Foster's Hush

Foster's Hush
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Country England
Region North East
District Teesdale
Location NY859204
 - coordinates 54°34′45″N 2°13′8″W / 54.57917°N 2.21889°WCoordinates: 54°34′45″N 2°13′8″W / 54.57917°N 2.21889°W
Area 1.3 ha (3.2 acres)
Area of Search County Durham
Interest Geological
Map of England and Wales with a red dot representing the location of the Foster's Hush SSSI, Co Durham
Location of Foster's Hush SSSI, Co Durham
Website: Map of site

Foster's Hush is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It is located in the valley of Lune Head Beck, immediately south of the B6276 road, 6 km upstream of the Selset Reservoir dam.

At Foster's Hush, workings of a mineral-rich vein in the Great Limestone and Tuft Sandstone have exposed mineralisation of a rare mineral, witherite. The site has been listed by the Geological Conservation Review, both for the excellent mineral specimens it has provided and because it is the only locality in the North Pennines ore-field where witherite mineralisation can be observed in situ at the surface.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Foster's Hush". English Nature. Retrieved 20 July 2010.