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Acanthite from
Hilderston Silver Mine, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1 photo of Acanthite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Acanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hilderston Silver Mine, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:18773
Long-form Identifier:1:3:18773:4
GUID (UUID V4):fdcd4428-a76a-45ff-bf29-9500db339ae4
Nearest other occurrences of Acanthite
27.9km (17.3 miles) Alva Silver Mine, Silver Glen, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
51.1km (31.8 miles) Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
54.8km (34.1 miles) Keltie Burn, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
58.7km (36.4 miles) Meadowfoot Smelter slag locality, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (chapter)
1998 “The Smelting of Silver Ore from Hilderston Mine at Linlithgow, Scotland” British Mining No.61,... NMRS, pp.5-19 Published by the THE NORTHERN MINE RESEARCH SOCIETY SHEFFIELD U.K. © N.M.R.S. & The Author(s)...No.61 THE SMELTING OF SILVER ORE FROM HILDERSTON MINE AT LINLITHGOW, SCOTLAND by Richard Smith and T...the silver ores which were taken from the Hilderston mine to the King James’s mill at Linlithgow cannot...interpreted here. Also, much is known about the Hilderston and Linlithgow sites, the complex geology and some of
Journal (issue)
logy. Contribution; co ncerning the topographical mine 7alogy of the British Isles are particularly welcome...with calcite, galena and pyrite. Glengowla East mine, Oughterard, Co . Galway, Eire. Sir Arthur Russell...vivianite PG. Embrey 77 Native silver from Hilderston mine , West Lothian. Scotland T.K. Meikle 83 Mineralogy...occurrence of arsenate minerals at Gwaith-yr-Afon mine, Dyfed , Wales S.A . Rust and J.s. Mason 109 NOTES...114 Barytocalcite and witherite from Rorrington mine, Chirbury, Salop, England R.E. Starkey, N. Hubbard
Report (issue)
Resources Consultative Committee Mineral Dossier No 25 Silver Compiled by J. M. Ridgway, BSc, PhD, CEng, MIMM... Limestone and Dolomite No24 Fireclay No25 Silver Sand and Gravel Celestite PREFACE The Mineral...Mh1eralogy Natural abundance of silver Silver minerals 3 3 5 Silver Ore Deposits and their Associations...European Economic Community United Kingdom South-West England 16 17 17 18 19 19 28 32 33 39 43 44 w�...w� Isle of Man Central and Northern England Scotland Northern Ireland Channel Islands Secondary Sources
Journal (issue)
RAT, U.K. EDITORIAL BOARD: R.F.. Bevins, Cardiff, UK KS.W Braithwaite, Manchester, C.K. I.F. Bridge:>...Cuprite, variety chalcutrichite, from Fowey Consols mine (Lanescot section). Tywardreath. Cornwall. Field...Grguric 19 The silver and cobalt mineralisation near Alva, Central Region, Scotland S Moreton, P Aspen...and S.M. Ingram 23 Hannotome from Brownley Hill mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England D.l. Green and l.R....and clinoatacamite, from Castletown mine, Lochgilphead, Scotland R.E. Starkey and .v Huhbm-d 3R Thaumasite
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
Book
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...Element Atomicno. Symbol Element Atomicno. Ag Silver 47 Na Sodium 11 Al Aluminium 13 Nb Niobium
Journal (volume)
with minor hematite on cream dolomite. Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria. David Green photograph. BACK...2012 PAPERS Geology and mineralisation at Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria Brian Young 3-18 A geochemical...mineral assemblage of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK using a stability field model Trevor F. Bridges,...of type mineral species at the Benallt Manganese Mine, Rhiw, Pen Llŷn, Gwynedd, Wales Tom F. Cotterell...experience of an underground tour of the Florence Mine in Cumbria. With the closure of Florence, it is
 
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