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Strontian (Bellsgrove/Whitesmith mines), Highland

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Strontianite (type locality), galena, baryte, brewsterite and harmotome on the mine dumps.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Moine schists, lead-strontium veins

Type locality of strontianite and the element strontium.

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