Hoardweel farm, Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hoardweel farm | Farm |
| Duns | Town |
| Scottish Borders | Council Area |
| Scotland | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 49' 58'' North , 2° 20' 18'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Duns | 2,680 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Chirnside | 1,400 (2017) | 8.8km |
| Allanton | 1,266 (2012) | 9.4km |
| Coldingham | 550 (2017) | 12.8km |
| Ayton | 560 (2017) | 13.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
423281
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:423281:3
GUID (UUID V4):
ac015bf8-6362-4c46-b661-6dc6351ac4d9
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| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37.;
Abdulkadir, A.M., Cunningham, J.K., Beard, A.D. (2019) Constraining the source of the alluvial gold from the Whiteadder River drainage, SE Scotland. Conference: 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37.;
Abdulkadir, A.M., Cunningham, J.K., Beard, A.D. (2019) Constraining the source of the alluvial gold from the Whiteadder River drainage, SE Scotland. Conference: 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: https://e-rocks.com/item/csw914968/chalcocite |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Wilson, G.V., Flett, John S. (1921) The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland. Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland. Special reports on the mineral resources of Great Britain, volume 17: 132.
Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O Reference: Jane Currie |
| β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Jane Currie |
| β 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37.;
Abdulkadir, A.M., Cunningham, J.K., Beard, A.D. (2019) Constraining the source of the alluvial gold from the Whiteadder River drainage, SE Scotland. Conference: 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β 'Limonite' Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37.;
Jane Currie |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37.;
Abdulkadir, A.M., Cunningham, J.K., Beard, A.D. (2019) Constraining the source of the alluvial gold from the Whiteadder River drainage, SE Scotland. Conference: 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: Wilson, G.V., Flett, John S. (1921) The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland. Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland. Special reports on the mineral resources of Great Britain, volume 17: 132.;
Shaw, M.H., Fortey, N.J., Gibberd, A.J., Rollin, K.E. (1995) Gold exploration in the Duns area, Southern Uplands. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report 138. British Geological Survey: 37. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 Β· 3H2O |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Dunglas and Smith, Lord and J A. (1881) Notice of the discovery of a massive silver chain of plain double rings or links at Hordwell, Berwickshire, with notes of similar silver chains found in Scotland. PProceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland: 15: 64-66.
External Links
https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/vol_015/15_064_070.pdf [Dunglas & Smith, 1880]
http://www.stravaiging.com/history/pictish/site/hoardweel-silver-chain/
http://www.stravaiging.com/history/pictish/site/hoardweel-silver-chain/
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Hoardweel Mine, Hoardweel farm, Duns, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK