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Laumontite from
Loanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Laumontite
Formula:CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andradite1 photo of Laumontite associated with Andradite at this locality.
Epidote1 photo of Laumontite associated with Epidote at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Laumontite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Loanhead Quarry, Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6812
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6812:3
GUID (UUID V4):36f3e877-ef52-4779-9770-7b760448e7ae
Nearest other occurrences of Laumontite
6.0km (3.7 miles) Hartfield Moss, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
13.3km (8.3 miles) Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
18.3km (11.3 miles) Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
20.1km (12.5 miles) Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
52.7km (32.8 miles) Touch Hills, Stirling, Scotland, UK
79.8km (49.6 miles) Long Craig Island, Fife, Scotland, UK
94.3km (58.6 miles) Glen Farg, Fife, Scotland, UK
References
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the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure National...PYROMORPHITE 26 MIMETITE 27 LOWNGITE 28 TURQUOISE 29 LAUMONTITE 30 CHABAZITE 31 APOPHYLLITE 32 HARMOTOME 33 AOULARIA...Port Glasgow Loanhead quany WoolGill Loanhead quarry TallskerBay Whyte'a Cleuch Loanhead quarry Port Glasgow...Glasgow Loanheadquarry Loanhelld quarry Loanhead quarry Benalltmlne BMS NATIONAL REFERENCE COUECTION Ecton...KlrlScotland Scotland Beith.Scotland Leadhllls,ScoU. Beith.Scotland
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IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY MINERAL SPECIMENS IN THE UK. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BUY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL...01884 821724 e-mail: ian@crystalciassics.co.uk UK TS C 2 COVERPrismatichexagonalberyl to 14 mm w...Moretoncollection. TwENTY YEARS IN MINERALS David Green 9 The UK ]011rnalof Mines and Minerals publishes articles...subscriptions and advertising. TWENTY YEARS IN MINERAL SCOTLAND David Green • Gordon Todd 28 EDITOR David I...SPECIAL ISSUE The first of t\vo special editions of the UK ]oumal of 1\lli11es [.,,.Minerals celebrating t\venty
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mineralogy of the Clyde Plateau Lavas, Scotland. Part 1: Boyleston Quarry T.K. Meikle The secondary mineralogy...mineralogy of the Clyde Plateau Lavas , Scotland . Part 2: Loanhead Quarry T.K. Meikle Car\:mnatian connellite...connellite , a new variety, from the Britannia Mine , North Wales, and from the Botallack Mine, Cornwall A.M...Leicester, a Wales and West Branch based in Cardiff, a North East Branch based in Newcastle upon Tyne and a South...correct locality (p. 1) is: ... old dump in the north-east corner of the field, about 200 m east of Leechpool
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Strontianite, Strontian mines, Highland Region, Scotland. 100 mm x 55 mm. From an old collection. Specimen...on native silver from the Clyde Plateau Lavas, Scotland T.K. Meikle 67 Conference Reports 71 Book...resulted in the formati o n of northeast-trending, north-plunging major and minor folds . During emplacement...connelJite, a new variety from the Britannia mine, North Wales, and from the Botallack mine, Cornwall. Journal...LIVINGSTONE Department of Geology, Royal Museum of Scotland. Chambers Street. Edinburgh EH I IJF Twenty-two
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INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...divided into Dyfed, Clwyd, Powys and Gwynedd and Scotland into Highland, Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway...index is freely available as an RTF download from the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals website. NOTES, issue
Book
MINERALS OF SCOTLAND PAST AND PRESENT Alec Livingstone National Museums of Scotland Publishing Limited... Publishedby NMS PublishingLimited NationalMuseumsof Scotland ChambersStreet EdinburghEHl lJF © 1MS PublishingLimited...FOREWORD Vll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Scotland, the country, physiography Xl Xlll SCOTLAND'S...SCOTLAND'S GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION The voyage of Scotland through time COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS Introduction...species 1 55 2 Minerals originally discovered in Scotland 188 3 Scottish minerals 1991-96 190 REFERENCESAND
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Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland Zambia Austria Ecton Hill, Staffs Cloqau Wales...Cinnabar Wheal Andrew, Cornwall Israel Sutherland Scotland Cardiff, Ontario, Canada Lizard, Cornwall Pacific...Derbyshire Eire Gwenap, Cornwall (Lowe) Aberfeldy, Scotland Brein Lecanvie Prospect, Co Mayo Copiapo, Chile...A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The Knipe, S. Scotland Masson Hill, Derbyshire A2 A2 A2 75p 50p £1...Semseyite Wheal Emily Plymouth Sohalerite Stronian Scotland Stannoidite Gun Heath Carthew Cornwall Ladywash
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Reference [SO 875 618]. Post Code is WR9 0AH. From the north, leave the M5 at junction 5 and follow the A38 southwards...worked initially in the Midlands, but in 1981 moved north to take up an opportunity on Tyneside at International...12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon. South Molton. [SS 652 290]. Ex Keat's...Barstow. SW.B1 Apatite on orthoclase - Colcerrow Quarry, Cornwall. Barstow green stock label. SW.D10 Sphalerite...Bridge Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall. V.Holyer 1976. [SW 722 220]. SW.Q4 Serpentine - County Bridge Quarry, Lizard
Journal (volume)
where specimens working now not Kilmacolm Quarry, not minerals or — than and i.e., been...1901. 1816. Mineralogy. London and 1858. of Scotland. Mineralogy Jameson’s P. Journal. Philosophical...R. New Statistical Account frewshire. of Scotland—Ren- 1842. Phillips, Phillips’ Mineralogy (edited...District. 19 Transactions of 1837. Society. of Scotland Glasgow 11. Glasgow Geological Society. 1858-1911...more chemically a 4 limestone, are and Scotland. said the of to reported Paisley. the in
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the permission of the author. -3- Sussex Goes North Once More Despite the well-known and bountiful mineralogical...evening; he stayed in the area rather than travel back north just to return south the next morning. -5- On...SOUTHERN SCOTLAND May 17 - 241997 This will be the first organised fteldtrip to Southern Scotland, usually...accommodation early. We have some good contacts in Scotland: Gordon Todd just south of Glasgow, David Andersen...contacts in the two principal mineral museums in Scotland: the Royal Scottish museum in Edinburgh and the
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"TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...Stereograms of Gypsum, & and c Projections, Map of Scotland, Index to the one- inch Ordnance Survey . . ...Harmotome, figs. 1 to 8. LXXX. LXXXI. LXXXII. 9, Laumontite, figs. Chabazite, figs. Analcime, figs....Chabazite, figs. 4 Phillipsite, figs. 1, 2. Laumontite, figs. 1, 2. 1 to 5. 6 to 13. 14, 15 Levyne
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LA9 6AD Tel:(01539) 724988 Fax: (01539) 734761 UK journal of mtnes & minerals CONTENTS number...1996 2-----------COVER:STEUERITEfrom Sarbayskaya Quarry, Rudr:iiy,Kazakhstan,'40mmtall. EDITORIAL David...show, p. I 0. Photo David Green. 3-----------The UK Joumal of Mines and Minerals publishes articles of...Tel (01909) 476906 46 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 16 -1- EDITORIAL...of a mineral. MineralogicalMagazi11e59, 767-768. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 16 -Z- "" ('
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OF THE EARTH - SOCIETY - MEMBERS' FINDS FROM THE UK. LOCAL SOCIETIES AND PRIVATE COLLECTORS. ADMISSION...00 am to 4.30 pm Refreshments all day One mile north of city centre on A33. On main bus route Easy parking...compressed coal From the south we moved to the north coast and the mines around the Great Orme at Llandudno...Williams ofFfestiniog who as HM Inspector of Mines for north Wales was obviously able to make the most of his...our honorary member Maurice Grigg at Greystones Quarry. The manager, John Symons, gave us detailed instructions
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UK C TS 2 EDITORIAL COVER.Smalt-blueplumbogummite with minor pyromorphite on vein quartzfrom RoughtonGill...appropriate channel. through MINERALS OF AUGHRIM QUARRY Stephen Moreton • David Green • Andrew Tindle...N0952-2409 BOOK REVIEWS 68 PRINTEDBY ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 33 -1- EDITORIAL...the journal by subscription. We have examined the UK subscription rates and these will remain at £16 for...fortunate enlist the help of Terry Huizing as our North American distributor following the retirement of
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Sperdhurst KENT TN30NP John Burgess The Old School 168 North Cray Road Sid cup KENT DA14 5EL Trevor Devon Battle...have to be 'pushed' to the public as here in the UK. 2. Vernadsky State Geological Museum. Jolyon was...lcdlntquo was lo w.alt ne·or the rnce until lho quarry shovel had a bucket full and begoo revar-Jlngi...'pigs eggs' and amethyst at Steetley's Bodelva quarry which is now the home of the Eden Project and trips...price of 50p each! At the start of the 1980s the UK had a couple of mineral publications, Gems Magazine
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Austin Lockwood ....................... 28 Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum ..................................................................... 29 Dean Quarry - an update by Jeremy Hooper ........... ........our old specimens with that of the new. A mine or quarry name indicates the position of the locality in...found, a fourth dimension. It may take maps and quarry plans to help achieve the end, but with these kinds...(according to theirletter heads) 'South-WestBranch', 'North West Branch' and 'South East Branch'. The Constitution
Book
for naming stilbite, analcime, harmotome, and laumontite although he only popularized and more completely...faujasite, ferrierite, gmelinite, goosecreekite, laumontite, levyne, mazzite, merlinoite, montesommaite,...pressure collapses. At high pressure heulandite or laumontite is replaced by lawsonite, and analcime by albite...scattered sites. Rarely, erionite, mordenite, and laumontite are found. Merlinoite is found with plagioclase...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed
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for naming stilbite, analcime, harmotome, and laumontite although he only popularized and more completely...faujasite, ferrierite, gmelinite, goosecreekite, laumontite, levyne, mazzite, merlinoite, montesommaite,...pressure collapses. At high pressure heulandite or laumontite is replaced by lawsonite, and analcime by albite...scattered sites. Rarely, erionite, mordenite, and laumontite are found. Merlinoite is found with plagioclase...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed
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ticle In this Issue). Photo by Mick Cooper. The UK Journal ofM;nes a'1d Mi,,erals publishes articles...EVENTS ---------- 8 ---------PYRITE from GOAT QUARRY S l'1gham · J G Todd · D Anderson -----------II----------JG...BOOK REVIEWS -----58----CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & '.\·lincrals No. 11 -1- EDITORIAL...such an extent that we lose touch with the local UK scene, but the variations in the mineralogical scene...indecent; just your average bunch of collectors in fact. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 11 -2- GODDESS
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Inner Hebrides islands just off the north west coast of Scotland, as part of an organized trip by my...quickly, and enjoyed driving through October 6, 1995 Scotland so much that I drove the full 670 miles from my...it was my first visit (my first real visit to Scotland too). So, having arrived a day early I did what...cabinet size with or without Heulandite, excellent Laumontite groups (keep them damp!), Quartz and Apophyllite...magnetite of any kind was present. Finally, at the top quarry, Mark found much massive magnetite, but no trace
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Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman...Nortlrn·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...sters Da,·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the...London; National Museums of Scotland (Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland), Edinburgh; Oxford University...t.1useum (NaturalHistory). NMSNati:malMuseumof Scotland(RoyalMuseuma:idt.~JSe:.rm of Scot'a:1d). Edinb
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Secondary Mineralogy of the Clyde Plateau Lavas, Scotland . Part 3. Hartfield Moss T.K. Meikle 43 New...Cornwall I.A. Lawrence 81 NOTE Cinnabar from Machen Quarry, Machen, South Wales T.F. Bridges 85 Book Reviews...SECONDARY MINERALOGY OF THE CLYDE PLATEAU LAVAS, SCOTLAND PART 3. HARTFIELD MOSS T.K. MEIKLE 13 Tassie Place...Moss [Grid ref. NS 416 570] lies 7.25 km NE of Beith and 9 km WSW of Barrhead in Renfrew District, Strathclyde...Moss has been deposited with the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, (RMS GEOL. 1990.50.3-4), and also
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ALDERSON, D.M. (2003). Pink Room Advertisements UK Journal of Mines & Minerals 23, 55. GREEN, D.l. &...TODD. J.G. (2001). Twenty Years in Minerals: Scotland. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals 21. 22. FORD, T...(1993). Minerals of the Peak District of Derbyshire. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals 13 & Bulletin of the...in which micromount symposia are structured in North America and Europe. Although we are all interested...of Europe, and those of North America: every micromount symposium Our North American correspondent I’ve
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Melville The Minerals ofRhuba a'Mhill 2' Islay, Scotland 0.1.Green Chwic Mineral Sites-Wheal Gorlanc\ A...mining news. Remember that the working mine or quarry of today will become the collecting and study site...crystallised , have been reported from a small quarry near Redpa in Tasma nia. Although well known amongst...uffcred a marine incu rsion. The rock expo.eel in the quarry arc classed a foot-now breccias. In their study...of the hillside. The quarry wal ls are well mineral ised . particularly the north face, but the brcccia
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RAT, U.K. EDITORIAL BOARD: R.F.. Bevins, Cardiff, UK KS.W Braithwaite, Manchester, C.K. I.F. Bridge:>...cobalt mineralisation near Alva, Central Region, Scotland S Moreton, P Aspen, D.l. Green and S.M. Ingram...clinoatacamite, from Castletown mine, Lochgilphead, Scotland R.E. Starkey and .v Huhbm-d 3R Thaumasite from... Enargite group minerals from Scaleber Bridge, North Yorkshire, England R.A. Ixer and c.l. Stanley 41...and Dr Alec Livingstone from the Royal Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Both have given valuable and unstinting
 
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