Classification |
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Species: | 'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species) |
Comments: | The hard manganese oxides that occur in the Caldbeck Fells were commonly described using the 'catch all' term psilomelane (see Cooper and Stanley, 1990). We have identified cryptomelane, cesàrolite, coronadite, manganite and romanèchite from higher Roughton Gill by XRD, WDS and EDS. Further studies of the manganese oxides would be useful." |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Psilomelane data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1098013 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1098013:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3ecabf74-0d77-4667-8a70-f81da5d53dbf |
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane |
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0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘIron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘTodd Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘBurdell Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.6km (1.0 miles) | ⓘArm O'Grain, Coombe Height, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
References |
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Green, D.I., Bridges, T.F., Rumsey, M.S., Leppington, C.M., Tindle, A.G. (2008) A review of the mineralogy of the Roughton Gill Mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 2 The Roughton Gill South Vein on Balliway Rigg. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 3-28 |