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Atacamite from
Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Atacamite | |
| Formula: | Cu2(OH)3Cl | |
| Comments: | A single specimen in the BM(NH) Collection, namely B.M. 31622a, bought of Mr. D. Lowry, 1860 (Bannister et al., 1950 and Kingsbury & Hartley, 1956). Bridges et al. (2011): "A specimen of this mineral in the NHM is labelled from ‘Roughtongill’. Kingsbury and Hartley (1956) consider the specimen actually originated from Potts Gill Mine, where Kingsbury claimed to have found further similar specimens. It has not been found in this study and is very unlikely to occur in the geochemical environment of Roughton Gill. It should not be included in a list of Roughton Gill minerals." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Atacamite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 14685 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:14685:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite | ||
| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘHay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 43.2km (26.8 miles) | ⓘCriffel granodiorite, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 44.3km (27.5 miles) | ⓘCaulkerbush, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 44.9km (27.9 miles) | ⓘMarbruie Cove, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘNeedle's Eye Mine, Needle's Eye, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 54.1km (33.6 miles) | ⓘDalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| References | ||
Bannister, F. A., Hey, Max H., Claringbull, G. F. (1950) Connellite, buttgenbachite, and tallingite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 29 (211) 280-286 doi:10.1180/minmag.1950.029.211.04 | ||
