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Hudeshope Head Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hudeshope Head Mine | Mine |
| Middleton-in-Teesdale | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 39' 46'' North , 2° 5' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY941297
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 4.3km |
| Mickleton | 413 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 10.8km |
| Frosterley | 636 (2017) | 11.0km |
| Cotherstone | 594 (2017) | 12.4km |
Hudeshope Head Mine, located 28 km (17½ miles) SE of the town of Alston, was a lead mine opened c.1850 by the London Lead Company to work Manorgill North Vein from the Hudeshope Level. Output from Hudeshope Head was included in the Lodgesike/Manorgill mines. In the 1900s the mine was worked for lead ore by Teesdale Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd.
Purple fluorite, with minor quartz, dominate the mineralisation, but specimens are rarely seen today.
The mine is private property on private land (Raby Estate) and therefore is not accessible to the general public.
The map location is for the adit entrance to Hudeshope Head Mine.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
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- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- North Pennines National LandscapeNational Landscape
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- TeesdaleDale
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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Hudeshope Head Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England, UK