Lead, zinc and copper mineralisation in basal Carboniferous sediments at Westwater, south Scotland

Gallagher, M.J.; Davies, A.; Parker, M.E.; Smith, R.T.; Fortey, N.J.; Easterbrook, G.D.. 1977 Lead, zinc and copper mineralisation in basal Carboniferous sediments at Westwater, south Scotland. Institute of Geological Sciences, 142pp. (WF/MR/77/017) (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

A zioneo f lead, zinc and copperm ineralisatioins developedo ver a minimum I of 4 km of strikeo f basal Carboniferoucse mentstoneg roup sedimentsa nd immediatelyu nderlyingB irrenswarkL avas atwestwater,n ear Laqholm in south Scotland. Grades so far obtained from sparse rock exposures and from shallow boreholes a fissure sulphides are usuallyO .l-O.j%o f combinedm etals over 1-2 m of thickness,bu t vein of higher grade and a relativelyt hick zone of disseminated were also located. Galena, sphalerite,c halcopyritea ndbaryte occur mainly in thin dolomitev eins but disseminationosf galenaa re also presenti n sandstoneu nits. The mineralisatioins of low temperaturet ype I was emplaceda long northeasterlyt rendingn ormal faultsa nd cross faults regardeda s late Carboniferouisn age. and Mineralisatiohna s been controlledb y faulting,r egionalf aciesv aziation and local lithologicalv ariationa s well as by stratigraphipco sition. These controlsa re applicablei n furthere xplorationo f Lower Carboniferourso cks in both south and central Scotland. The heavy mineral fraction of stream sediment is the optimums amplingt ype in reconnaissanceex plorationo f areas of calcareous . rocks such as the Lower Carboniferouso f south Scotlanda nd basal till sampling is the most effectivem ethod of follow-upe xplorationi n those areas where glaciald epositsa re widespreada nd often thick.

Item Type:	Report (UNSPECIFIED)
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Other
Funders/Sponsors:	NERC
Additional Information:	This item has been internally reviewed but not externally peer-reviewed
Date made live:	13 Aug 2010 14:03
URI:	http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10674

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