Magpie Mine: Rockhounding in Derbyshire, Derbyshire
Magpie Mine is a mapped rockhounding spot in Derbyshire, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Reported finds include galena, fluorite, calcite, baryte, sphalerite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Magpie Mine in Derbyshire, Derbyshire
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- Derbyshire
- County / council area
- Derbyshire
- Postcode
- DE45 1QU
- Coordinates
- 53.21060, -1.74240
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual collecting
Public-tagged UK spots are usually beaches, foreshore, or long-worked collecting localities where picking up loose material is generally tolerated. Watch the tides, never dig into cliffs, and check local bylaws before you collect.
Rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most UK land is private, beaches and foreshore generally tolerate casual pebble collecting, and SSSIs and scheduled monuments are protected. Check this site's status before you collect.
Found at Magpie Mine
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Magpie Mine.
- Ladywash MineDerbyshire · 6 mi awayFluorite, Calcite, Baryte
- Milldam MineDerbyshire · 6 mi awayFluorite, Calcite, Baryte
- Jeffrey Lane Open CutDerbyshire · 8 mi awayFluorite, Baryte, Galena
- Ecton MineStaffordshire · 8 mi awayChalcopyrite, Malachite, Azurite
- Dirtlow RakeDerbyshire · 9 mi awayFluorite, Baryte, Galena
- Golconda MineDerbyshire · 9 mi awayBaryte, Galena, Fluorite
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