Glamaig, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK

UK Grid Reference: NG514303
Latitude: 57°17'44"N
Longitude: 6°7'37"W

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Glamaig is a mainly epigranite mountian south of Loch Sligachan central Skye. On its north side and sumit the granite is covered by a thick layer of termally altered basalt, with epidote albite and calcite. The ganite contains lots of mirolitic cavites to around 1cm.

Mineral List

Albite
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Allanite'
Biotite
Calcite

'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Fluorite
Hastingsite
Hedenbergite

Ilmenite
Magnetite
Prehnite
Quartz
'Stilbite'

Titanite
Zircon

17 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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