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Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries & Galloway (Dumfries-shire), Scotland, UK

Photo: MJ2004
UK Grid Reference: NS868137
Latitude: 55°24'14"N
Longitude: 3°47'16"W
Whytes Cleuch is a small valley 1Km NW of Wanlockhead village.The cleuch starts at about NS866136 in a north eastly direction for 1Km to approx NS873141.The area is importent as a number of veins have been worked, mostly from its SE side.
The veins worked from Whytes Cleuch are S to N:-
Old Glencriff, Bay, Straitstep, Cove, New Cove, Wilsons, (north end of) Belton Grain and New Veins.

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Anglesite
'Apatite'
Baryte
Brochantite
Calcite
Caledonite
Cerussite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chenite
Chrysocolla
Corkite
Creaseyite
Descloizite
Duftite
Elyite
Galena
Goethite
Hematite
Hemimorphite
Hydrocerussite
Jarosite
Lanarkite
Langite
Leadhillite
Linarite
Malachite
Mattheddleite
Mottramite
Phosphohedyphane
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Pyromorphite
Quartz
Scotlandite
Susannite
Vanadinite
Wroewolfeite


67 entries listed. 36 valid minerals.

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