Lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland
| From: Wilson, G.V. with contibutions by J.S. Flett. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain Vol. XVII: Edinburgh : HMSO, 1921. |
By G.V. Wilson. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Vol. XVII. Edinburgh: HMSO, 1921.
Bibliographic reference: Wilson, G.V. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland. Memoirs of the Geological Survey, Scotland. Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Vol. XVII. 1921.
By G. V. Wilson, B.Sc. With contributions by John S. Flett, LL.D., F.R.S.
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Contents
Preface
Chapter I. Lead and zinc ores
- Introduction
- Historical notes
- Statistics
- Output of lead ore
- Output of zinc ore
- The veins (The ores and distribution)
Chapter II. Lead and zinc ores (continued). Area I.
- The Leadhills-Wanlockhead district
- Situation and geology
- History
- Leadhills
- Wanlockhead
- Output
- The veins and their contents
- Details of the mines and veins
- Wanlockhead
- Leadhills
Chapter III. Lead and zinc ores (continued). Area I. (continued)
- Kirkcudbrightshire
- Situation and geology
- History and output
- Details of the mines and veins
- Other mines and veins in Area I.
- Wigtownshire
- Ayrshire
- Lanarkshire
- Linlithgowshire
- Peeblesshire
- Dumfriesshire
- Edinburghshire
Chapter IV. Lead and zinc ores (continued). Area. II.
- Islay
- Situation and geology
- History
- Output
- The Veins and their contents
- Details of the mines and veins
- Loch Fyne District
- Situation and geology
- The veins and their contents
- Details of the mines and veins
- Strontian and Loch Sunart
- Situation and geology
- History
- Output
- The veins and their contents
- Details of the mines and veins
- Other Argyllshire mines and veins
Chapter V. Lead and zinc ores (continued). Area II (continued)
- The Tyndrum Mining District
- Situation and geology
- History and output
- The Veins and their contents
- Details of the mines and veins
- Other Perthshire mines and veins
- Fifeshire
- Forfarshire
Chapter VI. Lead and zinc ores (continued). Area III.
- Details of the mines and veins
- Inverness-shire
- Rossshire
- Elginshire
- Aberdeenshire
Chapter VII. Lead and zinc ores (continued). Area IV. (By J. S. Flett)
- Details of the mines and veins
- Caithness
- Orkney
Chapter VIII Copper and nickel ores
- Historical notes
- Output
- The veins and deposits
- Details of the mines and veins
- Area I.
- Kirkcudbrightshire
- Wigtownshire
- Ayrshire
- Renfrewshire
- Lanarkshire
- Dumfriesshire
- Edinburghshire
- Haddingtonshire
- Berwickshire
- Area II.
- Perthshire
- Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire
- Area III.
- Ross-shire
Chapter IX. Copper and nickel ores (continued). Area, IV. (by J. S. Flett)
- Details of the mines and veins
- Caithness
- Orkney
- Shetland
- Fair Isle
Preface
In Scotland the ores of lead and zinc have a wide distribution and have been worked for several centuries, though only on a small scale, except at Wanlockhead and Leadhills. Copper ores are less frequent, and nickel ores are found in only a few places. Mr. Wilson has collected information from a great variety of sources, and has personally inspected all the more important occurrences. The chapters on Caithness, Orkney and Shetland were contributed by me. It is very probable that many of the less important veins have escaped notice; but this Memoir contains a brief general account of the known mineral resources of Scotland in respect of lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores. We are indebted to many proprietors, factors, agents and mining engineers for assistance in compiling this handbook, and especially to the managers of Leadhills, Wanlockhead, Wood of Cree and Tyndrum Mines, who have given us every facility for examining their mines and records.
JOHN S: FLETT, Director.
Geological Survey Office,
28 Jermyn Street, London, S.W. 1, 8th September 1920.