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Cornish Hush Mine, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Cornish Hush MineMine (Abandoned)
StanhopeCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 41' 56'' North , 1° 59' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ002338
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Frosterley636 (2017)3.9km
Stanhope1,602 (2017)5.8km
Wolsingham2,503 (2017)8.1km
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)9.9km
Mickleton413 (2017)10.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
49388
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49388:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


London Lead Company Mine situated in the valley of Howden Burn. Reopened in 1971-1972 by SAMUK to explore fluorspar reserves on the Cornish Hush and Sharnberry Veins, although the latter was never reached.
Grid reference given is for the Low Level, Upper Level is at NY99893339.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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