Micromounts Scotland...........Updated 31 March 2023
8189 ACTINOLITE - Glenelg, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Inverness-shire, Scotland Translucent green crystalline Actinolite comprising most of specimen �1.50p 1
2225 ALBITE - Reilly Quarry, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland Pinkish Albite with Quartz crystals lining cavities in matrix �1.00 1
2227 AMPHIBOLE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Very thin green acicular Amphibole needles lining cavities in matrix �1.00 3
8191 ANALCITE - Bracadale, Loch Beag, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Whitish to colourless Analcite crystals in cavities and on basalt matrix �1.00 �1.50p 4 3
4130 ANALCITE - Camas nan Sidhein, Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Small glass clear Analcite crystals lining cavities in basalt matrix +/- Chabazite-Ca �1.00 �1.50p 1 2
8192 ANALCITE - Road Cutting, Glen Eynort, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Colourless to white Analcite crystals lining cavities in basalt matrix �1.00 �1.50p 6 4
400 ANALCITE - Road Cutting, Struan, Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Whitish to colourless Analcite crystals on basalt matrix �1.00 2
8194 ANALCITE - Talisker Bay, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Greyish Analcite crystals lining cavities in basalt matrix 50p 1
6103 ANALCITE - Tiroran, Loch Scridain, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland Colourless Analcite Crystals lining cavities in basalt matrix 50p �1.00 3 1
8513 ANDRADITE - Coatsgate Quarry, Beattock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Orange Andradite crystals scattered over matrix +/- Haematite �1.00 1
8514 ANGLESITE - Loch na Meine Mine, Strathglass, Invernesshire, Scotland Small clear bladed Anglesite crystals in cavities in galena/quartz matrix �1.00 3
2235 ARSENOPYRITE - Louisa Mine, Glendinning, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Small grey elongated Arsenopyrite crystals in matrix �1.00 3
408 BREWSTERITE - Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland Colourless to pale brown Brewsterite crystals on Calcite crystals on granite/calcite/barytes matrix �1.00 �1.50p 2 2
5152 BREWSTERITE-Sr - Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland Colourless to pale brown Brewsterite crystals on matrix �1.00 1
9081 BREWSTERITE-Sr - Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland Super little specimens of colourless Brewsterite-Sr crystals, many doubly terminated on calcite matrix �1.00 �1.50p �2.00 2 5 2
9082 BREWSTERITE-Sr & HARMOTOME - Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland Specimen of colourless Brewsterite-Sr crystals with white or colourless Harmotome crystals on calcite matrix �2.00 1
9083 CALCITE - Lealt Quarry, Lealt, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Whitish scalenohedral Calcite crystals on matrix. Fluoresces pale pink �1.00 1
9084 CALCITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White scalenohedral Calcite crystals with pale brown rhombic Calcite crystals lining a cavity in a bivalve shell in matrix. White Calcite fluoresces pink �1.00 �1.50p 1 1
9084a CALCITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White spiky Calcite crystals which fluoresce white on matrix �1.00 1
9084b CALCITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White scalenohedral Calcite crystals with pale brown rhombic Calcite crystals and a few small tetrahedral Chalcopyrite crystals in a cavity in a bivalve. White Calcite fluoresces pale pink �1.00 1
9085 CALCITE (with "Phantoms") - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White spiky Calcite crystals with pale brown "phantoms" on matrix. Fluoresces creamy yellow �1.00 1
2239 CALCITE & ANALCITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Whitish complex Calcite crystals in cavities in matrix with white Analcite crystals in some of them 50p 2
9086 CALCITE & CHALCOPYRITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White scalenohedral Calcite crystals (fl pale pink) with small brassy tetrahedral Chalcopyrite crystals in a cavity in a bivalve �1.50p 1
4135 CALCITE, EPIDOTE & ALBITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White to brown rhombic Calcite crystals with small dark green bladed Epidote crystals and small white Albite crystals in cavities in matrix �1.50p 2
9087 CALCITE & FLUORITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White spiky Calcite crystals with small colourless cubic Fluorite crystals which fluoresce pale mauve SOLD OUT .
1225 CALCITE & GROSSULAR - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Clear Calcite crystals with sparkling orangy-brown Grossular crystals and a little tiny black octahedral Magnetite in a cavity in matrix. Ex Peter Braithwaite collection SOLD OUT .
