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	Show Caves of Britain: Blue John Cavern
		Blue John Cavern acquired by the Ollerenshaw familiy.
		Blue John is a unique fluor spar, found only at Castleton, which makes it the rarest natural formation in the British Isles.
		The action of water is visible everywhere in the cavern in the scalloping and etching of the rock walls.
	www.showcaves.com /english/gb/showcaves/BlueJohn.html (689 words)

	Blue John Cavern -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Blue John Cavern is one of the four show caves in (additional info and facts about Castleton) Castleton, (additional info and facts about Derbyshire) Derbyshire, (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
		Until recently the precious mineral " (additional info and facts about Blue John) Blue John" (etymology obscure) or "Derbyshire Spar" was mined from this (An underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea) cave.
		Blue John is a blue streaked type of (A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine) fluorite found nowhere else in the world other than this cave and the nearby Treak Cliff Cavern.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bl/blue_john_cavern.htm (170 words)

	Blue John Stone
		Blue John Stone is a rare, semiprecious mineral found at only one location in the world - a hillside near Mam Tor, just outside Castleton, in the Derbyshire Peak District National Park, England.
		Blue John Stone is a semiprecious stone and gives Castleton its nickname of 'Gem of the Peaks'.
		Blue John has been prized for ornaments and jewellery and it can be found in many great collections housed in places such as Windsor Castle, the White House and the Vatican.
	www.bluejohnstone.co.uk /index.htm (396 words)

	Buxton Online, Derbyshire Peak District local towns and villages
		Blue John, is only known from this single area, and nowhere else in the world.
		The cavern is open to the public, and its length is 4180 feet / 1274m.
		Treak Cliff Cavern, is situated on the opposite side of the hill, to that of the Blue John Cavern.
	www.buxtononline.net /derbyshire.htm (3683 words)

	Discover Derbyshire and the Peak District
		Blue John Cavern is famous for its semi-precious stone, Speedwell for its half-mile subterranean boat trip and Treak Cliff Cavern for its stalactites.
		The world famous cavern is of outstanding educational and geological interest and is open to the public.
		Peak Cavern is a true cave, directly beneath the castle, it has a dramatic entrance and is said to have the largest cave entrance in Britain.
	www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk /castleton.htm (1119 words)

	Practical Caravan - Great days out - Peak District 1
		Peak Cavern, in Castleton, is less salubriously known and actively marketed as the Devil's Arse, the name given to it by the men who for centuries made rope in its massive entrance.
		Blue John takes much skill to mine and craft, and it is correspondingly expensive.
		Poole's Cavern, opened to the public in 1853, has a long and diverse history, with its first visitors arriving more than 5000 years ago when prehistoric man sheltered here in the entrance to the cavern.
	www.practicalmotorhome.co.uk /greatarchive/oct03tour1.html (906 words)

	Blue John, Blue John Caves Derbyshire
		The Blue John love affair lasted until the end of the Victorian era, but by that time whole Peak District industries were dependent on it and so another use needed to be found.
		During the 1770s Blue John was exported to France to have ormolu decorations added and it is believed that it was during this time that the name stuck.
		Blue John cavern, its entrance dramatically overshadowed by Mam Tor, is world famous as home to eight of the fourteen varieties of Blue John.
	www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk /content.php?categoryId=3007 (1926 words)

	Castleton in the Peak District of Derbyshire
		Blue John is a mineral almost unique in the world to this tiny area.
		Within the caverns you can see superb formations of stalactites and stalagmites, in addition to the veins of Blue John that are still mined to this day.
		Here Blue John is still mined and deposits can be viewed with various different types of pigment throughout the walk.
	www.sheffieldontheinternet.co.uk /castletn.html (608 words)

	Castleton to Edale
		Speedwell Cavern is a former lead mine and is surprisingly extensive; the tour of those parts open to the public includes a trip on an underground canal boat which, thanks to the guides, is a thoroughly entertaining experience.
		The footpath from Treak Cliff to Blue John; Mam Tor from Blue John Cavern
		Blue John Cavern is, like Treak Cliff, still worked for bluejohn flourspar and also open to the public as a showcave; once again tours are worthwhile and highly recommended.
	www.jbutler.org.uk /e2e/WhitePeak/w4/index.shtml (2043 words)

	Castleton, Derbyshire, England
		Treak Cliff (admission in 2006 is £6.50 for adults and £3.50 for children), and to a lesser extent, Blue John have veins of a rare mineral called Blue John (from the French Bleu Jaune meaning Blue Yellow).
		Blue John, which is a form of fluorspar, was discovered as miners were exploring the cave system for lead.
		The roadway from Treak Cliff Cavern to the Blue John Cavern used to be the A625.
	www.derbyshireguide.co.uk /travel/castleton.htm (1987 words)

