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Apatite from
Cobalt Mine, Scar Crag, Causey Pike, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cobalt Mine, Scar Crag, Causey Pike, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:14766
Long-form Identifier:1:3:14766:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘDale Head North, Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBurtness Wood, Buttermere, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘSale Fell Minette, Wythop, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘBrown How, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘBowness Knott, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCrag Fell, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘBannerdale, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘGrains Gill, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1957) Childrenite from the Lake District, Cumberland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (237). 498 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.237.10
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1957) New occurrences of arseniosiderite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (237) 499-500 doi:10.1180/minmag.1957.031.237.12
Ixer, R. A., Stanley, C. J., Vaughan, D. J. (1979) Cobalt-, nickel-, and iron-bearing sulpharsenides from the north of England. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (327) 389-395 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.327.11
Young, B. (1988) Wavellite and Variscite from Scar Crag Cobalt Mine, Cumbria. The Cumberland Geological Society, Proceedings 5(1):13-16.
M.Rumsey - EDX analysis - NHM, London (2010).
 
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