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Blue John Mine (Blue John Cavern), Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue John Mine (Blue John Cavern) | Mine |
| Castleton | Civil Parish |
| High Peak | Borough |
| Derbyshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
53° 20' 44'' North , 1° 48' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SK130832
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | 900 (2018) | 3.6km |
| High Peak | 92,600 (2012) | 3.7km |
| Hope Valley | 1,001 (2012) | 3.9km |
| Bamford | 859 (2018) | 7.6km |
| Chapel en le Frith | 6,598 (2018) | 7.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Lapidary and Mineral Society | Bakewell, Derbyshire | 17km |
Natural caverns worked for ornamental fluorite, "Blue John" from the 1770s. Production was limited to about 3 tons per year of the blue fluorite (yellow fluorite and barite were left in the mine). The material was treated with resin to stabilize carving material.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite var. Blue John (FRL) Formula: CaF2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite var. Blue John (TL) | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite var. Blue John | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite var. Blue John | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_John_Cavern |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q4929299 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Peak District National ParkNational Park
- The PenninesRange of Mountains and Hills
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Blue John Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK