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Knitsley Fell Veins, Wolsingham, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Knitsley Fell Veins | Group of Veins |
| Wolsingham | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
Knitsley Fell Veins, Weardale, County Durham, England, UK
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 42' 32'' North , 1° 50' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ097349
Type:
Group of Veins
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wolsingham | 2,503 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Tow Law | 2,138 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Witton le Wear | 567 (2017) | 6.1km |
| Crook | 9,498 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Frosterley | 636 (2017) | 7.3km |
A group of four small veins which have been worked for barytes by a series of opencuts and shallow shafts on Knitsley Fell.
A level driven by the Weardale Barytes Mining Co. in 1918-1919 was unsuccessful.
The grid ref given is for a shaft into the Third Grit (Millstone Grit Series) on the most productive of the workings.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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
- County Durham
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