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Dollar Mine (Burn of Sorrow Mine), Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UKi
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Burn of Sorrow mine

Dollar Mine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
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Site of lead smelter, Burn of Sorrow.

Dollar Mine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
07700240017272019785601.jpg
Burn of Sorrow mine

Dollar Mine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
05898040017272019802094.jpg
Site of lead smelter, Burn of Sorrow.

Dollar Mine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
07700240017272019785601.jpg
Burn of Sorrow mine

Dollar Mine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
05898040017272019802094.jpg
Site of lead smelter, Burn of Sorrow.

Dollar Mine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 11' 0'' North , 3° 42' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.18361,-3.70306
GRN:
N38W02
UK National Grid Reference:
NN943003
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dollar2,740 (2017)3.1km
Tillicoultry5,160 (2017)4.1km
Coalsnaughton850 (2017)5.2km
Alva4,720 (2017)7.2km
Glenochil Village820 (2017)8.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary ClubLeith, Edinburgh40km
Mindat Locality ID:
5034
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5034:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small 18th century lead and copper mine. A contemporary account in the National Archives of Scotland indicates it was a project of Edinburgh architect Charles Freebairn and six others in the 1760s. They built a lead smelter on site but had difficulty separating the intimately mixed ores, so their smelting trials were unsuccessful (S. Moreton, unpublished research). There remains a weathered waste tip by the stream, a few barely visible ruins including the smelter up a small gully on the south side of the stream, and some slag. The levels and shafts are collapsed or filled up. The mine waste may have appeal to the collector of micro-specimens, but (other than massive barite) anything larger is scarce - the miners did a thorough job of breaking down the veinstone and picking out the ore.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Stephen Moreton CollectionIdentified by Stephen Moreton: XRD, SEM-EDS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘRosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘHarmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Baⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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