Blue John Cavern

United Kingdom / England / Tideswell /

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Tours available of the cavern which is a mine for the mineral, blue john.

www.bluejohn-cavern.co.uk/

Blue John is a particular color of Fluorite chemically Ca F2. It is soft and fragile.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_John_Cavern

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Coordinates: 53°20'43"N 1°48'12"W

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