| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Gypsum |
| Formula: | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Comments: | supergene mineral of late formation, formed from acid solutions reacting with calcite. |
| Habit: | blades |
| Colour: | transparent |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Gypsum data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Shap Pink Quarry, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 72016 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:72016:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum |
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| 2.8km (1.8 miles) | ⓘSherry Gill, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 19.7km (12.2 miles) | ⓘStamp Hill Mine, Long Marton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 19.8km (12.3 miles) | ⓘLongriggs Mine, Long Marton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘAcorn Bank Gypsum Mine, Temple Sowerby, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘBirks Head Mine, Long Marton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 22.8km (14.2 miles) | ⓘFlusco Quarry, Newbiggin, Greystoke, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘPaddy End Mine, Coniston, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 29.3km (18.2 miles) | ⓘLong Meg Mine, Lazonby, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 34.0km (21.1 miles) | ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘThe Higher Mine, Yealand Conyers, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK |
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