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Plattnerite from
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
| Locality type: | Village | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Plattnerite | |
| Formula: | PbO2 | |
| Comments: | There is some dispute about the confirmation of plattnerite from the Leadhills-Wanlockhead Orefield. Although it has been now confirmed on specimens collected from the Susanna Mine in 2010. It would appear that many old specimens have been found wanting, mostly turning out to be Mn-Oxides or mottramite. Work is continuing to try and locate an authentic 'old' specimen in the Natural History Museum London and the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed - Type Locality | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: University of Manitoba | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Lanarkite | 4 | |
| Hydrocerussite | 2 | |
| Caledonite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plattnerite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 13878 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:13878:3 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Localities for Plattnerite in this Region | ||
| Raiks Vein (incl. Broadlaw Low Level), Mine Hill-Broad Law, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK | ||
| Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar vein; Susanna vein [Scar vein]; Portobello vein; Humby vein; Lead vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK | ||
| Nearest other occurrences of Plattnerite | ||
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘRaiks Vein (incl. Broadlaw Low Level), Mine Hill-Broad Law, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘSusanna Mine (Glennery Scar vein; Susanna vein [Scar vein]; Portobello vein; Humby vein; Lead vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK | |
| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘHigh Pirn Mine (Belton Grain Vein and New Vein), Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 1.7km (1.1 miles) | ⓘNew Vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘBelton Grain vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘMeadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK | |
| References | ||
Susanna Mine, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK