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England (Durham), England

Weardale fluorite mines, County Durham

Crystal locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Superb green, purple, galena.

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

Why this spot

Carbonate-hosted

Source of the famous fluorescent green Weardale fluorite.

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