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Beaumont Mine visit. Allendale, Northumberland, UK
  
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PostPosted: Mar 08, 2025 06:50    Post subject: Beaumont Mine visit. Allendale, Northumberland, UK  

A very pleasant visit. Very productive for minerals to see. Loads of mining history.


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Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
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Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
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Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
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Spoil heaps full of minerals
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Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
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18th century mine office
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Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
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 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 15 cm
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 Mineral: Fluorite, Galena
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 15cm
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 Mineral: Fluorite, Galena, Siderite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 20 cm
 Description:
 Viewed:  1174 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Siderite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 10 cm
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 Viewed:  1191 Time(s)

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 Mineral: limestone limonite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 15 cm
 Description:
I think these are bivalve fossils. Only ones I ever found here
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PostPosted: Mar 08, 2025 07:32    Post subject: Re: Beaumont Mine visit. Allendale, Northumberland, UK  

A couple of unknowns or unsure pickups from the spoil heaps


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 Mineral: Galena
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 5cm
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Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 10 cm
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Think I am seeing limonite, quartz and siderite. The green is not just algae. Crystal's are green tinged.
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 Mineral: Siderite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 10 cm
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 Mineral: Unknown Siderite and zink oxide plates
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 15 cm
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 Viewed:  1143 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Fluorite and secondary Pos Siderite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 15 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 08, 2025 07:54    Post subject: Re: Beaumont Mine visit. Allendale, Northumberland, UK  

Some nice big cubes and plates to pick up


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 Mineral: Siderite ?
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 10 cm
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 Viewed:  1147 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Galena
 Dimensions: 10 cm
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 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: big 7 cm cubes
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 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Allenheads Mine (Beaumont Mine), Allendale, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
 Dimensions: 8 mm clear purple cubes
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