Silver from
Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Classification | ||
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Species: | Silver | |
Formula: | Ag | |
Comments: | Green et al. (2008): "The presence of acanthite on several of the specimens we have examined in this study is almost certainly due to the oxidation of tiny masses of supergene silver, although we have only been able to positively identify silver by EDS on one tiny specimen." | |
Special Storage/ Display Requirements: | Storage in a low humidity environment seems to prevent the formation of acanthite (silver sulphide), which if allowed to proceed unchecked can completely replace the silver on a specimen in a period of a few years. | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Confirmed | |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Silver data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 562996 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:562996:1 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3cef7de6-ecc1-4135-99b0-da774594be06 | |
Nearest other occurrences of Silver | ||
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘRoughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
1.1km (0.7 miles) | ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, 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 | |
15.8km (9.8 miles) | ⓘForce Crag Mine (Force Craig Mine), Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
36.1km (22.4 miles) | ⓘShap Pink Quarry, Shap Rural, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
56.1km (34.9 miles) | ⓘDirt Pot Lead Smelt Mill slag locality, Allendale, Northumberland, England, UK | |
67.3km (41.8 miles) | ⓘBollihope lead smelter slag locality, Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK | |
References | ||