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Harnisha Burn Mine, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
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Harnisha Burn Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 42' 38'' North , 2° 0' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.71080,-2.01552
GeoHash:
G#: gcwx4pu3d
GRN:
N37W01
UK National Grid Reference:
NY990351
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Frosterley636 (2017)4.0km
Stanhope1,602 (2017)4.4km
Wolsingham2,503 (2017)8.8km
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)10.5km
Mickleton413 (2017)11.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
25294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25294:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Most recently worked mine in Bollihope area, it was an old London Lead Co. lead mine and the Low Level was reopened for fluorspar by Mick Maddison in the late 1970s and early 80s. The level worked the Yew Tree Vein which is the southern continuation of Hollywell Vein (worked at Hollywell Mine, Frosterley).

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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