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Caledonite from
Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Caledonite
Formula:Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Comments:Cooper & Stanley (1990): "From the 'top level' dumps (Hartley, 1984); also as 'tiny crystals' (Davidson & Thomson, 1951). Specimens in the Kingsbury Collection, BM(NH), show sharp crystals in quartz."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Caledonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:15219
Long-form Identifier:1:3:15219:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘWet Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘThief Gills, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Davidson, W.F. and Thomson, N. (1951) Some notes on the minerals of Westmorland and Cumberland. North West Naturalist, 23 (for 1948), 136-154.
Hartley, J. (1984) A list of minerals associated with the ore deposits of the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Transactions of the Leeds Geological Association, 10 (3) 22-39
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
 
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