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Cassiterite from
Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Cassiterite | |
| Formula: | SnO2 | |
| Comments: | Cooper & Stanley (1990): "A few small crystal sections, embedded in quartz and mica, were found by Kingsbury in 1953 from the Harding vein 'new low-level cross-cut, south drive' and are represented by specimens in the Russell and Kingsbury Collections, BM(NH). In addition, the King Collection (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (NMW)) contains a good grey-brown incomplete geniculate twin, originally labelled scheelite, which, if authentic, is undoubtedly the best Carrock specimen extant. It may have been found during the 1940s working and was obtained by King from the H.F. Harwood collection (R.J. King, pers. comm.) The 'ores of tin, both of a resinous and nearly black colour' in a matrix 'nearly as hard as tempered steel', reported by Parson & White (1829) from 'a vein at Brandy Gill near the Caldew' no doubt refer to scheelite and wolframite." | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2953 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2953:7 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite | ||
| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘDale Head North, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 58.1km (36.1 miles) | ⓘGroverake Mine, Rookhope, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK | |
| 93.8km (58.3 miles) | ⓘMeadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
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