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


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Pyromorphite

Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
02840370017829673815089.jpg
Pyromorphite

Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Pyromorphite

Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Colour:green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:17347
Long-form Identifier:1:3:17347:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDriggith Opencut (Roughton South Vein), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBlea Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘDry Gill 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
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘIngray Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘClints Gill (Roughton South Vein), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Eastwood, T. (1921) The Lead and Zinc Ores of the Lake District. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain Vol. 22. Geological Survey of Great Britain
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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