Mineral display collection

This page shows display grade specimens of the minerals commonly found in Nenthead mines or in the surrounding areas. There is a another set of research grade specimens that can be viewed separately by arrangement. 

The specimens are simply listed in alphabetical order. The first mentioned is the main mineral, or the most interesting example displayed, when two or more are present.

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You can search for all occurrences of a particular mineral, or specific mine/location mentioned in a specimen label, by doing a simple word search on this page: CTRL + F will open a search box.

Unfortunately not all specimens have well documented origins. Please let us know of any attribution errors or additional information that might be useful to add for a given specimen.

The format, “NMCS 71”, is short for “Nenthead Mines Conservation Society mineral collection item number 71”.

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Alstonite and Dolomite from Holmes Rise, High Cross Vein, Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 71

Ankerite from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 315

Ankerite and Galena and Siderite probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – Richardson Collection NMCS 154

Ankerite and Pyrite and Galena – NMCS 312

Aragonite and Witherite from Langtae Head North Vein – old shafts (8165 3651), Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 226

Azurite and Malachite from Cornriggs Hush, Crossfell, Cumbria, England – NMCS 233

Azurite and Quartz from Westerhope, Eastgate, Weardale, Co.Durham, England – NMCS 234

Baryte (Clear tabular crystal) from Middle Level, Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria, England – NMCS 74


Baryte with Galena and Calcite from Roughside Level, Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 98


Baryte (Large tabular) possibly Silverband, North Pennine Escarpment, England – NMCS 166


Baryte (Large) from Murton area, Cumbria, England – NMCS 196

Baryte and Sphalerite – NMCS 400


Barytocalcite and Calcite from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 48


Barytocalcite from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 49

Barytocalcite with surface alteration to Baryte from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 62


Barytocalcite with surface alteration to Baryte from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 64


Barytocalcite (large slab) from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 195


Barytocalcite (altering to Baryte) and Witherite – NMCS 483 

Calcite and Quartz on Fluorite probably Weardale, Co.Durham, England – NMCS 2


Calcite on Quartz on Fluorite probably Frazer’s Grove Mine, Rookhope, Co.Durham, England – NMCS 6


Calcite and Fluorite on silicified matrix probably Weardale, Co.Durham, England –NMCS 18


Calcite and Sphalerite on Limestone probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 39

Calcite and Ankerite probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 179


Calcite flowstone on mine timber from Carrs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England –NMCS 217

Calcite (Nailhead) and Sphalerite on Limestone – NMCS 417


Calcite  – NMCS 448


Calcite on limestone from Sun Vein, Smallcleugh, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 456


Cerussite (variety ‘Jackstraw’) from Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 153


Chalcedony from Great Westerhope, Weardale, Co. Durham – NMCS 337


Chalcopyrite with minor Malachite from Westerhope, Eastgate, Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 75


Fluorite from Lanehead Vein, Stanhope, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 103


Fluorite from Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 407


Fluorite (pale pink) twins with Quartz probably Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 7


Fluorite and Ankerite probably Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 16


Fluorite (twinned purple) probably Frazer’s Grove Mine, Rookhope, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 19

Fluorite (pale green) from Jug Vein, Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 107

Fluorite (green) and Calcite from West Cross Vein, Heights Quarry, Westgate, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 108

Fluorite (purple) and Calcite probably Frazers Grove Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 110

Fluorite (pink) and Calcite probably Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 111

Fluorite (purple) and Calcite probably Frazers Grove Mine, Weardale, Co.Durham, England – NMCS 112

Fluorite and Quartz probably Weardale, Co.Durham, England – NMCS 114
 

Fluorite and Baryte from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria, England – NMCS 164

Fluorite (large plate of twins) with Calcite from North Pennines, England – NMCS 172

Fluorite and Quartz with Galena probably Fraser’s Grove Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 178

Fluorite (very large) coated with Quartz possibly Frazer’s Grove, Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 199

Fluorite (part of vein) with minor Galena – NMCS 216

Fluorite plate with Quartz from Boltsburn Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 218

Fluorite octahedron, cleaved from a cubic crystal – NMCS 344

Fluorite cabochon and faceted, different colours – NMCS 349

Fluorite (optical grade) from Boltsburn Mine, Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 353

Fluorite (yellow) from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria, England – NMCS 354

Fluorite (floater crystal) – NMCS 355

Fluorite (crystal fragment showing cleavage) – NMCS 356

Galena from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 80

Galena and Fluorite with Quartz and Calcite probably Frazer’s Grove Mine, Rookhope, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 14

Galena (cube-octahedral) with Sphalerite and Ankerite from Swinhope Vein, Coalcleugh, West Allendale, Northumberland, England – NMCS 40

Galena and Ankerite probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 188

Galena with Calcite and drusy Quartz probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England  – NMCS 191


Goethite and Pyromorphite and Quartz from Fox’s Shaft, Pennine Escarpment, Cumbria, England – NMCS 228


Gypsum from Birkshead Mine (NY66500 25600) – NMCS 222

Gypsum (variety Selenite) – NMCS 126

Gypsum (‘Daisy Bed’) from Kirby Thore, Vale of Eden, Cumbria, England – NMCS 358

Pyrite from Smallcleugh Mine dump, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 420

Pyrite on Quartz and Ankerite from Prouds Sump, Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 52

Pyrite and Galena and Quartz from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 76


Pyrite and Galena probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 159

Pyrite with minor Quartz probably Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 171

Pyrite and Calcite from Coldberry, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 304

Pyromorphite on Quartz from Hard Rigg Edge, Hartside, Cumbria, England – NMCS 82

Quartz and Calcite, with minor Fluorite and Ankerite on reverse probably Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 9

Quartz on Fluorite probably Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 11


Quartz on brecciated Limestone and Galena from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 38

Quartz coated by Sphalerite and Calcite probably Weardale, Co. Durham, England – NMCS 113


Quartz (points) from Cornriggs Level, 7154 3720, Alston Moor, Cumbria, England – NMCS 220


Sphalerite from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 437

Sphalerite on Quartz epimorph after a cubic mineral from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 87

Sphalerite and Ankerite from Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 156

Sphalerite (Limestone breccia (large plate)) from Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 212

Sphalerite on Limestone –  NMCS 413

Sphalerite on Limestone – NMCS 414

Sphalerite on Limestone – NMCS 415

Sphalerite on Limestone – NMCS 416

Sphalerite and Quartz from North Pennines, England – NMCS 484

Witherite from Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 170

Witherite (etched and partly altered to Baryte) from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 59

Witherite (etched and partly altered to Baryte) from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 60

Witherite (etched crystals) from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 70

Witherite coated by Baryte from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 72

Witherite ball with Baryte from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 181


Witherite (altering to Baryte) and Sphalerite from Admiralty Concession Flat, Nentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England – NMCS 482