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Calcite from
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Campylite12 photos of Calcite associated with Campylite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Calcite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2719
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2719:9
GUID (UUID V4):5040ebfd-0f59-4d95-9dfd-7c6b7568a4d8
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Brandy Gill Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) Driggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) Old Sandbed Mine (Old Sandbeds Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) Clints Gill (Roughton South Vein), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Smith Vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.6km (1.0 miles) Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
1.8km (1.1 miles) Iron Crag, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.9km (1.2 miles) Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.0km (1.2 miles) Old Potts Gill Mine, Potts Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
2.1km (1.3 miles) Hay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
C a s c M nerals of o h England 0 0 = The Greenbank Collection This Catalogue is a Limited Edition...divide us, the mineral specimens from Northern England unite almost everyone in an appreciation of their...treasured specimens remain to fire the IN NORTHERN ENGLAND has a imagination and wonder of collectors and...Nowadays, surface traces of mining are mos~y LG 41 Calcite Frizington, Cumberland restricted to the barren...waste rock and gangue discarded during mining - the mine pagel The Lindsay Gree11ba11k Collection curators
Journal (issue)
SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2023 Articles The Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England................575 by P...sciences center containing a wet and dry cave environment and a mine. He was active in the Tucson Gem and...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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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
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
Journal (issue)
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
Journal (issue)
a flat of wulfenite collected from the La Morita Mine, Ascención Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico. I am...polymetallic (mostly lead, zinc, and silver) La Morita Mine started producing these lustrous wulfenite-mimetite...specimens come from the Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK. From what I read the...crystals from Dry Gill are CSMS Pick & Pack 5 one of the “Classic Minerals of England...and one of...Cooper and Stanley (1991) further described the Mine as of little commercial interest with few minerals
Book
siderite, Force Crag Mine, Braithwaite (MNS 4491) Back cover-'Daisy' gypsum, Birks Head Mine, Long Marton (MNS...(top left) Mimetite, variety campylite, Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells (MNS 4492) (top right) Quartz, variety...Carrock Fell Mine, Mosedale (MNS 4488) (bottom left) Hematite, variety kidney ore, Nab Gill Mine, Boot (MNS...District , the hematite ore bodies of west and south Cumbria and the evaporitesof the Vale of Eden. A detailed...extensive hematite deposits of west and south Cumbria has also long been the subject of speculation.
Catalog/List
British minerals and oa especially those from Cumbria. The systematically rare minerals a&e 8 proving...being made lo cover Bank.clearancecosts here in England. Paul and Nanette Lowe FIOIIIC-:1.argaFulScå Dllaillromaneola...showing n bright mirror APATITE. Carrock Hinc,Caldbeck Fells,Cuobria. p~lc oint-grecn,opaque prismatic...65x25, (5. APATITE. Sm1th Vein,Carrock Mine,Caldbeck Fells,Cumbria½ Three ~oall,near gc~ quolity,grecn prismntic...50x40, [7. base. 22. (L.Ox25) w1th a crystol Mine,Anglcse~,North and !ound A rich and heavy ~pecimen
Journal (volume)
Ives Leeds (A division of St. Ives Group), Leeds, England. Published by The Russell Society. Registered Charity...prismatic mimetite crystals to 4mm from Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, collected in the 1970s by Jim...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
Journal (issue)
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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UK TS C 2 COVER. Emerald-green torbemite crystals to 9 mm across, from South Wheal Basset, lllogan...Caerhays Miniature Collection No. 945. EDITORIAL The UK Journal of Mines a11d Minerals publishes articles...advertising. FRONTISPIECE 3 Fluorite from Frazer's Hush Mine 4 THE SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIE1Y EDITOR...ADVERTISING Peter J. Briscoe lANBRUCEITE FROM THE CALDBECK FELLS Tim Neall • Mike Leppington • David Green...RASPITE, STOLZITE AND PHILIPSBORNITE FROM CLIGGA MINE, CORNWALL David Green • Andrew Tindle 33 THE LEVERS
