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Purple Rain Pocket, Fairy Hole Vein, Lady Annabella Mine, Eastgate Quarry, Eastgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Purple Rain Pocket | |
| Fairy Hole Vein | Vein |
| Lady Annabella Mine | Mine |
| Eastgate Quarry | Quarry (In Development) |
| Eastgate | Village |
| Stanhope | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
Purple Rain Pocket, Fairy Hole Vein, Lady Annabella Mine, Eastgate Quarry, Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 43' 35'' North , 2° 5' 3'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
2021
Köppen climate type:
Worked in July 2021.
Named after the intense purple colour of this fluorite in combination with almost continuous rain while extracting the pocket. Annual rainfall averages 26 inches (ca. 66 cm).
Named after the intense purple colour of this fluorite in combination with almost continuous rain while extracting the pocket. Annual rainfall averages 26 inches (ca. 66 cm).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| F | Fluorine | |
|---|---|---|
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- County Durham
- WeardaleRiver Valley
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
- County Durham
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Purple Rain Pocket, Fairy Hole Vein, Lady Annabella Mine, Eastgate Quarry, Eastgate, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK