LEADHILLS
WANLOCKHEAD PHOTO GALLERIES
Leadhills -
Wanlockhead Main
Galena - Sphalerite
Pyrite - Calcite - Quartz - Barite
Anglesite -
Cerussite
Pyromorphite -
Vanadinite - Descloizite -
Minium
Linarite
Caledonite -
Leadhillite Lanarkite
Veszelyite -
Greenockite Hemimorphite
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Leadhills and
Wanlockhead are not renowned for copper minerals, though
several primary ore species of copper have been recorded
and secondary copper species are also found at both
localities.
This is in addition to those minerals which have lead as
a major constituent in addition to containing some copper
in their structure, such as linarite or caledonite, for
example.
Nevertheless, these copper minerals rarely
make for interesting hand specimens or display quality
pieces.
They are however of interest to micromounters. Some of
the commoner copper species encountered figure in the
photographs below.

BROCHANTITE - (Copper
Sulphate Hydrate)
Leadhills, Lanarkshire.
Emerald-green prisms in parallel growth
associated with royal blue linarite.

MALACHITE - (Copper
Carbonate Hydrate)
Straitsteps Mine, Wanlockhead.
A fibrous coating of malachite
covering an area to 8mms.
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AURICHALCITE - (Zinc
& Copper Carbonate Hydrate)
Straitsteps Mine, Wanlockhead.
Massive-fibrous aggregate in cavity
with blue and white banded hemimorphite.

CHALCOPYRITE - (Copper
Iron Sulphide).
Katystakelinn Vein, Leadhills.
A lustrous 3mm crystal on quartz and
ankerite.
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