A REVIEW OF UNITED KINGDOM HERDERITE LOCALITIES ATTRIBUTED TO ARTHUR KINGSBURY

摘要

A number of articles published in the last 18 years have shown that many claims of rare British mineral species made by Arthur Kingsbury (1906-1968) would benefit from reassessment as they are potentially misleading. A recent analytical study of a herderite-hydroxylherderite series mineral from the British Isles has prompted a review of herderite specimens claimed by Kingsbury to be from the United Kingdom. There are specimens from four British localities in Kingsbury's specimen material at the Natural History Museum (London), although only two have been used as a basis for publications. A visual inspection of specimens from all four occurrences indicates that none were likely sourced in situ, from the United Kingdom. The specimens share many characteristics which act as indications of inaccurate provenance seen in other studies of Kingsbury specimens. It is suggested that until proven otherwise, the herderite specimens and localities claimed by Arthur Kingsbury should be removed from published topographic lists.