	Frappr Maps - My Photos
		Blue John Cavern and Treak Cliff contain the treasured, pretty blue and yellow fluorspar called Blue John.
		Blue John is only found in this area of Britain, andsmall pieces of the mineral are still plentiful, large pieces are now rare.
		Peak Cavern is the source of the village river, Peakshole Water and as such it is the only Cavern that has to be closed during the winter due to flooding.
	www.frappr.com /?a=myphotos&id=235807 (1596 words)

	Blue John Mine, Caves, Caverns, Visitor Centres: Blue John mine Castleton Derbyshire in the Peak District
		Comprehensive planning was necessary to ensure that the whole project of opening the mine to the public was complementary to the caverns without appearing to intrude or commercialise.
		From the many favourable comments it would appear that this aim has been achieved and it has been suggested by a considerable number of visitors I that the Blue John Cavern is the finest that can be visited by the public in the whole of Western Europe.
		Highlights of the tour include the Grand Crystallised Cavern, The Waterfall Cavern and the huge chamber of Lord Mulgrave's Dining Room in which his lordship is said to have entertained local miners with a subterranean dinner party.
	www.peakdistrict-nationalpark.com /tourist/Blue-John-Mine.html (215 words)

	Blue John Mine and Cavern, Castleton , Hope Valley, England
		Blue John Mine, Mam Tor, Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire is a popular cavern which was once mined for lead and Blue John.
		The Blue John Cavern is at the top of the hill above Winnats Pass and is reached from Castleton either by walking up the hillside or by going up Winnats Pass and turning down the old Mam Tor road (now closed between the Blue John Mine and Treak Cliff).
		It descends a long series of steps to reach a large chamber known as Crystalised Cavern, which is followed by Lord Mulgrave's Dining-Room and the Variegated Cavern, all of which contain fine formations and interesting minerals.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /visits/bluejohn.php (399 words)

	Peak District towns and villages - Castleton
		The latter is well known to archaeologists (the summit is enclosed in a hill fort), geologists (as an example of a landslip) and of course outdoor enthusiasts.
		The stone Blue John is found nowhere else in the world and is mined and worked locally.
		Blue John jewellery and ornaments can be obtained in many local shops.
	www.thepeakdistrict.info /fast/html/castleton.html (583 words)

	DERBYSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on DERBYSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The dales and ravines which ramify among the limestone heights are characteristic and beautiful, and the valley of the Dove (q.v.) or Dovedale, on the border with Staffordshire, is as famous as any of the northern dales.
		The Carboniferous or Mountain Limestone is the oldest formation in the county; its thickness is not known, but it is certainly over 2000 ft.; it is well exposed n the numerous narrow gorges cut by the Derwent and its tributaries and by the Dove on the Staffordshire border.
		The woollen industry flourished in the county before the reign of John, when an exclusive privilege of dyeing cloth was conceded to the burgesses of Derby.
	www.1911ency.org /D/DE/DERBYSHIRE.htm (4371 words)

	The University of Manchester
		After boarding the Bus at the conference centre you will be wisked away to beautiful Derbyshire (about 40 Km) to visit the Blue John Cavern the Odin Mine and finally you can visit the tea shops of Castleton a beautiful English village after which you will return to Manchester.
		Blue John Cavern is a natural cave, discovered by the Romans over 2,0000 years ago.
		The path of the tour follows the dried up bed of the river that formed this cave and a mined passage descends steeply from the entrance into the natural caverns, and visitors can soon see the original vein of Blue John which the miners were following when they burst into the caves.
	www.mc.manchester.ac.uk /eunis2005/postconferencetours (749 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Castleton, Derbyshire, UK
		The Peak Cavern is interesting for the evidence of human habitation.
		The Blue John cavern is a little further out of the village, but worth a trip for the unique mineral mined here.
		Blue John is a blue streaked type of fluorspar found nowhere else in the world.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A387588 (866 words)

	Peak District Attractions and Places to Visit
		This huge natural cavern is so high you cannot see the top and is so deep that when the canal was dug many tons of waste rock were tipped into it without making any visible impression upon it.
		The initial sections of the cave pass through the old mine workings and veins of Blue John (which is a fluorspar discoloured by blue and yellow impurities, much used for jewellery) can clearly be seen in the walls.
		Treak Cliff Cavern is on the left as you reach the major road at the foot of Winnats Pass.
	www.cressbrook.co.uk /scripts/visits/cascavs.php (1717 words)

	:: The Cavern Club ::
		The old bricks were used to reconstruct the arches and the vaults to more or less the same dimensions as the original club.
		The entrance to the Club today is 15 yards nearer to North John Street than the original club.
		In early 1991 Cavern City Tours put a proposal to Royal Life, the owners of the development.
	www.liverpooltour.com /Cavern84.htm (286 words)

