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Ushaw Moor Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ushaw Moor Colliery | Colliery |
| Deerness Valley | Valley |
| Brandon and Byshottles | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 46' 46'' North , 1° 39' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ221428
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ushaw Moor | 7,368 (2017) | 0.6km |
| Langley Park | 4,545 (2017) | 2.4km |
| Witton Gilbert | 2,339 (2011) | 3.2km |
| Brandon | 9,566 (2017) | 4.2km |
| Sacriston | 7,030 (2017) | 4.7km |
Two oreshoots were worked here. The South Busty Vein consisted of barytes where it trended E-W, but the infilling changed to witherite, 4-16ft wide, where the vein changed direction to NE-SW.
The second vein was the Tow Law Vein which was 4-6ft of good witherite.
Production is said to have been 22,000 tons between 1921 and 1931.
Mine Owner(s):
1855-1865 M. Holiday
1869 Ferens & Love
1870 Sharp & Co.
1875-1890 Henry Chaytor & Co.
1895-1946
The second vein was the Tow Law Vein which was 4-6ft of good witherite.
Production is said to have been 22,000 tons between 1921 and 1931.
Mine Owner(s):
1855-1865 M. Holiday
1869 Ferens & Love
1870 Sharp & Co.
1875-1890 Henry Chaytor & Co.
1895-1946
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
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Ushaw Moor Colliery, Deerness Valley, Brandon and Byshottles, County Durham, England, UK