High Down Quarry
West Buckland, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
High Down Quarry is an ancient abandoned quarry near the town of Barnstaple, which produced fine specimens of (and is the type locality for) Wavellite.
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There are numerous quarries in the area that produce fine, and extremely similar Wavellite specimens, and it can also be found by construction or digging nearby too, including another small quarry behind High Down cottages nearby – so it is reasonable to say that ‘High Down Quarry’ may not always be a precise locale, especially when dealing with older specimens.
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- George and Charlotte Mine, Devon and Cornwall United Mines, Gulworthy, Devon
- Great Rock Mine, Hennock, Teignbridge, Devon
- Haytor Mine, Ilsington, Teignbridge, Devon
- Hemerdon Tungsten Mine, Sparkwell, Devon - formerly Hemerdon Mine, Drakelands Mine, Hemerdon Bal
- High Down Quarry, West Buckland, Devon
- Ivy Tor Mine, Belstone, West Devon, Devon
- Kingswood Mine, West Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge, Devon
- Littleham Bay, Budleigh Salterton, East Devon, Devon
- Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, Devon
- New England Quarry, Yealmpton, Devon
- Peak Hill, Sidmouth, East Devon, Devon
- South Bedford Mine, Gulworthy, Devon
- Sydenham and Lee Wood mine, Sydenham Damerel, West Devon, Devon
- Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland, Devon
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- Whitestone Quarry, Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge, Devon
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