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Linarite from
Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
03120330017271986935158.jpg
Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
03857240017271998356729.jpg
Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
08967610017271998361800.jpg
Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
04714740017271998387301.jpg
Linarite

Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Comments:Bridges et al. (2011): "Some early excellent linarite specimens are attributed to Roughton Gill Mine, but Davidson and Thomson (1951) expressed doubts about the provenance, an opinion supported by Bridges et al. (2008) who used mineralogical and geochemical evidence to support the view that these specimens actually originated from Red Gill Mine. In this study linarite is a fairly rare mineral; most specimens taking the form of a thin blue crust and are clearly a dump alteration product of galena and chalcopyrite. Crystals, when found, take the form of royal blue blades up to a maximum of 3 mm long."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Linarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7026
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7026:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Linarite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘTodd Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBalliway Rigg, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘThief Gills, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘSwinburn Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘDry Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWet Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
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Dana, James D. (1850) A System of Mineralogy (3rd ed.). G. P. Putnam. 711pp.
Sowerby, H. (1850) Popular mineralogy
Greg, Robert Philips, Lettsom, William G. (1858) Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland. John Van Voorst, London.
Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Goodchild, J.G. (1885) Contributions towards a list of minerals occurring in Cumberland and Westmorland [part 3]. Transactions of the Cumberland Association for the Advancement of Literature and Science, 9. 175-199
Day, F. H. (1928) Some notes on the minerals of the Caldbeck Fells. Transactions of the Carlisle Natural History Society, 4. 66-79
Davidson, W.F. and Thomson, N. (1951) Some notes on the minerals of Westmorland and Cumberland. North West Naturalist, 23 (for 1948), 136-154.
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
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.
Bridges, T.F., Green, D.I., Rumsey, M.S., Leppington, C.M. (2008) A review of the mineralisation at Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 29-47
Bridges, Trevor F., Green, David, Rumsey, Michael S., Leppington, C. Michael (2011) A review of the mineralisation of the Roughton Gill mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 3 Roughton Gill Mine. Journal of the Russell Society, 14. 3-23
 
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