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Cuprite from
Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Comments:Bridges et al. (2011): "Cuprite is rare, but has been found as bright red encrustations, generally of the order of 2 mm across, associated with grey copper(I) sulphides and malachite on a small number of specimens."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite1 photo of Cuprite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Roughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:15721
Long-form Identifier:1:3:15721:0
GUID (UUID V4):8e5469db-6b69-46b3-b2c7-2b034f1061ad
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Mexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.4km (0.3 miles) Silver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.6km (0.4 miles) Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.8km (0.5 miles) Red Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) Brae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.7km (1.1 miles) Hay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) Brandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
2.5km (1.5 miles) Deer Hills Baryte Mine, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) Old Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.7km (1.7 miles) Driggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (volume)
plumbogummite with yellow pyromorphite. Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. R.J. King Collection (ex. Harwood...lined with green malachite. Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Norman Thomson Collection. David...mineralisation of the Roughton Gill mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 3 Roughton Gill Mine Trevor F. Bridges...Danburite from Meldon Quarry, Okehampton and other UK localities Michael S. Rumsey, George Ryback and Richard...Francis Ince 44-62 A report on Hay Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria Trevor F. Bridges, Michael S. Rumsey
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 this...botryoidall;>aryte, from Durnford Quarry, near Bristol, England. Chris Finch collection; David Green photograph
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INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue...Penberthy Croft Mine Published by Rock Bottom Publications Ltd. Nottingham ISSN 0952-2409 UK Journal of
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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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KisamoriVolume mine 106, page 51 ─ 56, 2011 51 LETTER Tsumebite from the Kisamori mine, Akita Prefecture...Tsumebite was discovered in a dump at the Kisamori mine, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, northeast Japan...Brackebuschite group, Phosphate, Sulfate, Kisamori mine, Akita INTRODUCTION Tsumebite, a rare basic phosphate...arsentsumebite solid solution from the Roughton Gill mine, Cumbria, UK, has been documented (Tindle et al...during a mineralogical investigation at the Kisamori mine, Japan, one of the authors (M.O.) collected a piece
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
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Changes 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 News Items Update on UK Mining Projects ...................................a loss; especially to members in the north of England. On a more up-beat theme, there is positive news...to several of the potential mining ventures in the UK both in terms of increased estimates of available...in the future. It seems entirely possible that the UK may once again have a metalliferous mining industry...at Easter to join the Northern Mine Research Society for a week of mine exploration, sight-seeing and
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RYBACK 42 Bell Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 4EB, England AND PETER C . T A N D Y Department of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History), London SW7 5BD, England T n E supplementary lists of British Isles minerals...known occurrences in the Lake District, and in the Caldbeck Fells area within the Lake District, respectively...known from the British Isles, and 580 or so from England. Of these latter, about 116 are listed here as...on minerals collected by A. de Hailer at Tynagh mine, Ireland, unpublished except in newsletters (Bulletins
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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
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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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Ovington, UK NJ Elton, St Austell, U.K. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, U.K. RA. Howie, Matlock, UK RJ. King...Media, (A division of St. Ives Group), Leeds, England. Published by The Russell Society. Registered Charity...Tim Neall Mud-filled fluorite vugs in Greenlaws mine, Weardale, Co. Durham Stephen Moreton Gearksutite...supergene mineralization at Silver Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria David I. Green, Trevor F Bridges, M...composition of fuloppite from Wet Swine Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria David I. Green, Tim Neall and A ndy
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SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2023 Articles The Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England................575 by P. S...containing a wet and dry cave environment and a mine. He was active in the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society...TRINCHILLO TOURMALINE WITH LEPIDOLITE Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil 16 cm | w w w.FineMineral.com Fine...classics.fine.minerals The Dry Gill Mine Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England Peter S. Burr Ichoring 30A...Crescent High Harrington Workington, CA14 4NT England “Campylite,” a variety of mimetite, occurs rather
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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...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...“micromount” category, with a baryte from tear breeches mine, matlock bath. at this time, the Society was also
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CALDBECKS RE-VISITED Friday October 20th 2017 The Caldbeck Fells (reproduced with permission from Peter Briscoe)...suited to our meetings. Some of us had looked at Caldbeck micros from the BMS Reference Collection in 2002...and the notes up-dated. John had organised 54 Caldbeck micros with detailed notes. Some of those that...Stolzite (PbWO4) from Brandy Gill mine and Wulfenite (PbMoO4) from Poddy Gill. Generally these two minerals...always interested in elyite as Pam found the first UK specimen on Meadowfoot Smelter Wanlockhead in 1981
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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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Chalcophanite from the Mou'nt Stewart Mine Leadville, NSW. England, B.M. 1�):9-11 Definition o·f a mineral...Nickel, E. 1(2):27 Minerals from. t� Spring Creek Mine, near Wilmington, South Australia. Beyer, B. and...Elliott, P. 2(2):57-70 The minerals of the Magnet Mine, Tasmania. Haupt, J., Bottrill, R. and Sorrell,...Pyramid Hill, Victoria. Birch, W.D. 2(2):47-50 Post-mine sulphates from Teutonic Bore base metal deposit...Great Australia Mine. Day, B. and . Beyer, B. 1(1):23-28 Part 2 - The Mount Cobalt Mine. Day, B. and Beyer
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PO Box 315. Harpenden. Hertfordshire AL5 2ZD. England Telephone: +44 (0)1582 762413 Fax: +44 (0)870 055...Westmorland in the mid- I 970s to form the new county of Cumbria). The confusion appears to have occurred during...on minerals from localities in Cornwall. Devon. Cumbria and Yorkshire. He was renowned for his compendious...Severallocalities intheLakeDistrict Carrockmine.Grainsgill, Caldbeck Fells,Cumb:ia (jask61skiile)' WheatCock,SIJust...Emb'eton quany,nrCockermouth. Cumbria; Gra:nsgill. Ca'.dbeck Fells,Cumbria (kentrolite) HigherPittsmine
Catalog/List
greenish chlorite. 40x40x30mm. £48. AZURITE. Yangchun Mine, Guangdony Prov. China. A superb dark blue lustrous...Displays well. 30x50x50mm. £125. 5. BERYL. Huya Mine, Sichuan Prov. China. Unusual flat tabular pale...xls 50x50x20mm. £40. 6. CASSITERITE. Polberro Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. 7An intergrown ‘ ' group of...matrix. 30x20x15mm. £45. 7. CASSITERITE. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Chlorite matrix showing several...£48. 8. CASSITERITE AND TOURMALINE. Egloshellan Mine, St Austell, Cornwall. Rich veinstone showing sharp
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Sedberg/JRoad, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6AD Tel:(01539) 724988 Fax: (01539) 734761 UK journal of mtnes ...show, p. I 0. Photo David Green. 3-----------The UK Joumal of Mines and Minerals publishes articles of...Tel (01909) 476906 46 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 16 -1- EDITORIAL...formed by the action of natural weathering in mines, mine spoil, and so on, will still be regarded as minerals...creating new species. Those formed by the action of mine fires however, will no longer be accepted as minerals
Journal (issue)
Barium-pharmacosiderite and symplesite from Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria B. Young, E. Hyslop and D. Millward 64...64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon 66 Growth of...sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed to be...assemblages observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral...hypogene copper lodes. INTRODL'CTION Botallack mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall
Catalog/List
Giller) 2 6 Nursery Road, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 tAL, UK. Tele/Fax: +44 (0) 1299 403916 E-Mail: saragiller@crystalvine...than A. £5. 3. ALSTONITE, Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria. 4x3.5x3.2cm. Ex D. Hoyle coll. A white...xtls. A fine example. £6. 7. ANATASE, Virtuos Lady mine, Devon. l.4xl.5xlcm. A MM with a micro xtl of sparkly...APATITE, llarding's Vein. · Carrock mine, Caldbeck fells, Cumbria. 5x4x2.5cm . One fairly gemmy greenish...clear xtls. Very pretty. £4. 16. AZURITE, Tynagh mine, Co. Galway, Ireland. Ex S.J.A.C. Brown coll. Old
Catalog/List
Gold Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat...Copper Manqanese Copper Elaterite Sulphur Copper & Cuprite Gold Gold Silver Coooer Jet Gold Sulphur Copper...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The...Rocks Cornwall Hinqston Down, Cornwall Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 £1...Quebec (Cook) Herodsfoot Cornwall Bournonite Bedford Mine Devon Arsenoovrite Colorado USA Enaraite Minas Gerais
Journal (issue)
e. UK TS C 2 EDITORIAL COVER:Heart-shaped calcite twin, 40 mm tall, from Egremont, Cumbria. John...Rob Lavinsky. CLASSIC MINERALS OF NOlffl-lERN ENGLAND STEVErtUSTITE 6 RICHARD BARSTOW Roy Starkey...COmwaJI, England UKJournal of Mines & Minerals No. 31 -1,\ EDITORIAL his edition of the Uk]lv!M begins...CLASSICMINERALS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND he mineral deposits of northern England are internationally recognised...barite from west Cumbria, plumbogummite, pyromorphite and Iinarite from the Caldbeck Fells and fluorite
Report (issue)
regions. Association: Malachite, azurite, tenorite, cuprite, linarite, caledonite, cerussite, atacamite, chrysocolla... In Germany, at the Clara mine, near Oberwolfach, Black Forest. In England, numerous occurrences in Cornwall...Cornwall, and at Roughton Gill, Cumbria. From Tsumeb, Namibia. At Aı̈n-Barbar, Constantine, Algeria....and at the Mammoth-St. Anthony mine, Tiger, Pinal Co.; in the Mammoth mine, Tintic, Juab Co., Utah; at Bingham...Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico; from the Cerro Gordo mine, Inyo Co., California; in the Douglas Hill and Mason
Journal (volume)
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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