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Ankerite from
Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Ankerite | |
| Formula: | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | |
| Comments: | Ankerite is the most common constituent of the metasomatic deposits in this mine and many others in the orefield. The colour is white-creamy in unoxidized specimens showing typical saddle shaped crystals to 1cm. Oxidised examples from the Nenthead mines varies in colour from pale creamy brown and yellow to black. | |
| Colour: | White to creamy | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 38 | |
| Galena | 36 | |
| Calcite | 16 | |
| Chalcopyrite | 13 | |
| Sphalerite | 12 | |
| Pyrite | 5 | |
| Siderite | 4 | |
| Brianyoungite | 3 | |
| Fluorite | 1 | |
| Baryte | 1 | |
| Native Sulphur | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ankerite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 770 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:770:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite | ||
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘCarrs Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘMiddlecleugh Upper Level, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘRampgill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.9km (0.5 miles) | ⓘCaplecleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBrownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘCoalcleugh Mine, Coalcleugh, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK | |
| 3.0km (1.9 miles) | ⓘNentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘPark Level Mine, Killhope Burn, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK | |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘBarneycraig Mine, Coalcleugh, West Allen, Northumberland, England, UK | |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘTynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK