Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

mindat Locality ID: 3032
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3032.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK": 50
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 38

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Broad Law
Bulmer Moss
Glasgow Vein
Glen Ea's Hill
Haddingtons Vein (Haddingtons Road)
Horners Vein (Jeffrey's Vein; Carse's Vein)
Katystaklin Vein
Laverock Hall
Long Cleugh
Meadowhead Vein
Mill Vein
Mine Hill
Mine Hill-Broad Law
Risping Cleuch
Roan Burn Vein
Short Cleuch
Snar Water
Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar Vein; Susanna Vein [Scar Vein]; Portobello Vein; Humby Vein; Lead Vein)
Wanlock Dod
Wool Law

Latitude: 55°25'9"N
Longitude: 3°45'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.419166666667,-3.7538888888889

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite
Chenite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Dundasite
Epsomite	Fluorite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Minium	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Sulphur	Titanite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Co Cu F H Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite
Chenite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Descloizite Diaspore Dundasite
Epsomite Fluorite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Minium Monazite None Not in a structural group Palygorskite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Sulphur Titanite Vivianite Wurtzite

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bechererite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cassedanneite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crocoite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Elyite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Fassinaite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Lanarkite ()*	Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Macphersonite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mattheddleite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*
Mottramite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Phoenicochroite ()*	Plattnerite ()*
Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Queitite ()*	Redgillite ()*	Scotlandite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Steverustite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Strontianite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Susannite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	20	122900,122901,122904,122905,122910,122911,122914,122922,122923,122924,122926,122928,122929,122934,122936,122940,122942,122943,122947,122948	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	13	122900,122906,122913,122914,122920,122921,122924,122934,122936,122937,122941,122942,122947	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3	122913,122942,122947	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	13	122900,122906,122914,122918,122920,122921,122922,122924,122926,122936,122940,122941,122942	11547
Bechererite ()*	None	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	1	122926	16
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	4	122920,122924,122934,122940	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	20	122900,122906,122911,122913,122914,122916,122920,122921,122922,122923,122924,122933,122934,122936,122937,122941,122942,122945,122947,122948	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	6	122910,122926,122934,122940,122942,122943	359
Cassedanneite ()*	None	Pb₅(VO₄)₂(CrO₄)₂·H₂O	1	122942	3
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	33	122900,122901,122904,122905,122908,122909,122910,122911,122913,122914,122917,122918,122920,122921,122922,122923,122924,122926,122928,122929,122931,122933,122934,122936,122937,122938,122939,122940,122941,122942,122943,122945,122948	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	21	122900,122904,122906,122911,122913,122914,122916,122918,122920,122921,122922,122923,122924,122934,122936,122937,122939,122941,122942,122943,122947	27198
Chenite ()*	Chenite	CuPb₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	4	122910,122934,122940,122943	40
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	12	122914,122916,122920,122921,122922,122924,122934,122936,122937,122940,122942,122943	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	0		966
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	122922	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	122942	4165
Crocoite ()*	Monazite Baryte	Pb(CrO₄)	1	122940	81
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	0		179
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	6	122910,122920,122921,122924,122940,122943	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	122913,122916,122922,122947	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	1	122934	97
Elyite ()*	None	CuPb₄(SO₄)O₂(OH)₄·H₂O	1	122934	85
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	0		814
Fassinaite ()*	Not in a structural group	Pb₂(CO₃)(S₂O₃)	1	122934	11
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	0		2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	36	122900,122901,122902,122904,122905,122906,122908,122909,122910,122911,122913,122914,122917,122918,122920,122921,122922,122923,122924,122928,122929,122931,122933,122934,122936,122937,122938,122939,122940,122941,122942,122943,122944,122945,122947,122948	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	17	122900,122901,122904,122905,122914,122916,122917,122920,122921,122922,122924,122926,122934,122936,122938,122941,122945	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	122926	717
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7	122918,122920,122921,122922,122934,122936,122941	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	9	122900,122901,122905,122910,122923,122926,122933,122947,122948	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	122934,122942,122943	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	3	122911,122926,122933	1066
Lanarkite ()*	None	Pb₂O(SO₄)	8	122910,122914,122926,122934,122940,122942,122943,122948	97
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	122940	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	11	122910,122911,122922,122923,122924,122926,122934,122940,122942,122943,122948	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	12	122910,122913,122914,122923,122924,122926,122934,122940,122941,122942,122943,122947	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	0		139
Macphersonite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	122934	11
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	0		1487
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	17	122906,122910,122911,122913,122914,122916,122920,122921,122922,122924,122926,122934,122936,122937,122940,122941,122942	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	122924,122936	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	0		202
Mattheddleite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5Cl	5	122910,122934,122940,122942,122943	32
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	122920,122924	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1	122934	247
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	7	122910,122924,122934,122938,122940,122942,122943	362
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	4	122920,122921,122922,122924	492
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	0		306
Phoenicochroite ()*	None	Pb₂O(CrO₄)	1	122940	35
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	2	122926,122934	158
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	2	122926,122940	170
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	14	122906,122911,122913,122914,122918,122920,122921,122922,122924,122934,122936,122941,122942,122947	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	34	122900,122901,122902,122904,122905,122908,122910,122911,122913,122914,122917,122918,122920,122921,122922,122923,122924,122926,122928,122929,122931,122933,122934,122936,122937,122938,122939,122940,122941,122942,122943,122945,122947,122948	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	22	122900,122901,122904,122905,122910,122913,122914,122920,122921,122922,122924,122926,122928,122934,122936,122937,122938,122939,122940,122942,122945,122947	61156
Queitite ()*	None	Zn₂Pb₄(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(SO₄)	1	122910	7
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	0		45
Scotlandite ()*	None	Pb(S⁴⁺O₃)	6	122910,122934,122940,122942,122943,122948	25
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	122922,122947	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	122934	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	122947	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	13	122900,122906,122911,122920,122921,122922,122924,122933,122934,122936,122942,122947,122948	21482
Steverustite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅(OH)₅[Cu¹⁺(S⁶⁺O₃S^2-)₃](H₂O)₂	6	122910,122926,122934,122940,122942,122943	17
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	0		156
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	0		589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	122940	2045
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	6	122910,122926,122934,122940,122943,122948	99
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	0		1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	7	122920,122921,122924,122936,122940,122942,122943	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	7	122900,122904,122924,122926,122934,122938,122940	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080116	Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK	https://rruff.info/R080116
R060764	Lady Anne Hopetoun Shaft (Brow And Hopeful Veins), Wanlock Dod, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK	https://rruff.info/R060764

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