Siegenite from
Blackcraig Mine (East Blackcraig Mine; West Blackcraig Mine), Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Locality type: | Mine | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Siegenite | |
Formula: | CoNi2S4 | |
Comments: | Fine-grained bronze-like patches in mine dump material. Two electron-probe microanalyses of an X-rayed grain gave: Co = 30.0-31.0%, Ni = 24.3-25.0%, Fe = 1.6%, Cu = 0.3-0.5%. | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Confirmed | |
Confirmation Methods: | XRD Ion Microprobe | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Siegenite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Blackcraig Mine (East Blackcraig Mine; West Blackcraig Mine), Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 108453 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:108453:5 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 14016a87-684a-4d6c-b501-f92d3bab6434 | |
Nearest other occurrences of Siegenite | ||
76.1km (47.3 miles) | ⓘWyndham Mines, Bigrigg, Egremont, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK | |
References | ||
Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40 (316) 893-894 doi:10.1180/minmag.1976.040.316.12 |