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Witherite from
Priscilla Level, Lownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK


Locality type:Level
Classification
Species:Witherite
Formula:BaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Witherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Priscilla Level, Lownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:302801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:302801:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Witherite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘLownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBunton Level (Bunting Level), Friarfold Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘFriarfold Hush, Friarfold Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlakethwaite Mine, Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSir Francis Level, Lownathwaite Mine (Lownithwaite Mine; Lownethwaite Mine), Gunnerside Gill (Gunnerside Ghyll), Melbecks, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘFriarfold Rake, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘNorth Rake, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘForefield Rake, Old Gang Mines (AD Mines), Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSurrender Mine, Kearton, Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDanby Level, Northside Mines, Whaw, Arkengarthdale, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
References
Wood, M. (1993) Strontianite from Gunnerside Gill, Swaledale, North Yorkshire. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 12, 16-20
 
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