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Kermesite from
Wet Swine Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Stream
Classification
Species:Kermesite
Formula:Sb2S2O
Comments:Cooper & Stanley (1990): "Possibly as 'tenuous red films' on quartz with primary antimony minerals (Fortey et al., 1984). Requires confirmation."
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kermesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wet Swine Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16587
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16587:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kermesite
9.6km (5.9 miles) ⓘWanthwaite Mine, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Fortey, N. J., Ingham, J. D., Skilton, B. R. H., Young, B., Shepherd, T. J. (1984) Antimony mineralisation at Wet Swine Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, 45 (1-2) 59-65 doi:10.1144/pygs.45.1-2.59
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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