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Leadhillite from Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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A whole lot of mineralogy is packed into this small miniature from Leadhills in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Creamy, pale lemon plates of Leadhillite; turquoise sky blue Caledonite; azure blue Linarite; earthy cream Cerussite; peppermint green Brochantite and blocky inclusions of iridescent dark steel grey Galena all combine to form this great specimen. No species is particularly well crystallised, as all occur more as fine granular-crystalline aggregates, yet this is more than compensated for by the specimen’s richness in the rarer species, particularly Leadhillite and Caledonite. The Leadhills mines are type locality to both Leadhillite and Caledonite. Under LWUV the Leadhillite fluoresces pale lemon yellow. A terrific specimen, packed with so many species associated with the Leadhills ore field and accompanied by a Dr F. Krantz (Bonn) old label.

Product details

SpeciesLeadhilliteLinariteCaledonite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.5 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm
Added on12/02/2024
LocalityUK, Scotland, Leadhills
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Jul 2026
Price paid
$600.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Leadhills
Leadhills, UK — historic lead-zinc locality in Scotland famed as a type locality for minerals like leadhillite, lanarkite, caledonite; prized by collectors.