8520 CHABAZITE - Leac nan Fionn, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Colourless sparkling Chabazite crystals in cavities in basalt matrix +/- Calcite 50p �1.00 7 1
8198 CHABAZITE - The Quiraing, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Colourless sparkling Chabazite crystals in a cavity in basalt matrix �1.50p 1
2846 CHABAZITE-Ca - Camas nan Sidhein, Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Colourless rhombic Chabazite-Ca crystals in cavities in basalt matrix +/- Saponite, Thomsonite-Ca �1.00 2
9088 CHALCEDONY Pseudomorphing CALCITE - Lealt Quarry, Lealt, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Scalenohedral Calcite crystals completely replaced with Chalcedony, no matrix �1.00 2
9089 CHRYSOCOLLA - Whytes Cleugh, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Areas of sky blue Chrysocolla embedded in matrix �1.00 �1.50p 1 2
2848 COWLESITE - Camas nan Sidhein, Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Rounded aggregates of minute whitish Cowlesite xtls in cavities in basalt matrix �1.00 �1.50p 2 2
5154 COWLESITE - Oisgill Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Rounded aggregates of minute whitish Cowlesite crystals in cavities in basalt matrix �1.00 1
2255 EPIDOTE & PUMPELLYITE - Creag Brimishgan, Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland Radiating sprays of yellowish-green acicular Epidote Crystals growing out of a carpet of dark green Pumpellyite crystals in cavities in matrix �1.00 �1.50p 3 3
7104 EPIDOTE & PUMPELLYITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Small dark olive green Epidote crystals with some lighter green Pumpellyite in cavities in matrix �1.00 1
9090 FLUORITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Largish pale yellow Fluorite crystal with white and brown Calcite crystals and tiny white spiky Strontianite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
9091 FLUORITE & CALCITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Small colourless cubic Fluorite crystals on grey scalenohedral Calcite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
9092 GOLD - Aberfeldy, Perth & Kinross, Scotland Several small spots of Gold on iron stained quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
2256 GROSSULAR & MAGNETITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Sparkling orangy-brown Grossular crystals with tiny black octahedral Magnetite crystals in cavity in matrix �1.50p 1
424 HEMIMORPHITE - Pibble Mine, Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Cavities in gossan matrix lined with small greyish Hemimorphite crystals SOLD OUT .
4146 HEMIMORPHITE - Pibble Mine, Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Cavities in gossan matrix lined with whitish botryoidal Hemimorphite 50p 1
4150 LAUMONTITE - Floddigarry, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Small white elongated Laumontite in cavities in basalt matrix plus some Analcite & Stilbite �1.00 3
8524 LEPIDOLITE - Peatfold Cottage, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Pale mauve micaceous Lepidolite embedded in matrix 50p 1
2870 LEVYNE - Oisgill Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland White tabular hexagonal Levyne crystals in cavities in basalt matrix �1.50p �2.00 3 3
8206 MANGANITE - Laverock Braes, Middleton Park, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Shiny black acicular Manganite crystals in cavities in massive Manganite matrix �1.00 2
8208 MESOLITE & ANALCITE - Bracadale, Loch Beag, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Whitish to colourless Analcite crystals with fine whitish acicular Mesolite crystals associated in cavities in basalt matrix �1.50p 2
9093 NAKAURIITE - Hagdale Quarry, Unst, Shetland, Scotland Pale greyish blue Nakauriite on surface of chromite rich matrix SOLD OUT .
9094 PHILLIPSITE - Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Invernesshire, Scotland Cavity in basalt matrix lined with small pinkish blocky Phillipsite crystals SOLD OUT .
