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Mimetite from
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
07544040017271987046528.jpg
Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
07544040017271987046528.jpg
Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
01243080017271998321166.jpg
Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
02970430017271998331453.jpg
Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Mimetite

Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Comments:Cooper & Stanley (1991): "small, rounded, greenish to khaki crystals encrusting quartz. The mineral frequently contains a high proportion of phosphate and passes insensibly into pyromorphite. Many specimens are of intermediate composition."
Habit:rounded
Colour:milky green to khaki
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bayldonite1
Pyromorphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Driggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7751:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘDriggith Opencut (Roughton South Vein), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘDry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLow Pike north slopes, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlea Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘDeer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNether Row Brow, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1960) Carminite and beudantite from the northern part of the Lake District and from Cornwall. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (249) 423-432 doi:10.1180/minmag.1960.032.249.01
Young, B. (1987) Glossary of the minerals of the Lake District and adjoining areas. British Geological Survey, Newcastle upon Tyne. 104pp.
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.pp.108-113
Stanley, Christopher J., Cooper, Michael P. (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: Pyromorphite-Group Minerals from the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (2) 105-121
 
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