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A vein of Blue John stone has been found in Derbyshire, 150 years after the last discovery. The rare mineral, only found beneath Treak Cliff Hill, near Castleton in the Peak District, is so called ...
Behind the scenes at top Peak District tourist attraction. There are hidden amazing caverns with huge stalactites ...
A "lost" vein of rare Blue John stone has been rediscovered in a Peak District cavern, solving a 68-year-old mining mystery. In 1945 a miner by the name of John Royse reported finding an amazing ...
Derbyshire Blue John is a semi-precious mineral, a notoriously fragile yet beautiful form of fluorite with purple-blue or yellow bands of colour which create striking patterns in the rock.
Peak Cavern, boasting Britain's largest cave entrance at 60ft high, frequently hosts special events and concerts. A delightful path from the village, tracing the river, leads up to the cave.
Rare Derbyshire Blue John pieces, including an 18th century ormolu-mounted urn, linked to Birmingham industrialist Matthew Boulton, are to be sold by Fellows Auctioneers at their offices in the ...
Around 60kg of Blue John was recovered after Derbyshire Police’s Rural Crime Team searched an address in the Greater Manchester ... Blue John naturally forms in caves in Castleton, Derbyshire ...
Police said a large quantity of Blue John was recovered from an address in Greater Manchester on Tuesday night following a report of theft in Castleton, Derbyshire, on 13 October.
Set at the foot of the imposing Mam Tor and lined with quaint stone cottages, Castleton sits at the head of Hope Valley, in the Peak District ...
A vein of Blue John stone has been found in Derbyshire, 150 years after the last discovery. The rare mineral, only found beneath Treak Cliff Hill, near Castleton in the Peak District, is so called ...
Police said a large quantity of Blue John was recovered from an address in Greater Manchester on Tuesday night following a report of theft in Castleton, Derbyshire, on 13 October.