Complex deposit of minerals in a 'pipe' formation in an old lead mine, with fluorite, calcite, baryte and galena intermixed.
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Location: Whalf lead mine, near Monyash, Derbyshire
Photo credit: © Phil Wolstenholme / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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