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Ru Smith
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 Posted: May 06, 2013 18:55 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Here's an unusual one. Philipsburgite from the Driggith (or Driggeth or Driggieth) Mine.
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Philipsburgite on quartz (ex Ralph Sutcliffe).
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
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nurbo
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Location: Lancashire
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 01:17 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Here's some ... Bayldonite, Caledonite, Linarite, Malachite, Plumbogummite, Pyromorphite, Rosasite and Apatite. I was surprised how many green and blue Caldbeck samples Ive got, and theres quite a few more Ill add when I get the chance, some are really just locality specimens but theres some good ones lurking in there too.
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Bayldonite, Mimetite.
Brandy Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
26 x 25 mm |
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Caledonite.
Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
4 mm across |
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Linarite.
Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
25 x 8 mm |
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Malachite.
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
110 x 60 mm |
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Malachite.
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
close up of above sample |
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Pyromorphite.
Mexico Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
25 x 20 mm |
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Plumbogummite, Mimetite.
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
FOV 20 x 20 mm approx |
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Rosasite, Hemimorphite and Mimetite.
Roughton Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
17 x 12 mm |
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Apatite, Woframite, Arsenopyrite.
Carrock Mine, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
Apatite to 35 mm |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 03:48 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Hi Nurbo. I really like this combination. plumbogummite.jpg. It is stunning. I never knew that the UK had such nice mineral specimens.
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nurbo
Joined: 23 Sep 2008
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Location: Lancashire
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 12:57 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Hi Pierre,
Unfortunately the really nice UK pieces are hard to come by,and whenever I see them I realise that unfortunately I'd need to sell my house to own one.
The Scorodite is greener in the flesh than the photo suggests.
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Pyromorphite Mimetite series
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
12 cms max dimension |
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Pyromorphite Mimetite series
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
12 cms max dimension (overall size) |
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Pyromorphite Mimetite series
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
12 cms max dimension (overall size) |
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Pyromorphite, Mimetite, Chrysocolla, Plumbogummite. Malachite
Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
90 x 55 mm |
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Hemimorphite.
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
45 x 38 mm |
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Pyromorphite.
Mexico Mine. Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
25 x 20 mm |
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Linarite
Red Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
15 x 10 mm |
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Linarite
Thief Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
25 x 20 mm |
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Pyromorphite
Potts Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
20 x 15 mm |
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Scorodite.
Deer Hills Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
65 x 40 mm |
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Scorodite.
Deer Hills Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, England, UK.
65 x 40 mm (overall size) |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 18:52 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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| Excellent selection of specimens, nurbo. Thank you for sharing them. I had forgotten about the apatites (have you seen one with good terminations?) and had not seen scorodite from there before.
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 18:59 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Here's another unusual one from here.
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Adamite.
Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
Field of view 4 mm. Specimen 27 mm.
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nurbo
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Location: Lancashire
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| Posted: May 08, 2013 16:40 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Hi Ru,
Ive seen tiny Apatites with pinacoidal terminations but only to a few mm Ive got one somewhere, Ill try and find it and see if I can get a reasonable photo.
Nice Philipsburgite by the way, I think i nearly bought that piece once.
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 08, 2013 18:39 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Thanks nurbo. Here's a little Carrock apatite. Careful preparation should reveal a few more.
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Apatite in quartz.
Carrock Mine, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
6 mm crystal on 65 mm specimen.
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: May 08, 2013 18:56 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Don't have too much from Caldbeck Fells myself, but here's one from the famous (or infamous, depending on your perspective) trench dug by Richard Barstow in 1978.
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Pyromorphite
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK
5.5 cm across |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 08, 2013 21:05 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Lovely one, Jesse. I like the variety of pyromorphite crystal forms in the area, from sharp stubby hexagonal prisms to elongate needle-like forms.
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Pyromorphite (ex Peter Briscoe).
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK
32 mm specimen. |
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Pyromorphite.
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK
Crystal ca 5 mm on 7 cm specimen. |
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Pyromorphite.
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK
Crystal ca 4 mm on 7 cm specimen. |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 09, 2013 22:35 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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I just had another go at that Carrock apatite.
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Apatite in calcite with muscovite.
Carrock Mine, Carrock Fell, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
6 mm crystal on 65 mm specimen.
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 10, 2013 23:08 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Here's a different green: brochantite from Roughton Gill.
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Brochantite crystals on quartz.
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
16 mm specimen. Field of view about 2 mm. |
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Brochantite crystals on quartz, with carmine spheroids of carminite?
Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
16 mm specimen. Field of view about 2 mm. |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 13, 2013 20:42 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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Another linarite. Does anyone have a large free-standing linarite crystal to show? I bought one once for a couple of pounds in a small shop in Leeds.
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Linarite (ex Mick Sutcliffe).
Red Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
5 cm. |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: May 18, 2013 22:34 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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A scorodite with arsenopyrite, found in 1955.
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Scorodite with arsenopyrite, pyrite and quartz.
Brandy Gill, Mosedale, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK.
Field of view 8 mm, 65 mm specimen. |
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Ru Smith
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2013 12:35 Post subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
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another unusual species from here
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Beudantite with carminite.
Deer Hills, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK
23 mm. |
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