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Malachite from
Brae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brae Fell Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7397:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWet Smale Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSwinburn Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘRed Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHay Gill Copper Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘRoughton Gill Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘTodd Gill, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMexico Mine, Roughton Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘIngray Gill, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘShort Grain, Deer Hills, Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK
References
Eastwood, T. (1921) The Lead and Zinc Ores of the Lake District. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain Vol. 22. Geological Survey of Great Britain
Shaw, W. T. (1972) Mining in the Lake Counties (2nd ed.) Dalesman Books, Clapham, Lancaster.
Hartley, J. (1984) A list of minerals associated with the ore deposits of the Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria. Transactions of the Leeds Geological Association, 10 (3) 22-39
Cooper, M. P., Stanley, C. J. (1990) Minerals of the English Lake District - Caldbeck Fells. The Natural History Museum, London.
 
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