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Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UKi
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Chalcopyrite

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Linarite, etc.

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Linarite, etc.

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Linarite, etc.

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Linarite, etc.

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Chalcopyrite

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Linarite, etc.

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 57' 14'' North , 4° 26' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.95393,-4.44516
GeoHash:
G#: gcubdu51u
GRN:
N37W02
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Newton Stewart4,010 (2017)2.5km
Creetown650 (2017)7.1km
Wigtown900 (2017)9.6km
Gatehouse of Fleet950 (2017)18.5km
Port William466 (2011)23.4km


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Mineral List

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23 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Habit: from waxy botryoidal crusts to radiating flaky aggregates
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42(322), 169-177.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Wilson, G.V. (1921) Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 17, Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland.; Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
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Chalcopyrite

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Wilson, G.V. (1921) Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 17, Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland.; Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Langite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Habit: scales; tabular crystals showing perfect pinacoidal cleavage
Colour: blue
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42(322), 169-177.
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Linarite, etc.

Blackcraig Mine, Blackcraig, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
Description: capillary crystal bundles in cavities.
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Colour: dark blue
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42(322), 169-177.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Wilson, G.V. (1921) Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, 17, Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland.; Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit: pearly, fibrous to lath-like aggregates
Colour: sky blue
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42(322), 169-177.; http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/serpierite.pdf https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
Description: Fine-grained bronze-like patches in mine dump material. Two electron-probe microanalyses of an X-rayed grain gave: Co = 30.0-31.0%, Ni = 24.3-25.0%, Fe = 1.6%, Cu = 0.3-0.5%.
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish). Mineralogical Magazine, 47(342), 99-105.; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 1.
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Reference: BMS Collection (http://britishmicromountsociety.homestead.com/BMS_Collection_Specimens3.pdf) https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; https://www.mineral-paradise.net/Scotland.html
β“˜ Wroewolfeite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Habit: grains; bladed aggregates
Colour: dark blue
Reference: Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H.G., Jackson, B. (1976) Wroewolfeite and other langite-group minerals from Blackcraig, Kirkcudbrightshire. Mineralogical Magazine, 40(316), 893-894.; Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42(322), 169-177.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Langite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O
β“˜Serpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O
β“˜Wroewolfeite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Sβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sβ“˜ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ LangiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuβ“˜ WroewolfeiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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