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Marcasite from
Orrock Quarry, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:Fissure infilling in basalt quarry. Generally micromount size.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orrock Quarry, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39585:6
GUID (UUID V4):a06dad3d-e224-412e-a2cb-8d82b0cd9365
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
33.5km (20.8 miles) Alva Silver Mine, Silver Glen, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK
81.3km (50.5 miles) Wilsons shaft (Brown's vein), Mine Hill, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
81.4km (50.6 miles) Brow Vein, Wanlock Dod, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
82.3km (51.1 miles) Belton Grain vein, Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
82.6km (51.3 miles) Straitstep Vein (Margaret's Vein), Wanlock Dod-Whytes Cleuch, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
83.3km (51.8 miles) Glencrief Burn, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
References
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NJ Elton, St Austell, u.K. NJ Fortey, Keyworth, UK RA. Howie, Matlock, U.K. RJ. King, Tewkesbury, u...orthoclase & chlosite. Mag. = x 8.5. Reilly quarry, Renfrewshire. 1998 Kemp Meikle. Journal of the...Sclaigneaux, Belgium (De Nul, 1999). Several sites in the UK have yielded a wide range of interesting minerals...(1997). Symplesite from Sand beds Gill Mine, Cumbria. UK Journal of Mines & Minerals, no. 18, 17 Journal...MINERALOGY OF THE CLYDE PLATEAU LAVAS, SCOTLAND PART 4. REILLY QUARRY The late T. Kemp MEIKLE 13 Tassie Place
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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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while giving It a more comprehensive investi- 1 UK)6 2 Reviews 4 ' Salt Lake City, Hlnbee, Arizona...Scientific Press. 1907. pyrite, chalcopyrite, marcasite, pyrrhotite, hematite, magnetite, siderite, cassiterite...of two tidal waves, one from the north of Scotland, the other through the English channel, minimizes...shaft, and means for rotating the latter. John W. Orrock, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. TUBULAR BALL-MILL.—No...The I'ruachic Mining & Smelting Co. of Glasgow, Scotland, is to construct a woodburning reverberatory furnace
 
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