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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Habit:powdery and earthy coatings
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mimetite2
- var Campylite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9147:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
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
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘArm O'Grain, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘOld Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘHigher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘThief Gills, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘIngray Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBurdell Gill, Coombe Height, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘBrandlehow Mine, Catbells, Borrowdale, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘGreenside Mine, Patterdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
References
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
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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