Classification |
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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 |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Linarite | ⓘ3 photos of Caledonite associated with Linarite at this locality. |
Malachite | ⓘ3 photos of Caledonite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
Cerussite | ⓘ3 photos of Caledonite associated with Cerussite at this locality. |
Galena | ⓘ1 photo of Caledonite associated with Galena at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Caledonite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Data |
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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 |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 401690 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:401690:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 4df649c0-4aa0-4e38-bd90-f741411efda8 |
Nearest other occurrences of Caledonite |
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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 |
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 |
Higher Roughton Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK