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Plumbogummite from
Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Plumbogummite | |
| Formula: | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | |
| Comments: | The first report of plumbogummite from the South Vein in higher Roughton Gill is due to Arthur Kingsbury, who recorded specimens "along the back of the south vein, on the flank of Balliway Rigg, from just above the waterfall to the junction of higher Roughtongill with the northern Thief Gill" in an unpublished manuscript completed in 1951. A number of superb specimens, with very precise labels are preserved in the Kingsbury collection at the NHM. | |
| Habit: | drusy encrustations and crystals. | |
| Colour: | pale lavender blue to dark blue; yellow-brown. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plumbogummite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 17152 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:17152:0 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Plumbogummite | ||
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘBalliway Rigg, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘIron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘTodd Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘBurdell Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘArm O'Grain, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Higher Roughton Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK