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Magpie Mine, Sheldon

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: galena, barite.

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

Why this spot

Best-preserved Derbyshire lead mine surface works, worked over 200 years

Documented Peak District heritage site maintained by the mining historical society.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

open shafts

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