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Mine entrance in August 2025

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

This was once an opencast trench.

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Traprain Law

Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Mine entrance in August 2025

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

This was once an opencast trench.

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Traprain Law

Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Mine entrance in August 2025

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

This was once an opencast trench.

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Neighbouring regions:

Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Type:

Council Area

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Musselburgh	23,620 (2017)
Tranent	11,840 (2017)
Prestonpans	9,490 (2017)
Haddington	9,020 (2017)
Dunbar	8,470 (2017)
North Berwick	6,650 (2017)

Mindat Locality ID:

301825

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:301825:8

GUID (UUID V4):

Other Languages:

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French:

East Lothian, Écosse, Royaume-Uni

German:

East Lothian, Schottland, Vereinigtes Königreich

Italian:

East Lothian, Scozia, Regno Unito

Russian:

Ист-Лотиан, Шотландия, Великобритания

Scots:

East Lowden, Scotland, Unitit Kinrick

Scottish Gaelic:

Lodainn an Ear, Alba, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte

Simplified Chinese:

东洛锡安, 蘇格蘭, 英国

Spanish:

East Lothian, Escocia, Reino Unido

Anglo-Saxon:

Ēast Loðene, Scotland, Geāned Cynerīce

Arabic:

لوثيان الشرقية, اسكتلندا, المملكة المتحدة

Asturian:

East Lothian, Escocia, Reinu Xuníu

Basque:

Ekialdeko Lothian, Eskozia, Erresuma Batua

Belarusian:

Усходні Лотыян, Шатландыя, Вялікабрытанія

Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):

Усходні Лотыян, Шатляндыя, Вялікабрытанія

Bengali:

ইস্ট লোথিয়ান, স্কটল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য

Breton:

Lodainn an Ear, Bro-Skos, Rouantelezh-Unanet

Bulgarian:

Източен Лоудиън, Шотландия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия

Catalan:

East Lothian, Escòcia, Regne Unit

Cebuano:

East Lothian, Scotland (apil sa nasod), Hiniusang Gingharian

Czech:

East Lothian, Skotsko, Spojené království

Danish:

East Lothian, Skotland, Storbritannien

Dutch:

East Lothian, Schotland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Esperanto:

East Lothian, Skotlando, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando

Estonian:

East Lothian, Šotimaa, Suurbritannia

Farsi/Persian:

لوتیان شرقی, اسکاتلند, بریتانیا

Fiji Hindi:

East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Finnish:

Itä-Lothian, Skotlanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta

Gujarati:

પૂર્વ લોથીયાન, સ્કોટલેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ

Irish Gaelic:

Lodainn an Ear, Albain, An Ríocht Aontaithe

Japanese:

イースト・ロージアン, スコットランド, イギリス

Kannada:

ಪೂರ್ವ ಲೋಥಿಯನ್, ಸ್ಕಾಟ್‌ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ

Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):

Ист-Лотиан, Шотландия, Ұлыбритания

Korean:

이스트로디언, 스코틀랜드, 영국

Latin:

Hadintoniensis, Scotia, Britanniarum regnum

Lithuanian:

Rytų Lodianas, Škotija, Jungtinė Karalystė

Manx:

Lodainn Hiar, Nalbin, Reeriaght Unnaneysit

Norwegian:

East Lothian, Skottland, Storbritannia

Norwegian (Nynorsk):

East Lothian, Skottland, Storbritannia

Polish:

East Lothian, Szkocja, Wielka Brytania

Portuguese:

East Lothian, Escócia, Reino Unido

Romanian:

East Lothian, Scoția, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord

Serbo-Croatian:

Istočni Lothian, Škotska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo

Swedish:

East Lothian, Skottland, Storbritannien

Tamil:

கிழக்கு லோதியன், இசுக்கொட்லாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்

Telugu:

పశ్చిమ లోథియన్, స్కాట్లాండ్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్

Traditional Chinese:

東洛錫安, 蘇格蘭, 英國

Ukrainian:

Східний Лотіан, Шотландія, Велика Британія

Urdu:

ایسٹ لوتھیان, اسکاٹ لینڈ, مملکت متحدہ

Welsh:

Dwyrain Lothian, Yr Alban, Y Deyrnas Unedig

Western Punjabi:

ایسٹ لوتھین, سکاٹلینڈ, برطانیہ

From Wikipedia:

"East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was also known as Haddingtonshire.

In 1975, the historic county was incorporated for local government purposes into Lothian Region as East Lothian District, with some slight alterations of its boundaries. The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 later created East Lothian as one of 32 modern council areas. East Lothian lies south of the Firth of Forth in the eastern central Lowlands of Scotland. It borders Edinburgh to the west, Midlothian to the south-west and the Scottish Borders to the south. Its administrative centre and former county town is Haddington while the largest town is Musselburgh.

Haddingtonshire has ancient origins and is named in a charter of 1139 as Hadintunschira and in another of 1141 as Hadintunshire. Three of the county's towns were designated as royal burghs: Haddington, Dunbar, and North Berwick.

As with the rest of Lothian, it formed part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia and later the Kingdom of Northumbria. Popular legend suggests that it was at a battle between the Picts and Angles in the East Lothian village of Athelstaneford in 823 that the flag of Scotland was conceived. From the 10th century, Lothian transferred from the Kingdom of England to the authority of the monarchs of Scotland. It was a cross-point in battles between England and Scotland and later the site of a significant Jacobite victory against Government forces in the Battle of Prestonpans. In the 19th century, the county is mentioned in the Gazetteer for Scotland as chiefly agricultural, with farming, fishing and coal-mining forming significant parts of the local economy."

