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Rift Mine

Harptree Combe, East Harptree.

NGR:ST 56090 55771
WGS84:51.29936, -2.63120
Length:25 m
Depth:5 m
Altitude:130 m
Tags:Mine
Registry:mcr-cs

Abandoned calamine working in conglomerate and limestone. Originally 30m long but first 9m has collapsed, leaving an open rift.

Alternative Names: Harptree Combe Mine No.3, Mine 4003

Notes: May be one of John Collinson's Lapis Calminaris (1791).

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