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Barbary Mine, Ireshopeburn, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
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Barbary MineMine
IreshopeburnVillage
StanhopeCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry
Barbary Mine, Ireshopeburn, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 44' 28'' North , 2° 12' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY865385
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stanhope1,602 (2017)12.4km
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)15.3km
Frosterley636 (2017)16.2km
Alston1,105 (2018)16.5km
Allendale Town709 (2017)17.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
26467
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26467:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Major mine of the London Lead Company in Ireshopeburn village, later passing to the Beaumonts who drove the Horse Level at given grid ref. In 20th century, worked by Messrs. Blackwells for fluorspar, who extended the workings from the horse level by two inclines and eventually abandoned in 1934.
Barbary East incline was re-opened in 1953-54 by the Weardale Lead Co., again for fluorspar, but shut finally in 1959.
Neither the horse level nor the declines are now accessible.

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8 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
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
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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