A REPORT ON THE WESTERNHOPE OLD MINE, WEARDALE, CO. DURHAM

摘要

Westernhope Old Mine, situated deep in the grouse moors to the south of Westgate in Weardale, was one of the few places in the Northern Pennine Orefield where a wide range of supergene copper minerals including malachite, azurite, cuprite, native copper, 'chrysocolla' and linarite could be found in reasonable amounts. Unfortunately, a large part of the dumps, including the most mineralogically interesting part, has been removed and used to make a track to a shooting cabin. This paper describes the site mineralogy based on old and recently collected material.