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Carminite from
Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
02690570017271998143643.jpg
Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
08522950017271998156197.jpg
Carminite, etc.

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Carminite

Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Carminite
Formula:PbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Comments:Cooper & Stanley (1990): "In small amounts as encrustations with beudantite and scorodite from an old dump at, or near, the junction of the Deer Hills Quartz lode and the Potts Gill baryte lode [NY31453626] (det. BM(NH): XRD, N. Thomson, pers. comm.)."
Habit:encrustations
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cerussite3
Beudantite2
Quartz1
Scorodite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carminite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2818
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2818:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Carminite in this Region
Deer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Short Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Nearest other occurrences of Carminite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘDeer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘIngray Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘNether Row Brow, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘDumpy Stone Level, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
Bridges, T.F., Green, D.I. (2008) Baryte formation in supergene environments in the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 48-50
 
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