Fluorite, Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria
Pale lilac cubes of fluorite.
Hydrozincite, Hemimorphite, Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Cumbria
White and pale green hydrozincite that fluoresces yellow under medium wave UV, with colourless hemimorphite. Also present, sphalerite, galena, cerussite and chalcopyrite. Ex Richard Bell. 3769 Hydrozincite, Hemimorphite, Eagle Crag Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK. Width of view 6mm.
Hematite and Quartz, , Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria
Specular hematite on quartz. 75mm wide.
Mining History at the Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria
Photos taken in 2000.
Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria
Now disused, with the underground workings flooded, the Florence Mine on the west coast of Cumbria, was the last deep working iron ore mine in Europe. While its primary purpose was industrial, extracting the high-grade hematite that fuelled the region’s steelworks, its lasting legacy for collectors is the breathtaking quality...
Fluorite, Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria
Beautiful blue cubes of fluorite. Ex Joan Lamond Collection. Ex Harry Critchley.