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Susannite from
Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Susannite | |
| Formula: | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 | |
| Comments: | M. Wirth pers. comm. (det. BM(NH): XRD, 1987). | |
| Habit: | thin hexagonal prisms c. 0.2 mm across and up to 2 mm long, usually with a tapering pyramidal termination are the commonest form. Larger crystals are often tapering pyramids, up to 1 mm across, and usually no more than 3 mm long. Small crystals are often colourless and opaque, but larger crystals are usually pale blue and translucent. Rarely doubly terminated pyramidal crystals occur and, even more rarely, crystals can be glass clear. Common associates are cerussite, caledonite, leadhillite, mattheddleite and linarite. | |
| Colour: | colourless opaque; pale aquamarine blue translucent | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Leadhillite | 2 | |
| Caledonite | 1 | |
| Bindheimite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Susannite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 17852 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:17852:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Susannite | ||
| 0.7km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 56.5km (35.1 miles) | ⓘDirt Pot Lead Smelt Mill slag locality, Allendale, Northumberland, England, UK | |
| 67.9km (42.2 miles) | ⓘBollihope lead smelter slag locality, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK | |
| 71.8km (44.6 miles) | ⓘBollihope Smelt Mill slag locality, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK | |
| 79.1km (49.2 miles) | ⓘCastleside Smelting Mill slag locality, Healeyfield, County Durham, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK