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Malachite from
Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:16771
Long-form Identifier:1:3:16771:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘHartfield Moss, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘLoanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘMannoch Hill Mine, Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘAirthrey Hill Mine, Stirling, Scotland, UK
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘBlairlogie Mines, Stirling, Scotland, UK
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘCastle Law, Dumyat, Stirling, Scotland, UK
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘMeadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘSusanna Mine (Glennery Scar vein; Susanna vein [Scar vein]; Portobello vein; Humby vein; Lead vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘGlasgow Vein, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘLaverock Hall Vein, Laverock Hall, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
References
M' Phail, H. (1869) On the Carboniferous sections of the Levern Valley, Renfrewshire. Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow: 3: 254-271.
Heddle, M.F. (1901) The Mineralogy of Scotland, Volumes I and II. D. Douglas, Edinburgh.
Houston, R.S. (1912) Notes on the Mineralogy of Renfrewshire. Transactions of the Paisley Naturalists' Society: 1: 1-87.
Allan, W.C. (1973) Excursion 3: Rocks and minerals of Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead. In: Bluck, B. J. (ed.) Geology of the Glasgow District. Geological Society of Glasgow.
Meikle, T. K. (1989) The secondary mineralogy of the Clyde Plateau Lavas, Scotland. Part 1: Boyleston Quarry. Journal of the Russell Society, 2 (2) 11-14
 
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