Minerals recently found in upper Teesdale .

 

 

 

 

I found these minerals recently i find them fascinating, the first two images show crystals found in split geodes found in upper Teesdale,   The third image shows what seems to be some kind of melicaria commonly found in Mexico, this piece was found in upper Teesdale .

The two images above show a split rock found in the centre of an egg shaped geode, its coated in crystals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first image's show  split geode's containing what i think are quartz crystals both large and very small.
The last image shows the inside of the rock found in the egg shaped geode.

Yorks magnetic curb stones

On a recent visit to York i found that the curb stones appear to be Whin stone, and ide bet they originate from one of the Cleveland Dyke quarries between Stainton and Cliff rigg.  The image shows a rare earth magnet stuck to a curb stone not far from the Shambles,in York city centre.

The second image is the boothem area of york the curb stones tested here were also magnetic.
 

Report on visit to teesdale to test the magnetic properties of both the Cleveland Dyke and Great Whinn Sill

http://youtu.be/srZsAaVGukA

http://youtu.be/9SIDRbMaOYY


The two links above show video's taken boy Roger Curry a good friend who is helping me into both the Magnetic qualities of the Cleveland Dyke and the Stainton newly discovered Gravel beds. The video's are not great but the conditions where very bad at one point we had a visit from a Tornado!

They basically show me and Roger testing both the Cleveland Dyke and the Great Whinn sill at Coldberry (Cleveland Dyke outcrop) and Great Whinn Sill at High force, Teesdale, we tested both with rare earth magnets and lesser powered magnets, our conclusion was this - The outcrop of Cleveland Dyke at Coldberry although magnetic was in no way as magnetic as the Stainton quarry whin stone ( Basaltic andesite)  - The Great whinn sill  at High force again although magnetic showed a far lower magnetic attraction than that of the Whin stone from the Stainton quarry samples tested over the last year.

I have now tested a fifty mile stretch of the Cleveland Dyke from Teesdale to the east coast and have found in all cases that the Stainton Quarry Whinnstone is by far the most magnetic. 


                             For more info and images regarding my research into magnetic minerals please click the link below
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Magnetic sea wall at Staithes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I visited Staithes today on a day out with the kids and was surprised to find out from a local lad that the sea defence was made up of Larvikite from Norway.  I  was impelled to test its magnetic properties and found it to have equal attraction as the Stainton basaltic andesite, i believe the ingredient that links these two different rocks along with others is either Titan augite or Titonomagnatite.