 | | Book | | with collectors, especially in recent decades. Scotland is one of several countries rich in agates, so...called 'Scotch pebbles'. The National Museums of Scotland house the national collection of Scottish agates... was not illustrated. The National Museums of Scotland welcome the opportunity to copublish Agates with...I. Rolfe Keeper of Geology National Museums of Scotland Edinburgh Outside and inside of halved agate...agates from the British Isles, especially from Scotland which is rich in agates of unsurpassed beauty |  | Stephenson, D., Bevins, R. E., Millward, D., Highton, A. J., Parsons, I., Stone, P., Wadsworth, W. J. (1999) Chapter 9: Late Silurian and Devonian volcanic rocks of Scotland. In Caledonian Igneous Rocks of Great Britain (Geological Conservation Review Series - Geological Conservation Review No. 17. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.479-574. | Book (chapter) | | Late Silurian and Devonian volcanic rocks of Scotland Introduction INTRODUCTION D. Stephenson The...magmatism within the Caledonian Igneous Province of Scotland took place during the later stages of orogenesis...rocks and swarms of minor intrusions. On mainland Scotland the products of this volcanism are restricted...many of the more prominent hill ranges of lowland Scotland. The locations of all significant outcrops of...of late Caledonian volcanic rocks in Scotland are shown on Figure 9.1. The volcanic province extends south-westwards |  | | | | cover top Agate from Germany; bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title page Agate...Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 7PY UK Contents Introduction Names of agates What is an...agate found in the 19th century, from Tayport, Scotland. Agates 5 Names of agates In the history...Ardownie Quarry in Scotland, and M.F. Heddle named agates for about 50 sites in Scotland. These names have...sometimes contains clear or coloured quartz such as amethyst or smoky quartz. The geode is hollow, has well-formed |  | | Book | | cover top Agate from Germany: bottom Agate from Scotland. Back cover Agate from Germany. Title page Agate...Distribution NBN International Estover Road Devon PL6 ?PY UK Contents Introduction 4 Names of agates 6 What...agate found in the 19th century. from Tayport. Scotland. A g at e s 5 Names of agates In the history...Ardownie Quarry in Scotland, and M.F. Heddle named agates for about 50 sites in Scotland. These names have...sometimes contains clear or coloured quartz such as amethyst or smoky quartz. The geode is ho ll ow, has well-formed |  | | Book | | photographs: Front: Agate with onyx centre: Usan. Angus Back. top: A coral limestone from Helmsdale. Sutherland...111i11eral localities in England, f;f/ ales and Scotland 13 1 Bibliography and further reading 139 Mineral...minerals :ire n:prescntcd 111 11c..: form or another. Scotland offers the rock or mi11cral collector the greatest...course, renow11ed for its gold mines and, like Scotland, has ome of the oldest geological formations in...co thesc one can add the qu:irrz gL'lll rone ; -amethyst, smoky quartz, cicrinl', morion. chalcedony, agate |  | | Journal (issue) | | UK Journal of Mines and Minerals Issue1Wo7 AUTUMN 1989 EDITORIAL BOARD P.J. Briscoe M.P.Cooper M.D... 7. The Lead, Zinc, Copper & Nickel Ores of Scotland by G.V. Wilson B.Sc. 1921. 8. Arsenic and Antimony...over to specimens from "South West England", "Scotland, Wales, and Ireland", and "Northern England"....crystals glittering after a recent cleaning. From Scotland is a superb galena from the New Glencrieff mine...STRONTIAN Whitesmith Mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland has ceased production (baryte). In addition, |  | | Journal (issue) | | has donated a wide range of items, covering both UK and world mineralogical topics, to the Society Library;...of a number of publications (Mineralogical Record, UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Lapis) and a variety...others) jeremeejevite, silver topaz, aquamarine, amethyst, fluorapatite and tourmalines. Rossinguranium...lively turn out from our members. Zinc deposits in the UK Ten of us joined our previous branch Chair Dr Steve...thought the talk was going to be 'smithsonite in the UK'. But the first slide reassured us, a smashing sample |  | | Book | | of Sale of Net Books and may not be resold in the UK below the net price given by the Publishers in their...occurrences 50 West Germany 55 Elba 56 England 56 Scotland 59 France 62 6 Occurrence: The Americas 63 USA...Pleochroism Occurrence Rock crystal (colourless), amethyst (violet-purple), citrine (yellow to brown), rose...opaque). Single crystal specimens of rock crystal, amethyst, citrine and (rarely) rose quartz occur in prismatic...varieties mainly massive in form. Fairly pronounced in amethyst (blue, reddish-violet). In almost all rock types |  | | Book | | Nortlrn·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...sters Da,·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the...London; National Museums of Scotland (Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland), Edinburgh; Oxford University...t.1useum (NaturalHistory). NMSNati:malMuseumof Scotland(RoyalMuseuma:idt.~JSe:.rm of Scot'a:1d). Edinb...parts of the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales, arc here referred to as Britain. The |  | | Journal (issue) | | 1990) erwähnte auch die beiden Ouarzvarietäten Amethyst und Rosenquarz, wovon ersterer in einer sehr blassen...Bode-Verlag. Beleuchtung des Begriffes Achat und Montrose (mit bekannten Fundorten wie Internet auf www...ausführlichen Betrachtung Usan, der Lunan Bay oder Scurdie Ness), JZ Mineralien-Welt 4/2011 89 Klein, aber |
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