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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 |
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| evidence:- | visit log:- KDMRS 1979-82 placename:- Cow Green Mines item:- galena; barytes; calcite; nailhead calcite; alstonite; barytocalcite |
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| 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 Image © see bottom of page |
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