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Quartz from
Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK


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Rock Crystal

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Milky Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Rock Crystal

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Milky Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Rock Crystal

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Milky Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
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Quartz

Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite25
Muscovite19
- var Gilbertite1
Scheelite17
Wolframite Group6
Chalcopyrite4
Bismuthinite3
Tetradymite2
Mica Group2
Sphalerite2
Cosalite2
Pyrite2
Linarite1
Aikinite1
K Feldspar1
Native Bismuth1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:17430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:17430:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Emerson vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Harding vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Smith vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSmith vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPoddy Gill, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘArm O'Grain, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCaldew Valley, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWet Swine Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBurdell Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBarstow's Trench, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘIron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Dewey, Henry, Dines, H. G. (1923) Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain Vol. 1, Tungsten and Manganese Ores (3rd ed.) Geological Survey of Great Britain
Day, F. H. (1928) Some notes on the minerals of the Caldbeck Fells. Transactions of the Carlisle Natural History Society, 4. 66-79
Stansfield Kitchen, C. (1934) The Skiddaw Granite and its Residual Products. Journal of the Geological Society, 90 (1) 158-200 doi:10.1144/gsl.jgs.1934.090.01-04.07
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1956) Cosalite and other lead sulpho-salts at Grainsgill, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck, Cumberland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (235) 296-300 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.03
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1957) New occurrences of arseniosiderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (237) 499-500 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.237.12
Shaw, W. T. (1972) Mining in the Lake Counties (2nd ed.) Dalesman Books, Clapham, Lancaster.
Fortey, N.J. (1978) Mineral parageneses of the Harding vein tungsten deposit, Carrock Fell mine, Cumbria. Mineralogy Unit Report 228, Institute of Geological Sciences.
Ball, T.K., Fortey, N.J., and Shepherd, T.J. (1985) Mineralisation at the Carrock Fell Tungsten Mine, N. England: Paragenetic, fluid inclusion and geochemical study. Mineralium Deposita, 20, 57-65.
Young, B. (1987) Glossary of the minerals of the Lake District and adjoining areas. British Geological Survey, Newcastle upon Tyne. 104pp.
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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