Bellsgrove Mine (Bellsgrove Opencut), Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bellsgrove Mine (Bellsgrove Opencut) | Mine |
| Strontian | Village |
| Fort William and Ardnamurchan | Ward |
| Highland | Council Area |
| Scotland | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 44' 1'' North , 5° 31' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ballachulish | 650 (2017) | 24.9km |
| Fort William | 5,830 (2017) | 27.2km |
| Caol | 3,220 (2017) | 28.7km |
| Dunbeg | 610 (2017) | 32.6km |
| Mallaig | 780 (2017) | 35.0km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Argyllshire
A barite-lead-zinc-silver deposit. An open cut operation owned by Minworth's sub. - Strontian Minerals. It was particularly rich is fine strontianite and brewsterite.
The open-cut was filled in during the 1980s (D. McCallum, pers. com. 09/2007) despite complaints made to Scotland's conservation agency (then Scottish Natural Heritage, now NatureScot) but it was not until August 1987 that the agency finally gave the site statutory protection (confirmed in a Freedom of Information request by Dr S. Moreton). By then the opencast was completely infilled, and covered in peat slurry. The failure to protect such an historically, and mineralogically, important site is shocking and does not reflect well on Scottish Natural Heritage.
Not to be confused with the Bellsgrove Quarry (Strontian Barytes Mine; Middleshop mine).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Brewsterite-Sr Formula: Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Harmotome Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O References: |
| ✪ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Harmotome | 9.GC.10 | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Brewsterite-Sr | 9.GE.20 | Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Brewsterite-Sr | Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Brewsterite-Sr | Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Brewsterite-Sr | Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Brewsterite-Sr | Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sr | ⓘ Brewsterite-Sr | Sr(Al2Si6)O16 · 5H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O |
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Bellsgrove Mine, Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK