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East Cowgreen Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| East Cowgreen Mine | Mine |
| Forest and Frith | Civil Parish |
| County Durham | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 40' 31'' North , 2° 16' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY821312
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Middleton in Teesdale | 934 (2017) | 13.7km |
| Mickleton | 413 (2017) | 16.4km |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,048 (2017) | 17.5km |
| Alston | 1,105 (2018) | 18.1km |
| Stanhope | 1,602 (2017) | 18.7km |
Mine to the east of the main Cowgreen Mine, as the name suggests, working a group of smaller but more numerous veins including: East Cowgreen or Teesdale, Hopkins, Middle, Holmes, Rods and Rods Cross or Angle veins. Lead concentrates were produced in the mid 19th century before barytes became the principal product under the Hedworth Barium co. and the Anglo-Austral Mining Co.
The mine consists of a complex of adits, shafts and shallow opencuts. The grid ref. given is for the Hedworth Co.'s crosscut adit to the Hopkins Vein.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| 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
- TeesdaleDale
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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East Cowgreen Mine, Forest and Frith, County Durham, England, UK