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Serpierite from
Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK


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Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Serpierite, etc.

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
08424900017363907821278.jpg
Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
06630600017272010595946.jpg
Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
03486680017272010617356.jpg
Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
09661960017272010628146.jpg
Serpierite, etc.

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
06630600017272010595946.jpg
Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
03486680017272010617356.jpg
Serpierite

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
09661960017272010628146.jpg
Serpierite, etc.

Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Locality type:Slag Locality
Classification
Species:Serpierite
Formula:Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Formation:Post-mining/Anthropogenic
Colour:blue-green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Linarite4
Anglesite2
Wroewolfeite2
Lautenthalite1
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:17616
Long-form Identifier:1:3:17616:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘBlackcraig Mine (East Blackcraig Mine; West Blackcraig Mine), Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
98.9km (61.5 miles) ⓘForce Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Green, D. I. (1987) The minerals of Meadowfoot smelter. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 2, Rockbottom Publications. 3-9
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
Rust, Steve .A. (2022) The Minerals of the Meadowfoot Smelter. 608 pages printed by Book Printing UK. Distributed by the author.
 
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