Fluorite from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale, Northern England.
The Rogerley Mine is located in the historic Weardale mining District of Northern England. First discovered by Lindsay Greenbank and Mike Sutcliffe in the early 1970's, it is to date, the only mine in all of Britian to be worked on a commercial scale solely for the recovery of crystallized mineral specimens. Since the summer of 1999, UK Mining Ventures has operated the Rogerley Mine on a seasonal basis, producing many fine, well crystallized specimens of green fluorite.
If you are interested in learning more about the Rogerley Mine, the history and geology of the Weardale area, or obtaining specimens from the mine, please check out the rest of this site.
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Updated June 19, 2009
Some recent finds from the Blue Bell Pocket.
New specimens from Worldwide Locations updated May 15, 2009.
New specimens from Other UK Mines updated April 30, 2009.
New specimens posted to the Retail Page on April 28, 2009.
New flats from 2008 posted to the Wholesale Page on Jan. 21, 2009.
Read the latest intrigue and adventure on the What's New? page.
Two important new books on British mineralogy:
Mines and Minerals of Northern England by Bob Symes and Brian Young, and Minerals of Britian and Ireland by Andy Tindle. Click on the title to download a description of each (pdf file).
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All text and photographs copyright, 2008, by Jesse Fisher, unless otherwise noted. Contact: jfish@UKMiningVentures.com
