Quarry Hill Veins, Newlandside Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Quarry Hill Veins | Group of Veins |
| Newlandside Quarry | Quarry |
| Stanhope | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
Quarry Hill Veins, Newlandside Quarry, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 44' 21'' North , 2° 0' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY988380
Type:
Group of Veins
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 1.2km |
| Frosterley | 636 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Wolsingham | 2,503 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Tow Law | 2,138 (2017) | 12.9km |
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 13.4km |
"Two veins: directions N50°E and N85°E, intersect near the main face of the eastern section of Newlandside Quarry [9908 3826], 1500 ft (451 m) E of the Stanhope Middleton road. The NE vein has been worked from shafts between [9875 3805] and [9904 3826] starting above the Little Limestone. In the quarry there is a broad belt of alteration, but the veins are very narrow. A little galena occurs in a flat at the High Flat horizon. The altered rock contains, according to analyses by Messrs Dorman Long and Co., 60-80% silica, and 6-15% iron. A production of 14 tons of galena for 1851-53 is recorded. On the W side of the road the southern vein has been left as an unworked pillar in the western section of the quarry [9850 3786]. The vein carries purple fluorite, quartz, and a little galena and is associated with limonitic alteration of the adjacent Great Limestone."
Reference:
Geology of the Northern Pennine Orefield - Volume 1, Tyne to Stainmore, by K.C. Dunham, 1990.
UK OS Coordinates: NY03NW
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- County Durham
- WeardaleRiver Valley
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
- County Durham
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Quarry Hill Veins, Newlandside Quarry, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK