Chalcopyrite from Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK

Description
Comments:	Occasionally found as crystals to 0.8cm on annkerite, and has been seen from the dumps in crystals to 0.5cm richly investing an ankerite matrix to 10cm x 7cm.
Colour:	Metallic yellow with various tarnish colours.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Collected by many collectors.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (5 photos)

Description

Comments:

Occasionally found as crystals to 0.8cm on annkerite, and has been seen from the dumps in crystals to 0.5cm richly investing an ankerite matrix to 10cm x 7cm.

Colour:

Metallic yellow with various tarnish colours.

Quality of samples:

not specified / average specimens

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

References

References:

Collected by many collectors.

Data

Mineral Data:

Click here to view Chalcopyrite data

Locality Data:

Click here to view Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK

Photo Gallery

View Gallery (5 photos)

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