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Caldbeck Fells mine dumps, Cumbria, England

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Barite, campylite (mimetite), pyromorphite, linarite and rare secondaries on old mine dumps.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Vein

World-famous for campylite/pyromorphite (Dry Gill, Roughton Gill).

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