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Cow Green Mines, Durham
Cow Green Mines
county:-   Durham
locality type:-   lead mine
locality type:-   mine
coordinates:-   NY81003100
1Km square:-   NY8131
10Km square:-   NY83
references:-   KDMRS 1979-82

evidence:-   visit log:- KDMRS 1979-82
placename:-  Cow Green Mines
item:-  galenabarytescalcitenailhead calcitealstonitebarytocalcite
source data:-   Notes, log book of Geological Outings, mine plans, etc, Kendal and District Mine Research Society, Kendal area, Cumbria, etc, visits made 1979-82.
Geological Outing of the Kendal and District Mine Research Society 
Log book page 73:-  "DATE - 21/9/80 / MAP REF - 8100/3100 / LOCATION - MIDDLETON IN TEESDALE / NAME - COW GREEN MINES / TYPE OF SITE - MINES. / WORKING OR DISUSED - DISUSED / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ] / NOS. OF PHOTOS - NONE / SPECIMENS FOUND - LARGE PIECES OF GALENA &BARYTES. / COMMENTS - WET DAY AT FIRST, BUT CLEARED UP INTO A FAIRLY WARM AFTERNOON. TWO LEVELS OPEN BUT BOTH HAVE ROOF FALLS, AFTER 30YDS OR SO. GOOD GALENA SPECIMENS WERE FOUND."
Log book page 86:-  "DATE - 1111119/4/81 / MAP REF - / LOCATION - / NAME - / TYPE OF SITE - / WORKING OR DISUSED - / PEOPLE IN PARTY [ ] / NOS. OF PHOTOS - / SPECIMENS FOUND - BARYTES, GALENA, CALCITE (NAILHEAD) AND ALSTONITE (BARTO-CALCITE) / COMMENTS - COLD WINDY SHOWERY DAY (SHOWERS OF SNOW) ONE OR TWO LEVELS LEFT OPEN AT THIS MINE BUT NONE SAFE TO ENOUGH TO ENTER. GOOD SPECIMENS OF GALENA BARYTES &CALCITE WERE FOUND HERE. A VISIT WAS ALSO MADE TO DOBBY SIKE MINE (MAP REF 7950/3200) AND ALSO TO LADY'S RA[K]E MINE (MAP REF 8070/3420."
item:-  private collection : 82
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