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Pike Law Mines, Newbiggin, County Durham, England, UKi
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Pike Law MinesGroup of Mines
NewbigginCivil Parish
County DurhamCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 40' 38'' North , 2° 9' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY901314
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Middleton in Teesdale934 (2017)7.4km
Mickleton413 (2017)10.2km
Stanhope1,602 (2017)11.9km
Frosterley636 (2017)13.6km
Cotherstone594 (2017)16.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
5059
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5059:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Extensive area of opencast and underground workings on both sides of the Newbiggin (Teesdale) to Westgate (Weardale) road. The map reference given is for the openworks on the west side of the road which are on the Flask Vein, to be seen outcropping to the south. The area between Wester Beck and Flushiemere Beck, where there is a separate mine, is traversed by a remarkable complex of veins including the Westerhead, Tarn Streak, New Streak, Pike Law Old, Broadly Hill North, Broadly Hill South, Leonard's and Flask veins, all of which have been worked for lead but none for fluorite. This mineral, consequently, is still to be found in abundance in the vein material both on the dumps and at outcrop. The normal suite of minerals, including secondaries, is also to be found.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Bindheimite'
Formula: Pb2Sb2O6O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Description: Commonly encrusting fluorite at West End Hushes (NY 9000 3138)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3

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
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Bindheimite'4.DH.20Pb2Sb2O6O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
SbAntimony
Sb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb BindheimitePb2Sb2O6O
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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