Co. Durham
1270 Barite, Snuff Horn Lead Shaft, Old Moulds Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, North Pennines, North Yorkshire, England
A little miniature specimen from early old small shaft workings in the Moulds area. Translucent to clear small ‘spear tip’ baryte crystals in a baryte matrix. Specimen is 30x29mm.
0671 Fluorite, High Skears Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, North Pennines, Co. Durham, England, UK
Composed of honey yellow cubic fluorite crystals with inky blue color zone exterior edge phantoms. The specimen comes from the High Skears Mine, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Middleton, North Pennines, County Durham, England, UK. It measures 6.5×5.0×2.8cm in size, weighs 72 grams, and hosts cubic fluorite crystals reaching 1.0cm in maximum diameter. The...