8526 PREHNITE - Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland Whitish tabular Prehnite crystals on matrix �1.00 1
1923 PREHNITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Aggregates of grey-green Prehnite spheres, no matrix. Ugly but interesting nonetheless �1.00 3
2268 PREHNITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland A sphere of small pale green Prehnite crystals on greyish green Pumpellyite in a cavity in matrix 50p 1
8210 PREHNITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Aggregate of pale greenish tabular Prehnite crystals on matrix �1.00 1
2269 PREHNITE & PUMPELLYITE - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Spheres of small pale green Prehnite crystals on greyish green Pumpellyite plus the occaisional Epidote crystal in a cavity in matrix �1.50p 1
9095 PUMPELLYITE - Creag Brimishgan, Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland Greyish-green to dark green Pumpellyite crystals lining cavities in matrix �1.00 2
6110 PYROAURITE - Setters Quarry, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland Orange-brown micaceous looking Pyroaurite on green and white Serpentine matrix �1.50p 1
9096 PYROMORPHITE - Belton Grain Vein, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Yellowish-green hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals in a cavity in matrix �2.00 1
8212 PYROMORPHITE - Hopeful Vein, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland Small green to yellow mostly acicular Pyromorphite crystals in cavities in pyromorphite matrix �1.00 3
9097 PYROMORPHITE - Loch na Meine Mine, Strathglass, Inverness-shire, Scotland Green small spiky to hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals in cavities in galena/quartz matrix �1.50p 1
2274 PYROMORPHITE - Susanna Mine, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland Green to orange Pyromorphite crystals on matrix 50p 2
1262 PYROMORPHITE - Whytes Cleugh, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Small greenish-yellow to orange hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals on matrix 50p 1
7115 PYROMORPHITE - Wilsons Shaft, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland Small yellow green hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals in cavities in Pyromorphite matrix �1.00 1
9098 PYROMORPHITE & CERUSSITE - Loch na Meine Mine, Strathglass, Inverness-shire, Scotland Green small spiky to hexagonal Pyromorphite crystals with whitish Cerussite crystals in cavities in galena/quartz matrix SOLD OUT .
9099 QUARTZ - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Colourless squat Quartz crystals on brown Calcite crystals on matrix SOLD OUT .
2875 SAPONITE - Camas nan Sidhein, Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Aggregates of tiny pale orange Saponite spheres in cavities in basalt matrix �1.00 1
9100 SAPONITE, ALLANITE-Ce & BIOTITE - Loch Ainort, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Small brown spheres of Saponite with a black spray of Allanite-Ce crystals and dark greenish black Biotite crystals in a cavity in granitic matrix �1.50p 1
9101 SAPONITE & BIOTITE - Loch Ainort, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Small brown spheres of Saponite with greenish black "books" of Biotite crystals in a cavity in granitic matrix �1.00 1
8530 SILVER - Alva Mine, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland Small aggregates of dull Silver crystals, no matrix SOLD OUT .
1929 SMITHSONITE, QUARTZ, CHALCOPYRITE & DOLOMITE - Blackcraig Mine, Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Small off-white "rice grain" Smithsonite crystals with clear Quartz crystals, bronze coloured Chalcopyrite crystals on and pale brown Dolomite crystals on matrix �1.00 �1.50p 2 1
2281 STIBNITE - Hare Hill Mine, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland Grey or lightly tarnished, very fine acicular to relatively thicker Stibnite crystals in cavities in quartz/stibnite matrix �1.00 2
8216 STILBITE - Ros a Mheallain, Bracadale, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Sprays of white "flat-topped" Stilbite crystals with a few pale orange acicular Amphibole fibres in cavities in basalt matrix. Plus some unknown white spheres �1.00 �1.50p 2 1
8217 STILBITE-Ca - A850 Road Cut, Edinbane, Waternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Cluster of buff coloured pointed Stilbite-Ca crystals, no matrix �1.50p 1
9102 STRONTIANITE & CALCITE - Trearn Quarry, Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland White spheres and clusters of minute spiky Strontianite crystals on clear scalenohedral Calcite crystals in cavities in bivalve fossils �1.00 1
2286 THOMSONITE - The Quirang, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Cavity in matrix thickly lined with small bladed Thomsonite crystals �1.00 1
8219 THOMSONITE & ANALCITE - Bracadale, Loch Beag, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Sprays of whitish bladed Thomsonite crystals on clear Analcite crystals in cavities in basalt matrix �1.00 �1.50p 1 1
8534 THOMSONITE & CHABAZITE - Totescore Quarry, Uig, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Invernesshire, Scotland Rounded aggregates of small bladed Thomsonite crystals with colourless rhombohedral Chabazite crystals in a cavity in basalt matrix SOLD OUT .
8220 THOMSONITE & GROSSULAR - Loanhead Quarry, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland Aggreagates of colourless Thomsonite crystals liberally encrusted with orange Grossular crystals, no matrix �2.00 1
8221 THOMSONITE, MESOLITE & ANALCITE - Bracadale, Loch Beag, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Sprays of whitish bladed Thomsonite crystals on clear Analcite crystals and with fine hair-like Mesolite fibres in cavities in basalt matrix �2.00 1
8222 THOMSONITE-Ca - Talisker Bay, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland Spherical aggregates of small white thin bladed Thomsonite-Ca crystals tightly packed together in a cavity in basalt matrix �1.00 1