A Weardale Mineralogical Mystery

Coincident with the height of mining in Weardale during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, was a popularity in Britain for collecting "objects of natural history," including mineral specimens, by those with the financial ability to do so. This led to a thriving secondary market in sp...

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Published in:Rocks & minerals 2006-01, Vol.81 (3), p.225-228
Main Author: Fisher, Jesse
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Mineralogy
Minerals
Mining
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Summary:Coincident with the height of mining in Weardale during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, was a popularity in Britain for collecting "objects of natural history," including mineral specimens, by those with the financial ability to do so. This led to a thriving secondary market in specimens, which was primarily based outside of Weardale itself, in the town of Alston. Weardale is, even today, located in one of the more remote parts of the country, and before the establishment of extensive rail and later road networks, travel to the mines by the average individual was difficult and time consuming.
ISSN:0035-7529
1940-1191
DOI:10.3200/RMIN.81.3.225-228