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 |