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Serpierite from
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Serpierite | |
| Formula: | Ca(Cu2+,Zn2+)4(S6+O4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O | |
| Comments: | Kingsbury reference. Kingsbury and Hartley (1957): "in some massive, intergrown chalcopyrite and blende, derived from the 30-fathom level, serpierite occurs in narrow veinlets or coating surfaces of joints; it forms aggregates of tiny, pale blue, lath-like crystals, with a pearly lustre, and at first sight could be confused with aurichalcite. Its identity was confirmed by powder photographs which exactly match that of authenticated serpierite from Laurium. On some of the specimens from Driggith mine, the serpierite is intimately associated with another pale-blue, pearly mineral, in minute hexagonal plates, which gives an entirely different but well-defined powder-pattern but has so far remained unidentified." | |
| Habit: | lath-like | |
| Colour: | pale blue | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Linarite | 1 | |
| Galena | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Serpierite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 9975 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:9975:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Serpierite | ||
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 18.7km (11.6 miles) | ⓘForce Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 41.4km (25.7 miles) | ⓘTynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 44.7km (27.8 miles) | ⓘNentsberry Haggs Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 45.7km (28.4 miles) | ⓘBrownley Hill Mine (Bloomsberry Horse Level), Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 46.5km (28.9 miles) | ⓘSmallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 75.8km (47.1 miles) | ⓘCastleside Smelting Mill slag locality, Healeyfield, County Durham, England, UK | |
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