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Somersetite from
Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK


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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
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Somersetite, etc.

Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Somersetite
Formula:Pb8O2(OH)2(CO3)5
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
PbO87.46 %
CO210.78 %
H2O1.76 %
Total:100.00 %
Sample references:
1Type Specimen
Siidra, Oleg I., Nekrasova, Diana O., Turner, Rick, Zaitsev, Anatoly N., Chukanov, Nikita V., Polekhovsky, Yury S., Spratt, John, Rumsey, Mike S. (2018) Somersetite, Pb8O(OH)4(CO3)5, a new complex hydrocerussite-related mineral from the Mendip Hills, England. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (5) 1211-1224 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.087
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrocerussite7
Plumbonacrite2
Calcite1
Symesite1
Aragonite1
Cerussite1
Manganite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Somersetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Torr Works Quarry, Cranmore, Mendip, Somerset, England, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1096321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1096321:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
HÃ¥lenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2017) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2017, CNMNC Newsletter No 38. Mineralogical Magazine, 81 (4) 1033-1038 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.062
Siidra, Oleg I., Nekrasova, Diana O., Turner, Rick, Zaitsev, Anatoly N., Chukanov, Nikita V., Polekhovsky, Yury S., Spratt, John, Rumsey, Mike S. (2018) Somersetite, Pb8O(OH)4(CO3)5, a new complex hydrocerussite-related mineral from the Mendip Hills, England. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (5) 1211-1224 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.087
 
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