| Locality type: | Vein |
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| Species: | Hemimorphite |
| Formula: | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hemimorphite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gordon's Vein, Snar Water, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 138642 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:138642:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6a7a22ea-917c-42d4-9535-33e60b02021c |
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| 1.2km (0.8 miles) | ⓘNew Cove Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘBelton Grain vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘCove Vein, Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘStraitstep Vein (Margaret's Vein), Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘWhytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.5km (1.0 miles) | ⓘMeadowfoot Mine, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘOld Glencrieff Vein, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘMeadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘRaiks Vein (incl. Broadlaw Low Level), Mine Hill-Broad Law, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘNew Glencrieff Mine (Wanlockhead Mine; East and West branch of New Glencrieff Vein), Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, 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...Issued separately May 24, 1956) SYNOPSIS THE Leadhills-Wanlockhead mining field is situated within a...synclinorial belt of greywackes, bounded to the north and south by anticlinoria in which lower stratigraphical elements...order of 2000-4000 feet below the surface. The Leadhills-Wanlockhead deposits are related to other lead-zinc...Mineralization 92 (i) Metasomatic Minerals . . . 92 (ii) Vein Minerals 93 (iii) S u m m a r y a n d Discussion |  | | Report (issue) | | \ MEJ\IOIRS OF THE GEOI,OGICAL SURVEY, SCOTLAND. SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE ~iINER.AL RESOURCES OF GREAT...XVII. THE LEAD, ZINC, COPPER AND NICKEL ORES OE, SCOTLAND. BY G. ·v. WILSON, B.Sc. W('l'H CONTRTRUTIO~S...:...., ;:. i...t.1 .._. ·- ·;, ... . _ IN Scotland the ores of lead and zinc have a wide distribution...only on a small scale, except at Wanlockhead and Leadhills. Copper ores are less frcqnent, and nickel ores...general account of the kno,vn mineral resources of Scotland in respect of lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores |
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