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Serpierite from
Blackcraig Mine (East Blackcraig Mine; West Blackcraig Mine), Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Serpierite
Formula:Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit:pearly, fibrous to lath-like aggregates
Colour:sky blue
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blackcraig Mine (East Blackcraig Mine; West Blackcraig Mine), Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:891503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:891503:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘMeadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘForce Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
90.4km (56.1 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
97.6km (60.7 miles) ⓘBallacorkish Mine, Rushen, Rushen, Isle of Man
References
Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40 (316) 893-894 doi:10.1180/minmag.1976.040.316.12
Embrey, Peter G. (1978) Fourth supplementary list of British minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (322) 169-177 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.322.01
www.handbookofmineralogy.org (2012) http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/serpierite.pdf
www.mineral-paradise.net (2015) https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
 
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