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Alston Moor / Nenthead, Cumbria

Crystal locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, sphalerite, baryte.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Carboniferous Limestone, North Pennine Orefield veins

Classic North Pennine Orefield minerals.

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