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...largely of debris washed down fromthe Roughton Gill mine dumps under Iron Crag C O N T E N INTRODUCTION...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
Catalog/List
growing on a mass of fluorite crystals. BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4648 Tetrahedral crystals...grey micro crystals of quartz. GREENSIDE MINE, PATTERDALE, CUMBRIA M 4709 Large cubes of galena encrusted...siderite with the odd cube of fluorite BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4710 Beautiful association...and blue-grey micro-crystals of quartz. BEAUMONT MINE, ALLENHEADS, ALLENDALE, NORTHUMBERLAND M 5034 ...crystals on iron lattice-work. FLORENCE MINE, EGREMONT, CUMBRIA M 5416 Large cubes of shiny galena sitting
Journal (issue)
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
Journal (volume)
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 (issue)
UK TS 2 EDITORIAL 2 BUXTON COVER:A superbgreenfluoritetwin25 mmon edge from the Heights Mine, Westgate...Piddcollection. MUSEUM Ros Westwood 6 MINERAL NEWS 11 The UK ]011mal ef Mines a11dMinerals publishes articles...subscriptions and advertising. BARITE FROM BARRAS END MINE Peter Briscoe 15 DIGITAL MICRO-PHOTOGRAPHY David...FINANCE Jean C. Spence CESAflOLITE FROM EAGLEBROOK MINE Tom Cotterell 39 NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe Richard...Richard Bell WURTZITE FROM LOCKRIDGE MINE Ben Grguric • Ernest Nickel 41 DESIGN Julie Ballard COPPER
Catalog/List
Gold Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat...Arsenopyrite Sphalerite& Hydrozincite Sphalerite, Baryte/Calcite Galena Galena Galena & Dolomite Chalcopyrite on...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
Catalog/List
refere nce and specime n numbe r(s) 25 3 Inde x by mine ral showing spe cime n numbers 39 4 Index by...Name of the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure...is:5 Ferney Green Drive, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3HS Please write to Max stating the names...MALACHITE 16 CUNOCLASE 17 ANGLESITE 18 PYROMORPHITE 19 CALCITE 20 SERPIERITE 21 ETTRINGITE 22 BROCHANTITE 23 CASSITERITE...43 CALCITE 4-4 THOMSONITE 45 CELSIAN Waterba.nk mine Waterbank mine Hilton mine Esgair Hir mine Milltown
Journal (issue)
1. Mimetite, variety Campylite, Dry Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria . _ ... Specimen: 135 x 88 x 40mm...ticle In this Issue). Photo by Mick Cooper. The UK Journal ofM;nes a'1d Mi,,erals publishes articles...BOOK REVIEWS -----58----CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & '.\·lincrals No. 11 -1- EDITORIAL...such an extent that we lose touch with the local UK scene, but the variations in the mineralogical scene...indecent; just your average bunch of collectors in fact. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 11 -2- GODDESS
Journal (issue)
e. UK TS C 2 EDITORIAL COVER:Heart-shaped calcite twin, 40 mm tall, from Egremont, Cumbria. John...at the 1999 Munich Show. It is illustrated in Calcite: The Mineral with the Most Forms (Extralapis English...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
Catalog/List
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 92/089 Analcime with calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Analcime...with calcite crystals. 92/088 Calcite and analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Calcite-analcime...pseudomorphs after laumontite crystals 50mm lon_g. 92/095 Calcite and analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire...by calcite and analcime. 89/039 Calcite. Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire. Large white calcite crystal...crystal with later white calcite crystals on faces. 93/142 Calcite with analcime. Croft Quarry, Croft,
Catalog/List
ims *, ye iffy: £1 x APATITE. .Carrock Mine,; Fell, Cumbria. > A {lmm ‘pale ‘gree nish hexagonal xl...without matrix. £35. 10. BARITE. Dry Gill Mince, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. A single off white tabular barite...individuals over a 50x3Qmm area ‘of manganese/calcite matrix. 60x40x30mm. £16. 13. Hingston Down‘ Quarry...confirmed. 70x60x40mrm. £40. 14. CALCITE. Smallclough Mince, Nenthead, Cumbria. Nice, clean intergrown group...without matrix. 65x40x20mm. £8. BEUDANTITE. CALCITE ON FLUORITE. Wheal wWrey, St Ive, Cornwall. An
Journal (issue)
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
Book
Fluorite [BM 1964, R 1524], seepage 152; (back) Calcite [BM 1926, 1252]. see page 137; both images ©NHMPL...pleasecontact the publishers. Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum,County Durham [Beamish]: pages...li Introduction to the Minerals ........ 117 Calcite .............................. 117 Barite ....................... 201 72 Foreword ORTHERN England, an area of great natural beauty, is additionally...District, the north Pennines, Cumbria, various regions of north-east England, and North Yorkshire. Such
Book
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
 
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