Locality type: Mine Classification Species: Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Comments: Bridges et al. (2008): "Extremely thin blades of baryte occur encrusting ochres of limonite and wad. Individual crystals reach 5 mm long, but are less than 1 mm in height. The crystals are usually transparent and rosasite is in association on two of the specimens examined." Confirmation Validity: Believed Valid Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Pyromorphite 8 Galena 4 Quartz 4 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Baryte data Locality Data: Click here to view Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 1722 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:1722:0 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
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Carruthers, R.G., Eastwood, T., Wilson, G.V., Pocock, R.W., and Wray, D.A. (1915) Baryets and witherite. Special Report of the Mineral Resources of Great Britain vol. 2, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. Wilson, G.V., Eastwood, T., Pocock, R.W., Wray, D.A., and Robertson, T. (1922) Barytes and witherite. Special Report of the Mineral Resources of Great Britain no. 2, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. Bridges, Trevor F., Green, David, Rumsey, Michael S., Leppington, C. Michael (2011) A review of the mineralisation of the Roughton Gill mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 3 Roughton Gill Mine. Journal of the Russell Society , 14. 3-23 Search for references including Baryte Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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