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Cuprite from
Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


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Cuprite, etc.

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Cuprite, etc.

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Cuprite, etc.

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
09414550017398729978718.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
03639180017368390049069.jpg
Cuprite, etc.

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Cuprite, etc.

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Bridges et al. (2011): "Cuprite is rare, but has been found as bright red encrustations, generally of the order of 2 mm across, associated with grey copper(I) sulphides and malachite on a small number of specimens."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:15721
Long-form Identifier:1:3:15721:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘDeer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Branston, J. W. (1912) The minerals of Cumberland. Transactions of the Carlisle Natural History Society, 2. 14-29
Postlethwaite, John (1913) Mines and Mining in the (English) Lake District (3rd ed.) W. H. Moss & Sons Ltd, Whitehaven.
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
Bridges, Trevor F., Green, David, Rumsey, Michael S., Leppington, C. Michael (2011) A review of the mineralisation of the Roughton Gill mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 3 Roughton Gill Mine. Journal of the Russell Society, 14. 3-23
 
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