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

20 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine

Formula: NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Downes, H, Upton, B.G.J, Handisyde, E, Thirlwall, M.F (2001) Geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic xenoliths from Fidra (Southern Uplands, Scotland): implications for lithospheric processes in Permo-Carboniferous times. Lithos, 58 (3) 105-124 doi:10.1016/s0024-4937(01)00052-4

ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase

Formula: (Na,K)AlSi₃O₈

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

ⓘ Baryte

Formula: BaSO₄

Localities:

Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Phantassie Hill, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

Locality: White Heugh, St. Abbs, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

McAdam, A.D., Clarkson, E.N.K., Stone, P. (1972) Scottish Borders geology: an excursion guide. Edinburgh Geological Society, Scottish Academic Press.

ⓘ Celestine

Formula: SrSO₄

Locality: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Chalcocite ?

Formula: Cu₂S

Locality: Fassuelburn, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Rutley, Frank (1902) Mineralogy (12th ed.)

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Locality: Old Markle Quarry, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Whitbread, K., Ellen, R., Callaghan, E., Gordon, J.E., Arkley, S. (2015) East Lothian Geodiversity Audit. British Geological Survey, Geology and Landscape Scotland Programme, Open Report OR/14/063, Edinburgh, Scotland.

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Localities:

Old Markle Quarry, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'

Locality: Old Markle Quarry, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, 75, 65-70, 1984

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Localities:

Old Markle Quarry, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Garleton Hills mine, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Localities:

Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Localities:

Old Markle Quarry, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Powellite

Formula: Ca(MoO₄)

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Description: A single greenish-black crystal (c. 1 cm), associated with apophyllite and analcime, in a geode in phonolite.

References:

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Quartz var. Agate

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Kirk Hill, St. Abbs, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Dunglass beach, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Dunglass beach, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ Sodalite

Formula: Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl

Locality: Traprain Law, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Description: Associated with analcite in small (< 0.2 mm) irregular patches in the groundmass or as larger ( < 0.5 mm) roundish patches with ophitic relations to the feldspars, in the phonolite. [This mineral has been confirmed by electron-probe microanalysis. U. Söffler pers. com.]

References:

MacGregor, A.G. (1922) Geol. Mag. 59, 516.

Battey, M.H. and Moss, A.A. (1962) Powellite from Traprain Law, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 33, n° 257, p. 158-161.

Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl₂O₄

Locality: Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

References:

ⓘ Strontianite

Formula: SrCO₃

Locality: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite ?	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Spinel	4.BB.05	MgAl₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Agate	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Amethyst	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Strontianite	5.AB.15	SrCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄
ⓘ	Celestine	7.AD.35	SrSO₄
ⓘ	Powellite	7.GA.05	Ca(MoO₄)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Aegirine	9.DA.25	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
ⓘ	Sanidine	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	var. Anorthoclase	9.FA.35	(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈
ⓘ	var. Oligoclase	9.FA.35	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
ⓘ	Sodalite	9.FB.10	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase	(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
O	ⓘ Powellite	Ca(MoO₄)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
O	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
O	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase	(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Na	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Na	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase	(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Al	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Al	ⓘ Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Agate	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase	(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₀]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
S	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase	(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
K	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase	(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si₂O₈]
Ca	ⓘ Powellite	Ca(MoO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Sr	Strontium
Sr	ⓘ Celestine	SrSO₄
Sr	ⓘ Strontianite	SrCO₃
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Powellite	Ca(MoO₄)
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

Fossils

There are 17 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)

Stratigraphic Units

Unit	No. Occurrences	Age
Lower Limestone	1	336 - 326.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
Lower Limestone - Middle Longcraig Limestone	2	336 - 326.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
Strathclyde - Gullane	3	339.4 - 330.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Lower Oil Shale	8	346.7 - 330.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Ballagan	1	358.9 - 330.9 Ma (Paleozoic)

Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Diphyphyllum genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lithostrotionidae : *Diphyphyllum*	336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous
Phocidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lepidodendron genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : *Lepidodendron*	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Casineria kiddi species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Casineria : *Casineria kiddi*	339.4 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Ophiolepis gracilis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiuroidea : Amphilepidida : Ophiolepididae : Ophiolepis : *Ophiolepis gracilis*	2.588 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Stigmaria genus	Plantae : *Stigmaria*	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Beyrichoceratoides redesdalensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Muensteroceratidae : Beyrichoceratoides : *Beyrichoceratoides redesdalensis*	346.7 - 330.9 Ma Carboniferous
Sudeticeras newtonense species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Anthracoceratidae : Sudeticeras : *Sudeticeras newtonense*	336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous
Siphonodendron pauciradiale species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Siphonodendron : *Siphonodendron pauciradiale*	336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous
Tealliocaris genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Tealliocarididae : *Tealliocaris*	339.4 - 336 Ma Carboniferous
Tantallognathus woodi species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Tantallognathus : *Tantallognathus woodi*	358.9 - 330.9 Ma Paleozoic

Fossil Localities

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Scotland
- East Lothian
  - Carboniferous🐚 Catcraig
  - Carboniferous🐚 Cheese Bay Shrimp Bed
  - Pleistocene🐚 Dunbar
  - Carboniferous🐚 East Barns Quarry
  - Paleozoic🐚 Gin Head
  - Carboniferous🐚 Thornton Burn
  - Carboniferous🐚 Weeklaw

Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Lothian
Wikidata ID:	Q207257
GeoNames ID:	2650386

Localities in this Region

Scotland
- East Lothian

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

CaledonidesOrogenic Belt

EuropeContinent

Scotland
- Lothian

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