Scotland
Foss barite mine, Aberfeldy
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: barite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Stratiform barite in Dalradian schists, mined near Aberfeldy since the 1980s
Documented working mine in British geological literature.
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