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

Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
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Description
Comments:	All of the ktenasite from this mine should be tested to see if it is ktenasite or the Zn analog of ktenasite.
Colour:	Blue-green
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:	XRD
Analysis Reference:	Nat Hist Museum London
References
References:	Livingstone, A. (1991): The zinc analogue of ktenasite from Smallcleugh and Brownley Hill mines, Nenthead, Cumbria. J. Russel Soc. 4, 13-15.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Ktenasite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, North Pennines, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK

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