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Glengonnar shaft (Brow and Browns Veins), Mine Hill, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Pyromorphite
Glengonnar shaft, Mine Hill, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Photo: Steve Rust
UK Grid Reference: NS882138
Latitude: 55°24'19"N
Longitude: 3°45'57"W
Glengonner shaft started sinking in 1903 by the Leadhills company. And has been sunk verticaly to 100Fms (183mts),then follows the westerly underly (70 deg) of Brow vein for a further 149 Fms (273 mts). Browns vein was worked by crosscuts from the shaft, and from Wilson shaft on Browns vein to the north. East Stayvoyage and Stay the Voyage veins were also proved in Muirs crosscut from Glengonner shaft, at Gripps Level. There may also have been some development of Hopefull vein to a 60 fathom level.

Mineral List

Anglesite
Baryte
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcopyrite
Chrysocolla
Cornwallite
Dolomite
Galena
Goethite
Hematite
Leadhillite
Malachite
Olivenite
Pyrite
Pyromorphite
Quartz
Siderite
Sphalerite


19 entries listed. 19 valid minerals.

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