	Blue John Veins - A unique Derbyshire mineral
		Although all Blue John Stone comes from a single hillside, just outside Castleton in the Derbyshire Peak District National Park, it is not found as a single mass.
		Not only is Blue John a unique Derbyshire mineral but the different veins give a great variety to this stone.
		Tradition has it that there are fourteen named veins, but in reality, each vein is so variable that there are many more than fourteen varieties of Blue John.
	www.bluejohnstone.co.uk /blue-john-veins.htm (102 words)

	Welcome To The World Famous Blue John Cavern And The Original Blue John Craft Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is home to eight of the fourteen known varieties of Blue John Stone, a beautiful and ornamental fluor-spar.
		The Blue John Cavern is steeped in history and old mining equipment is on view inside the cavern.
		Blue John can be seen in it's natural state along with stalactites, stalagmites and huge caverns.
	www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk /cav.htm (226 words)

	DERBYSHIRE - Online Information article about DERBYSHIRE
		BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)
		CLOUD (from the same root, if not the same word, as " clod," a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages for a mass or lump; it is first applied in the usual sense in the late 13th century; the Anglo-Saxon chid is only used in the sense of " a ma
		wars of John's reign Bolsover and Peak Castles were garrisoned by the rebellious barons.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /DEM_DIO/DERBYSHIRE.html (4286 words)

	Caverns near Castleton in the Peak District
		The Blue John Cavern and mine on Buxton Road was a major source of the mineral Blue John.
		The cavern boasts 50m high chambers and is over 500 metres in length.
		Treak Cliff Cavern, by the A 625 offers a tour lasting almost three-quarters of an hour for you to be impressed by the stalagmites and stalactites of this cavern, another important source of Blue John.
	www.thepeakdistrict.info /fast/html/underground_in_the_castleton_a.html (519 words)

	Places to visit or attractions in the Peak District (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Blue John Cavern, Treak Cliff Cavern, Speedwell Cavern and Peak Cavern.
		Peak Cavern is the only wholly natural cavern of the four (it was known to locals as the Devil's Arse).
		Speedwell Cavern is a huge natural cavern so high it is impossible to see the top and is so deep that when the canal was dug many tons of waste rock were tipped into it without making a discernable difference.
	www.peakcottagesdirect.co.uk /122_ti_attractions.html (651 words)

	PEAK DISTRICT CAVING News - July 2006 www.peakdistrictcaving.info
		John Cordingley, covered in silt and mud after diving Blue John Cavern's Downstream Sump.
		John Cordingley washing off after diving the incredibly muddy Blue John Cavern Downstream Sump.
		Six hours of effort brought a mix of timber, plastic pipes, metal, plastic sheets and other associated items to the to the surface and this was placed in a skip. The skip was paid for by English Nature as part of the SSSI Cave Monitoring Project that has been carried out over the last three years.
	w01-0504.web.dircon.net /pdc/cave0607.htm (480 words)

	peak district local history, customs, wildlife, transport - Peakland Heritage
		Blue John was the earlier of the two souvenir trades.
		The Blue John Cavern and Mine has eight of the 14 different veins of Blue John.
		None of the Blue John visible to visitors will ever be removed.
	www.peaklandheritage.org.uk /index.asp?peakkey=20801621 (528 words)

	Derbyshire Caves and Caverns in Northwest England
		An historic cavern containing the first known mined deposits of the Blue John mineral for which the locality is famous.
		The Pillar is the largest piece of Blue John left in the cavern.
		Located at the foot of the Winnats Pass, the Speedwell Cavern is in many ways a unique cavern experience, as visitors are rowed through the 200 year old lead workings by boat.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /daytrips/out/caves.html (367 words)

	Blue from West Oz: Paul Hartridge's Journey Through America
		Blue: Just been up to Preston where I was born and left as a 10 yr old.
		Blue in Dart Street - Preston, Lancashire, England and outside the house he lived in for approximately 6 years.
		Blue's street chum Paul, his Daughter Toni, Mum Margaret, sister Dianne and Dad Trevor at The Beatles museum, set up of the Cavern John and Blue at the Cavern.
	www.submarinesailor.com /oz/blue2004/BlueEngland02.asp (688 words)

	Mindat Mineralogy Messageboard :: Identity Help :: Blue John Fluorite
		They are crystallized, but recently a collector informed me that the proper Blue-John fluorite (the one from the famous cavern) is alsways massive, never crystallized; he said that two pieces came from one of the many mines in County Durham, probably Weardale).
		I live not far from the blue john caverns (there is more than one) and it is a massive banded fluorite coloured, deep purple, pale yellow and colourless.
		The Blue John caverns are also in Derbyshire at a place called Castleton.
	www.mindat.org /mesg-11-65234.html (596 words)

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