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Malachite from
Force Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyromorphite1
Sphalerite1
Quartz1
Galena1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Force Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16801:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘStoneycroft Smelter slag locality, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGoldscope Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘYewthwaite Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘBrandlehow Mine, Catbells, Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘDale Head Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘWad Mine, Seathwaite, Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘBrundholme Mine (Glenderaterra Mine; Blencathra Mine), Glenderaterra Valley, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘGlenderaterra Valley, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘWoodend Mine, Threlkeld, Threlkeld, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘWythburn Mine (Wheal Henry; Helvellyn Mine), St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Jarvis, Adam P., Catherine J. Gandy, and John A. Webb. 2023. "Controls on the Generation and Geochemistry of Neutral Mine Drainage: Evidence from Force Crag Mine, Cumbria, UK" Minerals 13, no. 5: 592. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13050592
Young, B. & Cooper, A.H. (1988) The Geology and Mineralisation of Force Crag Mine, Cumbria. The Cumberland Geological Society, Proceedings: 5(1): 5-11.
 
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