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Mimetite from
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
03094750017271928556610.jpg
Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
03094750017271928556610.jpg
Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
09216550017271928613677.jpg
Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Campylite

Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Habit:tabular; long to short prismatic; acicular
Colour:pale to dark orange-brown, (greenish) yellow, lime to olive green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Plumbogummite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Plumbogummite49
Baryte26
Mimetite25
- var Campylite25
Quartz6
Manganese Oxides4
Cerussite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (48 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7752
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7752:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBrandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘDriggith Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘDriggith Opencut (Roughton South Vein), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLow Pike north slopes, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘArm O'Grain, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBarstow's Trench, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
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Dana, James D. (1850) A System of Mineralogy (3rd ed.). G. P. Putnam. 711pp.
Sowerby, H. (1850) Popular mineralogy
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Hall, Townshend M. (1868) The Mineralogist's Directory: or, a guide to the Principal Mineral Localities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Stanford.
Goodchild, J.G. (1885) Contributions towards a list of minerals occurring in Cumberland and Westmorland [part 3]. Transactions of the Cumberland Association for the Advancement of Literature and Science, 9. 175-199
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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.
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Hochleitner, R. (1984) Kampylite von Cumberland. Lapis, 9 (10) 27
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
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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