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Sideronatrite from mineralized cavities in the Rising Sun colliery, Backworth, Northumberland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

B. A. O. Randall  and
J. M. Jones
B. A. O. Randall
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
J. M. Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Summary

Two unusual cavities at a Northumberland colliery are described. Although apparently of tectonic origin they do not seem to be related to any major fault. Sideronatrite, not previously recorded in this country, is thought to result from the alteration of the marcasite and pyrite lining the cavities by underground saline waters. These waters are the source of the baryte and gypsum that are also found in the cavities and of the salt stalactites in the disused roadways of the colliery.

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Research Article
Information
Mineralogical magazine and journal of the Mineralogical Society , Volume 35 , Issue 275 , September 1966 , pp. 983 - 990
Copyright
Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1966

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