5238 - Linarite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

5238

Mineral Name

Linarite

Chemical Formula

PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Associated Minerals
Caledonite
Specimen Number
002

Card lists locality as Dry Gill Mine, but this is probably from Red Gill Mine

Spray of slender crystals to 5 mm, with caledonite and chalcosite

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Red Gill Mine, England

Locality Lat/Long

53.9981536, -2.0302052

Mine Name

Red Gill Mine
Original Attributed Locality
England
Cumberland
Red Gill
Geographic Features
Caldbeck Fells
Roughton Gill