Caledonite from
Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Caledonite | |
| Formula: | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | |
| Habit: | velvety encrustations; radiating sprays of acicular crystals; elongated prisms; laths; feathery | |
| Colour: | pale blue, deep blue, sky blue | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| References | ||
| References: | Davidson, W.F. and Thomson, N. (1951) Some notes on the minerals of Cumberland and Westmorland. The North Western Naturalist, 23, 136-154.; Hartley, J. (1984) A list of minerals associated with the ore deposits of the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Transactions of the Leeds Geological Association, 10, 22-39.; Green, D.I. (1989) Scotlandite from Higher Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 53, n° 373, 653.; Cooper, M.P. and Stanley, C.J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District: Caldbeck Fells. British Museum (Natural History), London.; Green, D.I., Bridges, T.F., Rumsey, M.S., Leppington, C.M., and 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, vol. 11, 3-28. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Caledonite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite | ||
| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | ⓘThief Gills, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill 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 (1.0 miles) | ⓘWet Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, 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 | |
| 2.3km (1.5 miles) | ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘDriggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘOld Sandbed Mine (Old Sandbeds Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
