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Frizington, Cumbria

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: hematite, barite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: hematite orefield, calcite

West Cumbrian iron orefield documented for hematite plus fine calcite, barite and quartz.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old shafts, made ground

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