Log In
Dubbysike Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dubbysike Mine | Mine |
| Forest and Frith | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 40' 57'' North , 2° 18' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY797320
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Alston | 1,105 (2018) | 16.2km |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,048 (2017) | 16.3km |
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 16.3km |
| Kirkby Thore | 758 (2018) | 17.1km |
| Colby | 120 (2018) | 17.5km |
Barytes mine on SW slope of Herdship Fell working the Dubbysike = Force Burn Vein. Older workings included an opencut (grid ref. given)in the Tynebottom Limestone, a level underneath this (NY79603193) and a crosscut adit, Hunter's Level (NY79343160). At lower horizons, Muse's Level (NY788316) was was driven in the sandstone on top of the Whin Sill, and a shaft was sunk (NY78623154) on Bother Mere into the sill itself.
Later workings are a new crosscut adit (NY79533194) driven by the Hedworth Barium Co. in WWI and a new shaft (NY79513198) by the Wrentnall Baryte Co. sunk in WWII (1940). The mine was still under lease as late as 1984 by Sanbar Ltd.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| 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
- North Pennines AreaArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Northern Pennine OrefieldOre Field
- TeesdaleDale
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Dubbysike Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UK