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Fluorite from
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
| Locality type: | Village | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Fluorite | |
| Formula: | CaF2 | |
| Comments: | Fluorite has not been recorded from the Leadhills/Wanlockhead Orefield specimens have been found on old dumps which look remarkably like Fluorite from the north of England, and may have been left there by collectors. Also it is reputed that old miners sold specimens from the north of England but this is unsubstantiated. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Erroneously Reported | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Sphalerite | 1 | |
| Quartz | 1 | |
| Galena | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13846 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13846:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite | ||
| 63.8km (39.6 miles) | ⓘTrearne Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 84.5km (52.5 miles) | ⓘClauchlands Point, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 89.3km (55.5 miles) | ⓘCraigmuschat quarry, Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK | |
| 92.8km (57.7 miles) | ⓘSmith vein, Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 93.0km (57.8 miles) | ⓘCarrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 93.1km (57.9 miles) | ⓘGrains Gill, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 98.4km (61.2 miles) | ⓘKelton Quarry, Kirkland, Lamplugh, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 98.6km (61.2 miles) | ⓘForce Crag Mine, Coledale, Above Derwent, Allerdale, Cumbria, England, UK | |
| 99.8km (62.0 miles) | ⓘMowbray Mine, Frizington, Arlecdon & Frizington, Copeland, Cumbria, England, UK | |
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