Linarite, Malachite, Anglesite
Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
A cavity, 22 x 15mm, in a quartz and rock matrix, lined with a group of lustrous, dark blue linarite crystals, 8mm across. There is also minor malachite and micro anglesite crystals present. There are smaller cavities scattered over the specimen, also lined with linarite, and small areas of light green malachite present throughout the specimen.
© P. Nicholson