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West Pennines Minerals

Barite is the dominant gangue mineral in this outer zone of the Pennine orefield, but fluorite occurs at the Hilton Mine ( https://westgarthforster.blogspot.com/2015/07/yellow-fluorite-from-hilton-mine.html ).

The following mines are included in this area: Silverband, Dufton, Hilton, Murton, Lunehead and Hunter's Hush.
Yellow fluorite untwinned crystal, 4 cm specimen, Hilton Mine, Scordale, North Pennines, Cumbria.
Yellow fluorite untwinned crystal, 4 cm specimen, Hilton Mine, Scordale, North Pennines, Cumbria.		 Amber-coloured transparent fluorite penetration twin, 22 mm on edge, Hilton Mine, Scordale, North Pennines, Cumbria, England.
Amber-coloured transparent fluorite penetration twin, 22 mm on edge, Hilton Mine, Scordale, North Pennines, Cumbria, England. 		Yellow fluorite interpenetrant twin, 45 mm, Hilton Mine, Scordale, North Pennines, Cumbria, England.
Yellow fluorite interpenetrant twin, 45 mm, Hilton Mine, Scordale, North Pennines, Cumbria, England. 		Detail of octahedral etch pits in Hilton Mine fluorite.
Detail of octahedral etch pits in Hilton Mine fluorite.		 Detail of octahedral etch pits in Hilton Mine fluorite.
Detail of octahedral etch pits in Hilton Mine fluorite.
Fluorite gem twin Hilton Mine, 45 mm specimen
Fluorite gem twin Hilton Mine, 45 mm specimen		 Detail of 1 cm gem twin from the Hilton Mine showing hexoctahedral corner modifications.
Detail of 1 cm gem twin from the Hilton Mine showing hexoctahedral corner modifications.		 Fluorite gem twin (15 mm) with sulphide inclusions, 6 cm specimen. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria.
Fluorite gem twin (15 mm) with sulphide inclusions, 6 cm specimen. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria.		 Beautiful transparent twinned fluorite, 17 mm across. Note blue growth lines. Dow Scar vein, Hilton Mine, Scoredale.
Beautiful transparent twinned fluorite, 17 mm across. Note blue growth lines. Dow Scar vein, Hilton Mine, Scoredale.		 Fluorite crystal detail, crystals to 5 mm on 5 cm matrix. Clouds Mine, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Fluorite crystal detail, crystals to 5 mm on 5 cm matrix. Clouds Mine, Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Fluorite cubes to 12 mm with tetrahexahedral edges and hexoctahedral corners. Fothergill Sike, Birkett Common, Kirkby Stephen.
Fluorite cubes to 12 mm with tetrahexahedral edges and hexoctahedral corners. Fothergill Sike, Birkett Common, Kirkby Stephen.		 Cerussite on fluorite crystals, 7 cm specimen. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. CS January 1982.
Cerussite on fluorite crystals, 7 cm specimen. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. CS January 1982.		 Calcite crystals, 43 mm, Hilton Mine, Cumbria, England, UK. One individual is rotated 180 degrees relative to the other.
Calcite crystals, 43 mm, Hilton Mine, Cumbria, England, UK. One individual is rotated 180 degrees relative to the other.		 Malachite crystals from the Murton Mine, fine crystals to 3 mm, field of view 7 mm (longest edge).
Malachite crystals from the Murton Mine, fine crystals to 3 mm, field of view 7 mm (longest edge).		 Azurite crystals to about 1.5 mm on 2 cm quartz matrix. Cumpston Hill, Mallerstang, Cumbria.
Azurite crystals to about 1.5 mm on 2 cm quartz matrix. Cumpston Hill, Mallerstang, Cumbria.
Azurite crystals to about 1 mm, High Longrigg, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
Azurite crystals to about 1 mm, High Longrigg, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria		 2 mm azurite crystal group with malachite. Cumpston Hill, Mallerstang, Cumbria.
2 mm azurite crystal group with malachite. Cumpston Hill, Mallerstang, Cumbria.		 Baryte in 20 cm group of tabular crystals. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria.
Baryte in 20 cm group of tabular crystals. Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria.		 A large barite crystal, 85 mm, from Dufton Fell, Dufton, Cumbria. A distinctive collar of micro pyrite crystals can be seen.
A large barite crystal, 85 mm, from "Dufton Fell", Dufton, Cumbria. A distinctive collar of micro pyrite crystals can be seen.		 Baryte crystal, 85 mm long, Silverband Mine, Cumbria.
Baryte crystal, 85 mm long, Silverband Mine, Cumbria.
Barite, 26 mm doubly terminated crystal, Old Sun Vein, Lunedale Rakes, Lunedale, Co Durham.
Barite, 26 mm doubly terminated crystal, Old Sun Vein, Lunedale Rakes, Lunedale, Co Durham.		 Baryte crystals, 63 mm. Hilton Mine. Scordale, Cumbria, UK.
Baryte crystals, 63 mm. Hilton Mine. Scordale, Cumbria, UK.		 Anglesite, 1 mm, with cerussite and fluorite, Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria
Anglesite, 1 mm, with cerussite and fluorite, Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria		 Hemimorphite crystals, Hartley Birkett Mine, Hartley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Hemimorphite crystals, Hartley Birkett Mine, Hartley, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.		 Murton mimetite.jpg
Murton mimetite.jpg

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