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Wroewolfeite from
Silver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Classification
Species:Wroewolfeite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Comments:Cooper & Stanley (1990): Specimen in the D.I. Green collection, identified by the collector at Leeds University (XRD, 1988). Almost certainly dump-formed. From an old ore pile in the west bank of the gill [NY29953415].
Habit:blades up to 0.5mm
Colour:deep blue
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wroewolfeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11895:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wroewolfeite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘTynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘCastleside Smelting Mill slag locality, Healeyfield, County Durham, England, UK
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘBlackcraig Mine (East Blackcraig Mine; West Blackcraig Mine), Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
90.2km (56.1 miles) ⓘCove Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘWhytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘMeadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
References
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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