Micromounts - Cumberland & Westmorland...........Updated 27 November 2024
1763 ADAMITE - Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Pale green crust of tiny Adamite crystals on the surface of gossan matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1764 ASBOLANE & QUARTZ - Sandbeds Gill, Bassenthwaite, Cumberland, England Shiny black Asbolane scattered over Quartz crystals in a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
1765 AZURITE - Cumpston Hill, Mallerstang, Cumberland, England Small deep blue sparkling Azurite crystals in a cavity in quartz matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1766 BARYTE - Low Pike Trial, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Colourless blocky to tabular Baryte crystals in cavities in quartz matrix +/- a little green Cornwallite SOLD OUT .
1148 BARYTE - Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Eden, Westmorland, England Aggregates of clear tabular Baryte crystals on a white baryte matrix �1.00 1
1767 BARYTE & FLUORITE - Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Eden, Westmorland, England Colourless bladed tabular Baryte crystals with associated colourless cubic Fluorite crystals on baryte matrix SOLD OUT .
124 BARYTOCALCITE - Blagill Mine, Alston, Cumberland, England Off-white Barytocalcite crystals in a cavitiy in matrix �1.00 2
1768 BAYLDONITE - Low Pike Trial, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Areas of green Bayldonite on quartz matrix 50p �1.00 1 1
127 BAYLDONITE & MIMETITE - Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Green botryoidal Bayldonite with tiny pale yellow Mimetite crystals plus some Malachite in a cavity in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1769 BAYLDONITE & MIMETITE - Low Pike Trial, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Areas of green Bayldonite with tiny white acicular crystals of Mimetite on matrix �1.50p 1
129 BEUDANTITE - Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Cumberland, England Dusting of very minute yellowish green Beudantite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
1770 BROCHANTITE - Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small dark green Brochantite crystals in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
133 CALCITE - Lindal Moor Mine, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (formerly Lancashire), England Whitish rhombohedral Calcite crystals lining cavities in gossan matrix +\- a little black feathery Pyrolusite �1.00 �1.50p 3 1
1771 CALCITE - Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England Aggregates of clear Calcite crystals, some doubly terminated in cavities in matrix �1.00 �1.50p 1 1
1771a CALCITE - Ullcoats Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England Cavity linings of white Calcite crystals in matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1150 CARMINITE & BEAUDANTITE - Deer Hills, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Minute red Carminite crystals with yellowish green Beaudantite crystals on quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1772 CERUSSITE - Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England Cluster of greyish Cerussite crystals in a cavity in matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1773 CERUSSITE - Old Brandley Mine, Derwentwater, Cumberland, England White elongated Cerussite crystals some encrusting Galena crystals in cavities in quartz matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
139 CHRYSOCOLLA Pseudomorphs after MALACHITE - Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Bluish green Chrysocolla almost completely replacing acicular Malachite on matrix +/- pyromorphite, cerussite SOLD OUT .
1774 COBALTOCALCITE - Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Cumberland, England Pale pink encrustations of small Cobaltocalcite crystals in cavities in matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1775 CORNWALLITE - Low Pike Trial, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Cavity linings of very minute sparkling Cornwallite crystals in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1776 COSALITE - Carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small thin acicular Cosalite needles associated with brown Sphalerite and Muscovite on matrix SOLD OUT .
1777 CRYPTOMELANE - Iron Crag, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Aggregates of black acicuar Cryptomelane crystals in cavities in quartz/cryptomelane matrix SOLD OUT .
1153 DUFTITE - Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Minute bright green sparkling Duftite crystals in cavities in quartz gossan matrix SOLD OUT .
1778 ERYTHRITE - Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Cumberland, England Crusts of tiny pink Erythrite crystals on limestone matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1779 FLUORITE, QUARTZ & HAEMATITE - Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England Colourless cubic Fluorite crystals on pinkish Quartz crystals with a few black blades of Specular Haematite crystals, no matrix SOLD OUT .
1780 GALENA - Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England Shiny grey highly modified Galena crystals in cavities in quartz matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1781 GALENA & CERUSSITE - 12 Fm Level, Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Modified cube/octahedral Galena crystals with white Cerussite crystals in a cavity in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1782 GOLDHILLITE - Low Pike Trial, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Bluish green Goldhillite in cavities in quartz matrix, the green material is Cornwallite. Apparently the majority of Phillipsburgite in the Caldbeck Fells is actually Goldhillite so, if you already have some Phillipsburgite it is quite likely to be Goldhillite SOLD OUT .
142 GREENOCKITE - Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Thin patches of yellow Greenockite on matrix SOLD OUT .
1783 HAEMATITE - Beckermet Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England Shiny bladed black Haematite crystals with Quartz in matrix SOLD OUT .
