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Place Name
Blue John Cavern
Place Type
Natural/Geological Feature
Township
Castleton
Parish
Castleton
Grid Ref
SK1383
Hundred
Europe
County
Derbyshire
Country
United Kingdom, England
Notes
A natural limestone cavern near Castleton in the White Peak area of the Peak District National Park. Famous for its deposits of the rare mineral Blue John, the cavern contains impressive natural cave formations and has been worked for fluorite extraction for centuries.
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