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Ru Smith
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Posted: Aug 02, 2013 22:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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This is a very colourful Caldbeck specimen.
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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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ian jones
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Posted: Aug 04, 2013 05:23 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Lovely linarite. Staying with a blue theme, a Florence fluorite
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Fluorite Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, |UK Blue 25mm fluorite crystal with baryte, on dolomite. |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: Aug 05, 2013 22:29 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Very beautiful specimen, Ian.
This one is less perfect (there's a contact against a baryte crystal, now removed), but has great colour.
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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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Fuorite on Dolomite. Florence Mine, Cumbria, England, UK. 27 mm blue fluorite on 8 cm dolomite matrix. |
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ian jones
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Posted: Aug 07, 2013 03:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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.
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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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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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Baryte Mowbray Mine, Frizington, Cumbria, England, UK |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 07, 2013 16:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Ian, those are breathtaking specimens.
Don
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Ru Smith
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Posted: Aug 07, 2013 20:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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I completely agree. I particularly love the golden barytes.
How do you trim these fragile specimens, Ian?
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Baryte. Frizington, probably Parkside Mine, Cumbria, England, UK. 11.5 cm. |
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Baryte. Frizington, probably Parkside Mine, Cumbria, England, UK. 11.5 cm. |
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ian jones
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Posted: Aug 09, 2013 14:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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
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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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Roger Warin
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Posted: Aug 09, 2013 16:02 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Beautiful origin, gorgeous and unreal spécimens
Roger.
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Ru Smith
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Posted: Aug 09, 2013 17:07 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Fine specimen, Ian. This one is my favourite quartz from that area.
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Quartz with hematite. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK. 6 cm. |
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Ru Smith
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Posted: Aug 09, 2013 20:48 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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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ian jones
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Posted: Aug 11, 2013 15:32 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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.
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Calcite Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, UK Group af calcite crystals, typically 20-25mm |
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Calcite Pallaflat Mine, Bigrigg, Cumbria, England, Uk Group of calcite crystals, typically 35mm |
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Aug 11, 2013 15:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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1-Calcite Pallaflat 3.JPG
Interesting specimen.
Roger.
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Sep 22, 2013 13:41 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Calcite from the "Banana Slide" zone of the Beckermet Mine. Recovered in the early 1970s.
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Calcite with Hematite Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK 13x8x6 cm overall size. |
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Sep 25, 2013 12:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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.
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Fluorite with Calcite Rotherhope Fell Mine, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England, UK 5 cm tall |
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 15:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Hi,
A sphalerite with calcite, from a not well known locality on the continent ( ?)
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Sphalerite, calcite Nenthead, Cumbria, England, UK 11 cm wide |
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 16:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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.
Cheers,
Jesse
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 16:21 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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Hi Jesse,
Thank you very much to correct my label, I do not know the area.
Cheers,
Roger.
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ian jones
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 16:22 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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.
ian
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ian jones
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 16:27 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Oct 01, 2013 16:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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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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