantra of the real estate business might be 'location, location, location' but for field collectors it should be 'research, research, research'
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captaincaveman
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2014 02:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| colin robinson wrote: | | The map of fluorite locations shows only the major producers of 'museum' type specimens. I've personally collected well-crystallized fluorites from 37 distinct locations in Weardale, 21 in Teesdale and many more from surrounding areas. This is probably a serious underestimate as I only recently started making a catalogue. Many people will argue that there's nothing left to collect nowadays but it's still possible to find good examples if you know where to look and what to look for. The mantra of the real estate business might be 'location, location, location' but for field collectors it should be 'research, research, research' |
Yeah, that map was just a hint of some of the mines. I think in one area alone there are 100+ known locations. I cant think where off the top of my head, Alston block I think? Sadly, I've never been to any locations personally and just collecting from afar and only just getting into the whole area so steep learning curve ahead.
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captaincaveman
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2014 10:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Glassy, pale yellow fluorite crystals to 1.2cm on matrix. They have a faint blue area just below the surface.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Skears Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5x5.5x3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Skears Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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colin robinson
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2014 16:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| Jason, just to clear up any confusion the fluorite is from workings accessed via the High or Firestone level of Skears mine. It worked the same set of veins as the low level and they are collectively known locally simply as Skears mine to distinguish them from High Skears which is a completely separate mine. I think Ray Fairbairn in his book refers to it as Low Skears mine but I used to live in the area and knew a few of the old miners who always called it just Skears.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2014 17:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| colin robinson wrote: | | ...I think Ray Fairbairn in his book refers to it as Low Skears mine but I used to live in the area and knew a few of the old miners who always called it just Skears |
My fault Colin. Jason wrote properly "Skears" but as this was unclear for me I assigned "Low Skears Mine"
It is already fixed currently. Thanks for the warning.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2014 05:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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I can only agree with Jamison who | wrote: | | I really enjoy looking through your Weardale, England fluorites. A lot of these individual mines, I haven’t heard of so it is a treat to get to see some of the more obscure locales. |
Though I'm interested in Weardale fluorites, I also know only the well-known mines like Rogerley, West Pasture, Boltsburn, Frazer's Hush, Blackdene, Heights, Hilton or Rotherhope Fell. Thank you for showing examples from that whole area!
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2014 06:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| colin robinson wrote: | | Jason, just to clear up any confusion the fluorite is from workings accessed via the High or Firestone level of Skears mine. It worked the same set of veins as the low level and they are collectively known locally simply as Skears mine to distinguish them from High Skears which is a completely separate mine. I think Ray Fairbairn in his book refers to it as Low Skears mine but I used to live in the area and knew a few of the old miners who always called it just Skears. |
Thanks for that Colin, i've only got the symes and young book and just ordered the Pasto book though that is a general Fluorite book rather than a UK one(i believe), thats why i always use your descriptions as i trust them and the veins and levels are all new to me
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captaincaveman
Joined: 09 Dec 2010
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2014 06:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| Tobi wrote: | I can only agree with Jamison who | wrote: | | I really enjoy looking through your Weardale, England fluorites. A lot of these individual mines, I haven’t heard of so it is a treat to get to see some of the more obscure locales. |
Though I'm interested in Weardale fluorites, I also know only the well-known mines like Rogerley, West Pasture, Boltsburn, Frazer's Hush, Blackdene, Heights, Hilton or Rotherhope Fell. Thank you for showing examples from that whole area! |
I'm slowly collecting from a wide range of mines, though i'm sure some will be impossible to get samples from these days
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captaincaveman
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Location: Northamptonshire
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2014 07:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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Hematite stained milky Quartz, Collected in the 1980's
| Mineral: | Quartz (var. milky) |
| Locality: | | Hodge Close Slate Quarry, Tilberthwaite, Coniston, former Cumberland (South Western Region), Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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captaincaveman
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| Posted: Sep 06, 2014 14:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
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| captaincaveman wrote: | | Yellow Fluorite crystals to 1cm scattered among Goethite after Siderite on Ironstone matrix |
Hi can a mod change this, somehow it says Cornwall rather than county Durham
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