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Cerussite from
Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK


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Cerussite, etc.

Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
04595190017364864497209.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Cerussite, etc.

Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Diaboleite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cerussite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Higher Pitts Mine, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3109:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘBatts Coombe Quarry, Cheddar, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, UK
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘBlackdown Hill, Priddy, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘSandford Hill Quarry, Winscombe and Sandford, North Somerset, England, UK
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘTorr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘStancombe Quarry, Backwell, North Somerset, England, UK
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘColemans Quarry, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘClevedon Beach, Clevedon, North Somerset, England, UK
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘWesley Mine, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, England, UK
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘCoombe Farm Quarry, Henbury, Bristol, England, UK
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘChipping Sodbury Quarry (Hampstead Farm Quarry), Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UK
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Burr, Peter S. (1996) Famous Mineral Localities: The Higher Pitts Mine, Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (4) 245-259
 
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