Hematite from Goose Green Mine, Cumbria, UK

A range of specimens of Hematite from the Goose Green Mine, part of the West Cumberland Iron Field.

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Hematite from Goose Green Mine, Cumbria, UK

A range of specimens of Hematite from the Goose Green Mine, part of the West Cumberland Iron Field.

These specimens were collected in 1978 by Roy Starkey, a prominent British mineralogist, and do come with his identification label.

The labels are in reasonable condition but I've encased them in clear plastic for its protection - can be removed from this easy enough.

There isn't too much information readily available on the Goose Green Mine, only that mining began in 1855 and may have ceased in 1892. It was briefly worked again from 1910-1913.

  • #1 - 42.5x30.4x13MM - sparkling Hematite crystals on an iron stained Quartz matrix. The pieces of Hematite themselves measure up to 5MM approximately.
  • #2 - 32.4x20.8x17.2MM - a nice specimen of botryoidal Hematite. Has a fairly flat bottom for display. Often known as ‘Kidney Ore’.
  • #3 - 35.35x33x22.9MM - a dark grey-brown piece with small areas of botryoidal Hematite. Surprisingly bright red in certain lights.

Additional information

Weight 0.05 kg
Dimensions 4 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Specimen

#1 – 42.5×30.4x13MM (Hematite on Quartz matrix), #2 – 32.4×20.8×17.2MM (Kidney Ore), #3 – 35.35x33x22.9MM

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