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Locality Name:
Driggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 245
Youngest recorded age at locality: 235

mindat Locality ID: 1428
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-1428.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Driggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°42'29"N
Longitude: 3°2'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.708055555556,-3.0430555555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteCheniteClayConnelliteCopperCovelliteDevillineDiaspore
KtenasiteMalachiteMicaMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPhilipsburgitePyritePyrochloreQuartz
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedriteTurquoiseVivianite

61 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bechererite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brianyoungite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elyite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ianbruceite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Philipsburgite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)
Redgillite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zálesíite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)2392360254
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O2392360470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)23923602734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)223923603092
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb2392360363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS23923609052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)223923605509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)239236011547
Bechererite  (*)NoneZn7Cu(OH)13[SiO(OH)3(SO4)]239236016
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O72392360450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS423923605516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS323923601089
Brianyoungite  (*)NoneZn3(CO3)(OH)4239236079
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)623923601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)239236027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)23923604979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S23923605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2239236027198
Chenite  (*)CheniteCuPb4(SO4)2(OH)6239236040
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O23923603531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS23923602600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)2392360363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O2392360295
Copper  (*)CopperCu23923603846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS23923604165
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2392360366
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162392360300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)223923609895
Elyite  (*)NoneCuPb4(SO4)O2(OH)4·H2O239236085
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2392360814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS239236024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)23923607437
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O23923601689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)623923601066
Ianbruceite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn2(AsO4)(OH)(H2O)·2H2O23923606
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)623923602228
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)239236097
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2392360593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)22392360265
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2239236012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl23923601107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2239236017380
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O239236031
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2392360309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)42392360369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2239236039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO223923603106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl23923601725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2239236061156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O239236068
Redgillite  (*)NoneCu6(SO4)(OH)10·H2O239236045
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O102392360312
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O2392360142
Silver  (*)CopperAg23923605186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)23923602473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS239236021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1323923605317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2392360484
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O239236095
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO423923601655
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O239236084


3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
JGS171_49_001245235245-235paleomagage of hematite deposit   YesHematite 25832Cumbria, England, UKCumbriaCrowley et al. (2014) JGS171_49 
Kristen000283236236 K-Ar illiteD1    1428Driggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKDriggith MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 
Kristen000284239239 K-Ar illiteD2    1428Driggith Mine (Driggeth Mine), Caldbeck, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UKDriggith MineIneson and Mitchell (1974)10.1017/S0016756800041571GM111_521 

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