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Chalcocite from
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Comments:Replaces bornite (Thimmaiah, 1956). Noted from the 12fm and 30fm level dumps by Hartley (1984).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3425
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3425:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSaddleback Old Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘDale Head Mine, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘBirk Fell Mine, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘBlack Scar Workings, Levers Water, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Thimmaiah, T. (1956) Mineralisation of the Caldbeck Fells area, Cumberland. University of London.
Shaw, W. T. (1972) Mining in the Lake Counties (2nd ed.) Dalesman Books, Clapham, Lancaster.
Hartley, J. (1984) A list of minerals associated with the ore deposits of the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Transactions of the Leeds Geological Association, 10 (3) 22-39
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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