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Wanthwaite Mine, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wanthwaite Mine | Mine |
| St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn | Civil Parish |
| Allerdale | District |
| Cumbria | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 35' 38'' North , 3° 2' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY325226
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Keswick | 4,281 (2018) | 5.7km |
| Portinscale | 560 (2018) | 7.6km |
| Braithwaite | 342 (2018) | 9.5km |
| Bassenthwaite | 412 (2018) | 13.6km |
| Greystoke | 654 (2018) | 13.9km |
Specimens of adamite in the Natural History Museum, London supposedly collected here 1953-55 by Arthur Kingsbury (1906-68) are now considered "implausible" and probably from Lavrion. This is one of a number of likely or definitely falsified Kingsbury localities.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
30 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Adamite ? Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) References: Braithwaite, R. S. W. (1988) Cuproadamite and Tennantite from Higher Longrigg Mine, Hartley Birkett, Cumbria. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (367) 552-553 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.367.17 (possibly referring to a Kingsbury specimen in the BM(NH) collection) |
| β Arsenopyrite ? Formula: FeAsS Description: Kingsbury reference. References: Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1958) Jarosite and natrojarosite from the Lake District. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (240). 813-815 doi:10.1180/minmag.1958.031.240.09 |
| β Beudantite ? Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 Colour: yellow, yellowish-green, buff, and brown Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Carminite ? Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Chalcopyrite ? Formula: CuFeS2 Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Dundasite Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O |
| β Galena ? Formula: PbS Description: Kingsbury reference. References: Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1958) Jarosite and natrojarosite from the Lake District. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (240). 813-815 doi:10.1180/minmag.1958.031.240.09 |
| β Goethite ? Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Habit: massive; botryoidal Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Graphite ? Formula: C Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| β Jarosite ? Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Kingsbury reference. Kingsbury and Hartley (1958): "occurs as a coating of yellow, microscopic crystals on quartz, with pyrite, arsenopyrite, and graphite, from the southernmost of the two veins at this mine. This vein occupies a fault between black Skiddaw Slates (on the north) and Borrowdale Volcanics (B.M. 1958, 48)." |
| β Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O |
| β Native Gold Formula: Au |
| β Natrojarosite ? Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Kingsbury reference. Kingsbury and Hartley (1958): "While the southernmost vein at the Wanthwaite mine yielded jarosite, the northern vein yielded its rarer relative, natrojarosite (NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6).[...] aggregates of small (up to 0.5 mm.) golden-brown rhombohedral crystals on massive and botryoidal goethite, the crystals showing combinations of the basal plane c{0001} with e{1011} and s{0112}." |
| β Pharmacolite Formula: Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O |
| β Pharmacosiderite ? Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Picropharmacolite Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O |
| β Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Pyrite ? Formula: FeS2 Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Quartz ? Formula: SiO2 Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β Scorodite ? Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O Colour: green; reddish brown Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Senarmontite Formula: Sb2O3 |
| β Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
| β Sphalerite ? Formula: ZnS Description: Kingsbury reference. References: Kingsbury, Arthur W. G., Hartley, J. (1958) Jarosite and natrojarosite from the Lake District. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (240). 813-815 doi:10.1180/minmag.1958.031.240.09 |
| β Stibiconite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| β Stibnite ? Formula: Sb2S3 Description: Kingsbury reference. |
| β Symplesite Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| β Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 |
| β Formula: Ca(HAsO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Graphite ? | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Sphalerite ? | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite ? | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena ? | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Stibnite ? | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Pyrite ? | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite ? | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
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Wanthwaite Mine, St. John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK