Fluorite from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale, Northern England.
From the Blue Bell Pocket, June 2009.
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 November 21, 2009
Snow blankets the quarry on Christmas Day, 2009.
- Rogerley Mine featured in the January 2010 issue of Lapis.
- New specimens posted to Other UK Locations on March 3, 2010.
- New specimens posted to the Retail Page on March 5, 2010.
- New flats posted to the Wholesale Page on December 16, 2009.
- Read the latest intrigue and adventure on the What's New? page.
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All text and photographs copyright, 2009, by Jesse Fisher, unless otherwise noted. Contact: jfish@UKMiningVentures.com