144 HAEMATITE - Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England Plates of shiny black thin Specular Haematite crystals showing some irridescence on matrix +/- Quartz crystals �1.00 1
1787 HEMIMORPHITE - Hartley Birkett, Kirkby Stephen, Cumberland, England Sprays of pale brown bladed Hemimorphite crystals throughout matrix. Ex Colin Robinson �1.00 1
1784 LINARITE - 12Fm Level, Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small blue bladed Linarite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1785 LINARITE - 60Fm Level, Sandbed Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Coatings of tiny blue Linarite crystals on quartz matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1786 MALACHITE - Myers Head Mine, Hartsop, Westmorland, England Green fibrous Malachite shot through gossan matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1159 MALACHITE - Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Velvety green Malachite crystals in cavities in quartz gossan matrix �1.00 1
1160 MIMETITE - Arm 'o' Grain, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Aggragates of yellow spiky Mimetite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix �1.00 1
154 MIMETITE - Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Pale yellow to green Mimetite crystals in various forms in cavities in quartz matrix +/- pale yellow Bindheimite 50p �1.00 �1.50p 2 1 1
155 MIMETITE - Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Yellow to orange Mimetite crystals on quartz matrix +/- Barytes. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1788 MIMETITE - Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Yellow to orange tabular to elongated often doubly-terminated Mimetite crystals on quartz matrix +/- Barytes �1.00 �1.50p 7 4
1789 MIMETITE - Low Pike Trial, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Pale yellowish green hexagonal Mimetite crystals on quartz matrix 50p �1.00 7 3
1790 MIMETITE - Murton Mine, Scordale, Cumberland, England Small pale green acicular Mimetite crystals in a cavity in matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1161 MIMETITE variety CAMPYLITE - Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Classic orange Campylite crystals on quartz/pyrolusite matrix �1.00 4
1791 MOTTRAMITE - Arm 'o' Grain, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small to tiny black Mottramite crystals scattered over quartz matrix 50p �1.00 �1.50p 1 2 1
1792 PHARMACOSIDERITE - Burdell Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Yellowish green cubic Pharmacosiderite crystals manganese rich quartz matrix �1.00 1
1793 PLUMBOGUMMITE - Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Minute greyish blue drusy Plumbogummite crystals with yellowish Mimetite crystals and white Baryte. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1794 PLUMBOGUMMITE & MIMETITE - Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Greyish drusy Plumbogummite with yellowish-orange Mimetite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
1163 PSEUDOMALACHITE - Short Grain Middle, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small spheres of tiny green Pseudomalachite crystals in a cavity in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1795 PYRITE - Hartley Birkett, Kirkby Stephen, Cumberland, England Cluster of brown (tarnished) modified cubic Pyrite crystals, no matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1796 PYRITE - New Parkside Mine, Frizington, Cumberland, England Cluster of brown lightly tarnished modified pyritohedral Pyrite crystals, no matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
162 PYROLUSITE & CALCITE - Lindal Moor Mine, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria (formerly Lancashire), England Dark grey matted Pyrolusite with a few black complex free-standing stalactites of minute Pyrolusite crystals on rhombic Calcite crystals on matrix �2.00 1
1797 PYROMORPHITE - Driggith Opencut, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Classic green barrel shaped Pyromorphite crystals on matrix. Ex Colin Robinson SOLD OUT .
1798 PYROMORPHITE - Kinniside Mine, Cleator Moor, Cumberland, England Small green hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals on matrix. Ex Colin Robinson specimen SOLD OUT .
1164 PYROMORPHITE - Mexico Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Yellow hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals with clear Quartz crystals mounted on a pedestal SOLD OUT .
1799 PYROMORPHITE - Old Brandley Mine, Derwentwater, Cumberland, England Green hexagonal elongated Pyromorphite crystals on quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1800 PYROMORPHITE - Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Aggregate of green elongated Pyromorphite crystals, no matrix SOLD OUT .
1801 PYROMORPHITE - "Barstows Trench", Roughton Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Dark green hexagonal Pyromorphite crystal perched on quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1802 QUARTZ & HAEMATITE - Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumberland, England Squat colourless Quartz crystals on both Specular and Kidney ore forms of Haematite in a cavity in matrix SOLD OUT .
1803 SPHALERITE & QUARTZ - 12 Fm Level, Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Orange brown Sphalerite crystals on clear Quartz crystals in cavities in quartz matrix +/- Galena 50p �1.00 2 3
1804 SPHALERITE, GALENA & QUARTZ - 12 Fm Level, Driggith Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Orange brown Sphalerite crystals with grey modified Galena crystals on clear Quartz crystals in cavities in quartz matrix �1.00 1
1805 SUSANNITE - Red Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Pale blue Susannite crystals on quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
1170 TETRAHEDRITE - Eagle Crag Mine, Grisedale, Westmorland, England Small dull grey tetrahedral Tetrahedrite crystals, bright and shiny where broken, in a cavity in quartz/tetrahdrite/galena matrix 50p 1
1806 ZALESIITE - Potts Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Aggregates of pale green Zalesiite crystals in a cavity in quartz matrix plus a little green Malachite SOLD OUT .
1807 ZINCOLIVENITE - Potts Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumberland, England Small spheres of tiny green Zincolivenite crystals in cavities in quartz matrix SOLD OUT .