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Agardite from
Deer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | 'Agardite' (not an IMA approved species) | |
| Comments: | Specimens collected by B. Young from the dump of a cross-cut to the Deer Hills baryte lode [NY31303655] show minute pale green sprays (< 0.7mm) on quartz. In addition to Ce, La, and Nd the fibrous crystals contained some Bi. More recently found as minute pale blue fibrous crystals with a mineral near cuprian adamite and aurichalcite (M.P. Cooper Collection; det. BM(NH): XRD). | |
| Habit: | fibrous sprays | |
| Colour: | pale green; pale blue | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Agardite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Deer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 213 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:213:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Agardite | ||
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘDeer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
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