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Shortcleuch Vein, Short Cleuch, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKi
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Shortcleuch VeinVein
Short CleuchStream
LeadhillsVillage
South LanarkshireCouncil Area
ScotlandCountry
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 24' 28'' North , 3° 45' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.40789,-3.75972
GRN:
N37W02
Type:
Vein
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sanquhar1,980 (2017)11.3km
Kirkconnel2,070 (2017)15.3km
Douglas1,560 (2017)16.8km
Thornhill1,610 (2017)19.4km
Rigside770 (2017)21.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
25546
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25546:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lanarkshire


Location described in Wilson, G.V. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland. Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Vol. XVII. 1921.

Mis-spelled as "Clench" in some transcriptions.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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References

Wilson, G. V. (1921) The Lead, Zinc, Copper and Nickel Ores of Scotland. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain Vol. 17. Geological Survey of Great BritainChapter II, 7.28
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