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Macphersonite from
Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Macphersonite
Formula:Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Habit:complex crystalline mass, 4mm across, in a cavity in quartz veinstone; prismatic with triangular cross-section
Colour:grey
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Macphersonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16745:7
GUID (UUID V4):0b630cd2-b74a-4db1-91b1-b55373ef6148
Nearest other occurrences of Macphersonite
90.2km (56.1 miles) Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
90.9km (56.5 miles) Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar vein; Susanna vein [Scar vein]; Portobello vein; Humby vein; Lead vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (volume)
crystals up to 4.5 mm tall from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Norman Thomson Collection. Photograph...the dump of Endeavour Level, Potts Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Paul Nicholson Collection. Photograph...Tindle 3-9 Zincolivenite from the Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall Jens C. Ø. Andersen and David Moulding...review of the mineralisation at Ingray Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria David I. Green, Michael S. Rumsey, Trevor...The mineralogy of Short Grain Low Level, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Tim Neall and David I. Green 45-61 ‘Lady’s
Report (issue)
susannite, macphersonite. Distribution: From Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In England, from the Brae...Brae Fells, Red Gill, and Roughton Gill mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. In Wales, from Dyfed, at the...the Esgair Hir mine, Bwlch-y-Esgair, Ceulanymaesmawr and the Darren mine, Penbont Rhydybeddau. Name: For...GY 721.34; The Natural History Museum, London, England, 1985,178. References: (1) Livingstone, A., G....The occurrence of mattheddleite in the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: a preliminary note. U.K. J. Mines and
Journal (volume)
Austell, U.K. A.D. Hart NHM, London, UK RA. Howie, Matlock, UK RJ. King, Tewkesbury, U.K. I.R Plimer... Parkville, Australia M.T. Price, OUMNH, Oxford, UK RE. Starkey, Bromsgrove, U. K. RF. Symes, Sidmouth...lnce, 78 Leconfield Road, Loughborough, LE11 3SQ UK). Back numbers of the Journal may also be ordered...characteristic trigonal sym metry, from Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, described by Bridges et al. in...botryoidall;>aryte, from Durnford Quarry, near Bristol, England. Chris Finch collection; David Green photograph
Book
MINERALS ENGLISH OF LAKE CALDBECK M P COOPER AND «...Minerals of the English Lake District Caldbeck Fells Cumbria. Caldbeck. Mineral deposts 1. Title 11. Stanley...composed largely of debris washed down fromthe Roughton Gill mine dumps under Iron Crag C O N T E N...T R O D The mines and mineral veins of the Caldbeck Fells have produced some of the finest mineral...world over. Among British mineral collectors, Caldbeck is one of the most popular collecting areas in
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UK TS C 2 COVER:Superbtwinnedyellowfluoritecrystal 15 mm on edge from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria...T'wENTY YEARS IN MINERALS NORTHERN ENGLAND David Green • Peter Briscoe The UK ]011rnalof Mines at1d Minerals...-16- MARKETING Peter J. Briscoe Tony Stubbins CALDBECK FELLS -25- NORTH CIRCULATION Jean C. Spence...EVENTS Mick Wolfe Richard Bell THE SHAP GRANITE CUMBRIA DESIGN Julie Ballard QUARRY, Max Wirth • David...Ratcliff & Roper (Print ) Ltd Worksop, Nous. S80 2EE UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 22 -t- Campylite
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J. Dunn Washington, DC Peter G. Embrey London, England Richard C. Erd U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park...P. J. Dunn Famous mineral localities: The Mezica mine, Slovenia, Yugoslavia ............................Pyromorphite group minerals from the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England .................................................................... 123 by B. M. England Locality species lists ..........................ISSUES! v.15/#5 Jacupiranga mine (Bra­ zil), Jensen quarry (CA), Cunha Baixa mine, Paulkerrite $7 v.15/#6
Report (issue)
Macphersonite Pb4 (SO4 )(CO3 )2 (OH)2 c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data:...9.242(2) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Argentolle mine, France; may show preferred orientation. 3.234 (100)...(S0.90 O4 )(C1.09 O3 )2 (OH)1.58 . (2) Argentolle mine, France; corresponds to Pb4.06 (S1.03 O4 )(C1.04...galena, quartz Distribution: From the Argentolle mine, near Saint-Prix, Saône-et-Loire, France. At Leadhills...Scotland. From the Red Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England. In the Churfürst Ernst mine, Bönkhausen
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chose Eclusham Mountain Wedding Cave Mine at Bwlchgwyng, Bryngwiog Mine on Halkyn Mountain, and Great Orme...at Llandudno. At Eclusham Mountain excellent ruby red micro sphalerite with quartz and galena can still...Llangollen (OS GR SJ 255.503). At nearby Wedding Cave Mine (OS GR SJ 265.541) there is galena mineralisation...of the Geological Survey. HMSO 1921 Bryn Gwiog Mine on Halkyn Mountain (OS GR SJ 194.697) was one of...magnificent specimens of blue fluorite. Unfortunately the mine shaft has been capped and the site levelled by the
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non-member subscription rates for this volume are: UK £13 (including P&P) and Overseas £15 (including P&P)...included by an unknown black sulphide, from Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire. Don Edwards specimen and painting...2019 EDITORIAL 2 5 PAPERS Enargite from Ladywash Mine, Eyam, Derbyshire Steve A. Rust 6 10 Manganite...Barium-rich muscovite and hyalophane from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Pen Llŷn, Gwynedd Tom F. Cotterell, David...and Chris Finch 59 76 The Smale Gill trials, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria David I. Green, C. Mike Leppington
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TR19 7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and Minerals Issue No 5 SUMMER1988...non U.K. Page No. The Re-opening of Clogau Gold Mine 1966 J. Hodgkins 2 The Minerals of Trimouns, Ariege...Hughes 12 AUSTRALIA The Mines of Lindale Moor, Cumbria A. McFadzean 15 AMERICAN CONTINENT Mrs. J. Schmitt...0952-2-'09 The Occurrence of Mattheddleite in The Caldbeck Fells M. P. Cooper, D. I. Green, R.S.W. Braithwaite...For Your Bookshelf 31 The Minerals of Esgair Hir Mine S.A. Rust, J. S. Mason 35 Classified Advertisements
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Ives Leeds (A division of St. Ives Group), Leeds, England. Published by The Russell Society. Registered Charity...mimetite crystals to 4mm from Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, collected in the 1970s by Jim Knight...British occurrence of kottigite, from Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges and David I Green PAPERS...mineralisation at Driggith and Sandbed Mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria David I Green, Michael S. Rumsey, Trevor...review of the mineralogy of Brae Fell Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges, David I Green and
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other exotic oxidized zone in an as-yet-undeveloped mine. For now, however, Tsumeb holds top honors for the...name leadhillite in 1832, establishing the Susanna mine, Leadhills, as the type locality (Dana 1896). There...Figure 1. Leadhillite, 6.7 cm high, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Formerly in the Houston Museum...pseudomorphing leadhillite crystals to 5 mm, from the Susanna mine, Leadhills, Scotland. This is the underside of the...has been found] in largest quantity in the Susanna Mine. It sometimes occurs alone; more frequently with
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UK C TS 2 EDITORIAL COVER.Smalt-blueplumbogummite with minor pyromorphite on vein quartzfrom RoughtonGill...Ballard 39 EPIDOTE-(SR) AND PIEMONTITE-(SR) BENALLT MINE FROM NEWS and EVENTS Peter J. Briscoe David McCallum...of the Editorial Board. GORCEIXITE FROM BENALLT MINE Tom Cotterell • Richard Tayler 61 Publication...N0952-2409 BOOK REVIEWS 68 PRINTEDBY ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 33 -1- EDITORIAL...the journal by subscription. We have examined the UK subscription rates and these will remain at £16 for
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deposition in a cavity in Smallcleugh mine, Nenthead, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges and Roy Starkey 17–24...development of a mineralised cavity at the Smallcleugh Mine in the North Pennine Orefield, where Trevor focused...collected some 14 years ago from nodules in the Permian red beds at Budleigh Salterton, in Devon. However, analytical...we were walking down from Copa Hill at Cwmystwyth mine in mid-wales. we had both been participants on one...group of clear quartz crystals from brownley Hill mine, and Journal of the Russell Society (2015) 1st
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IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY MINERAL SPECIMENS IN THE UK. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BUY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL...Woodcockshayes Farm, Halberton Road, Willand Devon, England EX15 2QF. Telephone: 01884 821563; Fax: 01884 821724...821724 e-mail: ian@crystalciassics.co.uk UK TS C 2 COVERPrismatichexagonalberyl to 14 mm withort...Moretoncollection. TwENTY YEARS IN MINERALS David Green 9 The UK ]011rnalof Mines and Minerals publishes articles...SPECIAL ISSUE The first of t\vo special editions of the UK ]oumal of 1\lli11es [.,,.Minerals celebrating t\venty
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non-member subscription rates for this volume are: UK £13 (including P&P) and Overseas £15 (including P&P)...in this article! Finally, we visit the north of England for Brian Young’s account of magnetite mineralisation...of euhedral schulenbergite at the Penberthy Croft Mine, Cornwall. Journal of the Russell Society, 19, 34–35...Mineral Localities: Penberthy Croft Mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals, 20...Quarry8 SP 542 9921, SP 5414 99126 Narborough Red Hill Quarry1,2,9 Old Narborough Quarry1 SP 532
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of northeast England 2 6 ARTICLES Minerals of the Permian rocks of northeast England: A Review Brian...121 141 BOOK REVIEWS ‘‘Minerals of the Frongoch Mine’’ David I. Green ‘‘The Peak District: Landscape...MINERALISATION IN THE PERMIAN ROCKS OF NORTHEAST ENGLAND This issue celebrates localities of mineralogical...mineralogical interest in the Permian rocks of northeast England. The rocks, which crop out in a north south ribbon...and in countless medieval buildings in northeast England (Lott and Cooper, 2005). Its architectural reputation
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access it gave me to real mineralogists who were a mine of useful information and expertise. The culmination...the Central Branch (1988-95). My main interests are UK mineralogy (in particular the mineralogy of Leicestershire...organisation that will continue to play a major role in UK mineralogy. Frank Ince 2 Russell Society Newsletter...The impact of resource extraction of Northern England and offshore. • The Mineralogical Society is hosting...driving a European visiting professor to Boltsburn Mine in its latter years as a producer of spectacular
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