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Coldberry Mines, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Coldberry MinesGroup of Mines
Middleton-in-TeesdaleCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 39' 27'' North , 2° 5' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY945292
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)3.6km
Mickleton413 (2017)6.0km
Frosterley636 (2017)11.1km
Stanhope1,602 (2017)11.2km
Cotherstone594 (2017)11.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
25811
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25811:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A complex of mines and large hush - Coldberry Gutter (see separate entry) - at the head of Hudeshope Beck. Plenty of vein material is evident in the bed of the beck, and this contains small but attractive crystals of 'ruby' sphalerite.

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S MilleriteNiS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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