Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Wanlockhead, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland, UK

mindat Locality ID: 2894
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2894.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wanlockhead, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland, UK": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Glencrief Burn
Meadowfoot Mine
Meadowfoot Smelter Slag Locality
New Glencrieff Mine (Wanlockhead Mine; East And West Branch Of New Glencrieff Vein)
Old Glencrieff Vein
Pates Knowes Smelter Slag Locality
Stake Moss
Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch
Waygate Shaft (Straitstep Vein)
Whytes Cleuch

Latitude: 55°24'4"N
Longitude: 3°47'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.401111111111,-3.7891666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite
Chenite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Devilline	Diaspore	Gypsum	Löllingite	Linarite
Malachite	Marcasite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Veszelyite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Se Si V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Fe H O Pb S Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite
Chenite Copiapite Copper Corundum Descloizite Devilline Diaspore Gypsum Löllingite Linarite
Malachite Marcasite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Veszelyite Vivianite Wurtzite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beudantite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Cotunnite ()*	Creaseyite ()*	Crocoite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*
Elyite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kegelite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*	Lautenthalite ()*
Leadhillite ()*	Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Mattheddleite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Monohydrocalcite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Paralaurionite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Plattnerite ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Plumbonacrite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Redgillite ()*	Schmiederite ()*
Scotlandite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Steverustite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Sundiusite ()*	Susannite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Veszelyite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	11	122319,122321,122322,122327,122332,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4	122318,122320,122324,122333	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	4	122318,122319,122322,122333	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	122320,122335	919
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	122320,122333,122336,122338,122339	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	122330	413
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	5	122319,122335,122336,122338,122339	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	10	122318,122320,122324,122325,122329,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	6	122319,122321,122327,122336,122338,122341	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	15	122318,122319,122320,122321,122322,122325,122327,122330,122332,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	122341	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	122318,122321,122324,122327,122333,122335,122339,122341	27198
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	122319,122336,122338	40
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	10	122318,122321,122327,122330,122333,122335,122336,122338,122339,122341	3531
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	122319	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	3	122327,122330,122338	151
Cotunnite ()*	None	PbCl₂	1	122330	54
Creaseyite ()*	None	Cu₂Pb₂Fe³⁺₂Si₅O₁₇·6H₂O	2	122336,122341	27
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	1	122330	81
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	122319	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	5	122320,122327,122332,122336,122338	378
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	2	122319,122327	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	122318,122320,122321	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	122336	220
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O	3	122319,122336,122338	85
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	122320	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	15	122318,122319,122320,122321,122325,122327,122330,122332,122333,122334,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	10	122324,122327,122329,122332,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	7437
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	2	122333,122335	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	122319	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	122318,122321,122324,122327,122333,122336,122338,122339,122341	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	9	122318,122320,122321,122327,122333,122335,122336,122338,122339	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	122327,122336,122338,122339	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	122318,122333	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	122336,122338	2228
Kegelite ()*	None	Pb₄Al₂Si₄O₁₀(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₄	1	122321	4
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	8	122318,122319,122327,122333,122336,122338,122339,122341	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	6	122319,122320,122327,122336,122338,122341	593
Lautenthalite ()*	Devilline	PbCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	122319	18
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	9	122319,122321,122327,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	8	122318,122319,122321,122327,122336,122338,122339,122341	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	1	122319	139
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	122336	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	10	122319,122321,122327,122330,122333,122335,122336,122338,122339,122341	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	122327,122333	5674
Mattheddleite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5Cl	4	122327,122336,122338,122341	32
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	122327	1107
Monohydrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(CO₃)·H₂O	1	122319	55
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	6	122320,122327,122330,122336,122338,122341	362
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	122320	633
Paralaurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)	1	122319	46
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	122317	1512
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	3	122327,122338,122341	71
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	3	122327,122330,122332	158
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	122330	170
Plumbonacrite ()*	None	Pb₅(CO₃)₃O(OH)₂	0		13
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	122319	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	8	122318,122320,122321,122327,122329,122333,122337,122339	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	11	122320,122321,122327,122330,122332,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	122317	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	122318,122320,122321,122324,122325,122327,122329,122330,122332,122333,122336,122337,122338,122339,122341	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	1	122320	233
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	1	122319	45
Schmiederite ()*	Linarite	Cu₂Pb₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)(Se⁶⁺O₄)(OH)₄	1	122319	13
Scotlandite ()*	None	Pb(S⁴⁺O₃)	1	122341	25
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	122319	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	122318	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	122318,122320,122327,122333,122335	21482
Steverustite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅(OH)₅[Cu¹⁺(S⁶⁺O₃S^2-)₃](H₂O)₂	1	122321	17
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	1	122336	156
Sundiusite ()*	None	Pb₁₀(SO₄)O₈Cl₂	1	122319	3
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	122327,122336,122338	99
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	7	122320,122321,122327,122330,122332,122336,122338	605
Veszelyite ()*	Veszelyite	(Cu,Zn)₂Zn(PO₄)(OH)₃·2H₂O	2	122333,122335	20
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	1	122320	251
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	3	122319,122336,122338	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	122335	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070059	Wanlockhead, Dumfries And Galloway, Scotland, UK	https://rruff.info/R070059

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