Glengarnock Mine


Barytes Mine

Jan 1st, 2024 from GSG by Buddle-Bot

Feb 5th, 2025 by BertyBasset



Midland Valley
Beith
55.7407074, -4.65694
NS 3330 5290
Private Land
70m
#4,352


Open-cast. Thin vein of barytes occurs in old limestone quarry, now filled with water, in front of farm house of Crawfield, ¾ mile east from Glengamock Station, & c. 200 yards. East of Kilbirnie Branch Railway. Barytes is of good quality, and vein, about 1 ft wide, trends NW, & appears opened up by a trench for a short distance.



Publications (2)

  • BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (1922); Vol II - Barytes and Witherite; 136 pages
  • Landless, Jeremy G. (2014); Gazetteer of Metal Mines in Scotland, A; pp. 28





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