| Classification |
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| Species: | Cerussite |
| Formula: | PbCO3 |
| Habit: | acicular, blocky, prismatic and tabular crystals, commonly twinned. |
| Colour: | colourless to white |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Linarite | β3 photos of Cerussite associated with Linarite at this locality. |
| Malachite | β3 photos of Cerussite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Caledonite | β3 photos of Cerussite associated with Caledonite at this locality. |
| Galena | β2 photos of Cerussite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cerussite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Higher Roughton Gill (Balliway Rigg), Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 562961 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:562961:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d3e77665-6334-488c-ba35-5cadfa02549a |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cerussite |
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| 0.0km (0.0 miles) | βThief Gills, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | βSilver Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | βRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | βRoughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | βMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | βRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | βSwinburn Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | βWet Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.6km (1.0 miles) | βArm O'Grain, Coombe Height, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | βBrae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK |
| References |
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Green, D.I., Bridges, T.F., Rumsey, M.S., Leppington, C.M., Tindle, A.G. (2008) A review of the mineralogy of the Roughton Gill Mines, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria: Part 2 The Roughton Gill South Vein on Balliway Rigg. Journal of the Russell Society, 11. 3-28 |
Higher Roughton Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK