| Classification |
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| Species: | Pyrite |
| Formula: | FeS2 |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | silvery |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Pyrite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 562989 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:562989:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite |
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| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘIron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘSmith vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘHay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 2.3km (1.5 miles) | ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| References |
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Green, D.I., Bridges, T.F., Rumsey, M.S., Leppington, C.M., Tindle, A.G. (2008) A review of the mineralogy of the Roughton Gill Mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 2 The Roughton Gill South Vein on Balliway Rigg. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 3-28 |
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