| Locality type: | Vein |
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| Species: | Linarite |
| Formula: | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Malachite | ⓘ3 photos of Linarite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Chalcopyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Linarite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality. |
| Anglesite | ⓘ1 photo of Linarite associated with Anglesite at this locality. |
| Hemimorphite | ⓘ1 photo of Linarite associated with Hemimorphite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Linarite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Old Glencrieff Vein, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 138481 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:138481:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | da6f964e-88b4-437c-8d44-a7e944f4cf6b |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘWhytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.4km (0.2 miles) | ⓘNew Glencrieff Mine (Wanlockhead Mine; East and West branch of New Glencrieff Vein), Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘCove Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘNew Cove Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘWilsons Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘBelton Grain vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘMeadowfoot Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | ⓘScar Vein, Wanlock Dod, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘLady Anne Hopetoun shaft (Brow and Hopeful Veins), Wanlock Dod, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| 1.5km (0.9 miles) | ⓘHopeful Vein, Wanlock Dod, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | V.—The Leadhills-Wanlockhead Lead and Zinc Deposits. By A. K. Temple, B.Sc, Ph.D., Department of Geology...KENNEDY, F.R.S. (With One Plate, Nine Text-figures and Nine Tables.) (MS. received August 6, 1954. Finally...separately May 24, 1956) SYNOPSIS THE Leadhills-Wanlockhead mining field is situated within a synclinorial...synclinorial belt of greywackes, bounded to the north and south by anticlinoria in which lower stratigraphical...the ore deposits. The complex N.E.-S.W. folding and faulting, imposed during the Caledonian orogeny, |  | | Book | | 130 Eliotts Drive, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 3NR Text and Photographs © Steve A. Rust The right of Steve A...asserted by him in accordance with copyright, Design and Patent Act 1988 All rights reserved. No part of this...ISBN 978-1-916241-1-3 Printed and bound in the UK by Book Printing UK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Woodston... Contents 1. Introduction and Location 2. History 3. Mineral descriptions and Photographs 4. Acknowledgements...References 1 Introduction and Location Fig 1. 1859 hand coloured map of Wanlockhead. Courtesy of the Duke |  | | Thesis/Dissertation | | PARAGEKETICAL iHNEBALOGY OF THE LEADEILLS AND WANLOCKHEAD LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS. A Thesis presented for...Boston Spa, Wetherby West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ www.bl,uk ORIGINAL COpy TIGHTLY BOUND IMAGING SERVICES NORTH...jOints, whose average strike is 1J • I~ • U., and who se rela ti ve age of formation was adduced from...slight displacement of the veins, and by W.N.W. trending monchiquite and tholeiite dykeso Investigation... hydro~patite, artif'icia1~: and two minerals, phoenicochroite and rammelsbergite, not previously |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 cookrob@auburn.edu Linarite Mammoth–St...best known and, when in extraordinary specimens, is certainly one of the most desirable and expensive...azurite. Such is the case with the much-rarer linarite, a striking blue mineral that occurs, like azurite...base-metal ore deposits, most frequently in arid and semiarid terrain. In more than one instance it was...worth the bother to collect—was actually excellent linarite, every specimen of which should have been saved |  | | Report (issue) | | \ MEJ\IOIRS OF THE GEOI,OGICAL SURVEY, SCOTLAND. SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE ~iINER.AL RESOURCES OF GREAT... VOL. XVII. THE LEAD, ZINC, COPPER AND NICKEL ORES OE, SCOTLAND. BY G. ·v. WILSON, B.Sc. W('l'H...OF'li'IGI~ BY MORRISON & GIBB, LIMITED, TA~FIELD, And to be purchased from E. STANFORD, l.2, 13 aud 14...·;, ... . _ IN Scotland the ores of lead and zinc have a wide distribution and have been worked for...small scale, except at Wanlockhead and Leadhills. Copper ores are less frcqnent, and nickel ores are found |  | | Journal (issue) | | IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY MINERAL SPECIMENS IN THE UK. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BUY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL...PAID FOR QUALITY SPECIMENS ANYTHING CONSIDERED! The Old Linhay, Woodcockshayes Farm, Halberton Road, Willand...01884 821724 e-mail: ian@crystalciassics.co.uk UK TS C 2 COVERPrismatichexagonalberyl to 14 mm w...YEARS IN MINERALS David Green 9 The UK ]011rnalof Mines and Minerals publishes articles of interest...interest to mineralogists, collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles are |  | | Book (edition) | | Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...Productions 40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright© Lee Gary Palmer, 2019 The...asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved...written permission of the publisher All photographs and illustrations are copyright of their respective owners...2019 First printed November 2019 Printed and bound in Scotland by Brown Brothers, Irvine, Ayrshire First |
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