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Malachite from
Brandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite5
Bayldonite5
Chalcopyrite1
Chalcocite1
Chrysocolla1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7398:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘArm O'Grain, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘDry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘIron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTodd Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘLow Pike north slopes, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Claringbull, G. F. (1951) New occurrences of duftite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 29 (213) 609-614 doi:10.1180/minmag.1951.029.213.07
Davidson, W.F. and Thomson, N. (1951) Some notes on the minerals of Westmorland and Cumberland. North West Naturalist, 23 (for 1948), 136-154.
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
Hartley, J. (1984) A list of minerals associated with the ore deposits of the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Transactions of the Leeds Geological Association, 10 (3) 22-39
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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