Emerson vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Emerson vein | Vein |
| Carrock Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Mungrisdale | Civil Parish |
| Eden | District |
| Cumbria | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North and Western Region; Cumberland
The Emerson vein was once known as the Brandy Gill vein.
The vein had some rich bunches of wolframite on the north, but was barren in the one level driven south of Grainsgill Beck.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Apatite Group' |
| ⓘ Bayldonite Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Formula: Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 Habit: thin, fibrous-radiating aggregates Colour: pale yellow Description: Kingsbury reference. Cooper & Stanley (1990): "As unusually pale, almost cream yellow, 'thin, fibrous-radiating aggregates in joints in white vein-quartz... almost certainly from the Emerson vein' (Kingsbury & Hartley, 1957). Specimens in the Kingsbury Collection (BM(NH)) match this description." |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): "Quite rich specimens were once recovered from the 'molybdenite vein' to the east of the Emerson vein, now buried under waste. This may be the occurrence, described by Hitchen (1934), where molybdenite forms veinlets in altered microcline." References: Stansfield Kitchen, C. (1934) The Skiddaw Granite and its Residual Products. Journal of the Geological Society, 90 (1) 158-200 doi:10.1144/gsl.jgs.1934.090.01-04.07 Russell, Arthur (1936) Notes on the occurrence of wulfenite at Brandy Gill, Cumberland, and of leadhillite at Drumruck mine, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 24 (153) 321-323 doi:10.1180/minmag.1936.024.153.04 (referring to molybdenite from the Emerson and Harding veins) |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): Shaw (1970: 51-52) mentions [...] 'fine specimens of bismuth' from the Emerson vein." |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): Rare, as small crystals from the Emerson vein dumps (R.S.W. Braithwaite; T.F. Bridges, pers. comm.) |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Colour: pale green |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Colour: white Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): "Shaw (1970: 51) reports 'very fine quartz crystals' from the trial on the Emerson vein in Coomb Height.' |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Habit: bundles of fibrous crystals Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): "Occasionally, as bundles of fibrous crystals 'mainly on the dumps from the Emmerson [sic] Vein' (Davidson & Thomson, 1951: 143)." |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Bayldonite | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Pharmacosiderite | 8.DK.10 | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Carpholite ? | 9.DB.05 | Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Carpholite | Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Carpholite | Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Carpholite | Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Carpholite | Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Carpholite | Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | ⓘ Pharmacosiderite | KFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
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References
Stansfield Kitchen, C. (1934) The Skiddaw Granite and its Residual Products. Journal of the Geological Society, 90 (1) 158-200 doi:10.1144/gsl.jgs.1934.090.01-04.07
Russell, Arthur (1936) Notes on the occurrence of wulfenite at Brandy Gill, Cumberland, and of leadhillite at Drumruck mine, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 24 (153) 321-323 doi:10.1180/minmag.1936.024.153.04 (referring to molybdenite from the Emerson and Harding veins)
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1956) New occurrences of vanadium minerals (mottramite, descloizite, and vanadinite) in the Caldbeck area of Cumberland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (235) 289-295 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.02
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1957) Carpholite from Cumberland and Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (237). 502 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.237.15
Emerson vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK