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Mimetite from
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Mimetite | |
| Formula: | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | |
| Comments: | Cooper & Stanley (1991): "small, rounded, greenish to khaki crystals encrusting quartz. The mineral frequently contains a high proportion of phosphate and passes insensibly into pyromorphite. Many specimens are of intermediate composition." | |
| Habit: | rounded | |
| Colour: | milky green to khaki | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Pyromorphite | 1 | |
| Bayldonite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Mimetite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (9 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7751 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7751:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite | ||
| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘDriggith Opencut (Roughton South Vein), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘDry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘLow Pike north slopes, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘBlea Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘDeer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘNether Row Brow, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| References | ||
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK