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Zircon from
Loch Sunart, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Loch
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Loch Sunart, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12189:9
GUID (UUID V4):2bb70b0f-75e1-4151-842a-82c174225b49
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
24.4km (15.2 miles) Traigh Doire Dhubhaig (beach), Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
24.5km (15.3 miles) Strontian, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
27.7km (17.2 miles) Gribun dike, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
28.7km (17.8 miles) Isle of Eigg, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
49.2km (30.6 miles) Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
51.2km (31.8 miles) Glen Dessary syenite intrusion, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
60.1km (37.4 miles) Beinn an Dubhaich, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
60.5km (37.6 miles) Sron Gharbh (Sron Garbh), Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
61.2km (38.0 miles) Marble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
63.5km (39.4 miles) Coire Gorm, Broadford, Isle Of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universityof St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland 2 Isotope GeologyUnit, Scottish UniversitiesResearch...Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, GlasgowG75 0QU, Scotland Received September 2, 1991 / Accepted March 16...study were taken from the Strontian granitoid (NW Scotland). The inner intrusion of this composite pluton...a previous study to contain substantial U - Pb zircon inheritance, whereas the outer part has only minor...Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 0QU, Scotland Of/)~rint requests to: Bruce Paterson isotopic
Book (chapter)
Late Silurian and Devonian granitic intrusions of Scotland Introduction INTRODUCTION A. J. Highton The...manifest in the Greenland—Scottish sector. Within Scotland, the Caledonian Igneous Province encompasses both...both the orthotectonic zone from Shetland to the Highland Border and the paratectonic slate belt of the...the orogenic margin. There is some evidence in Scotland, however, for late Early Devonian (Acadian') reactivation...(see Chapter 4). Siluro-Devonian magmatism in Scotland, encompasing plutonic bodies, attendant dykeswarms
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constraints on basement of the Midland Valley of Scotland M. Aftalion, O. van Breemen and D. R. Bowes ABSTRACT:...common lead, U-Pb zircon and Sm-Nd radiometric data for crystalline rocks in Scotland from the earliest...predominantly so, similar to the basement N of the Highland Boundary fault, is not inconsistent with the available...Rb-Sr, Scourian, Sm-Nd, U-Pb, upper intercept, zircon. There is now little doubt that crystalline basement...'Lewisian-like' basement extending from northern Scotland and the Central Highlands at a depth of 6-15 km
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Metamorphic Sediments in the Western Highlands of Scotland STRACHAN, ISLES, TEMPLE, JOHN, and WILLIAMS, ALWYN...Moine and " Sub-Moine " Rocks of the Loch nan Uamh and 275 Loch Sunart Areas facing p. GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE...Limestone at Ingleton. GEOFFREY BOND. Outgrowths on Zircon from Southern Rhodesia . H. B. S. COOKE. The Plio-Pleistocene...Clitheroe area CORRESPONDENCE.—The Age of the Highland Schists, 53 ; Query as to the Tempo of Australian...the Gray Collection, . . . . . . . from Girvan, Scotland . JOHN CHALLINOR. New Evidence Concerning the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Click here Terms of use : Click here The nature of zircon inheritance in two granite plutons B. A. Paterson...W. Hinton and D. A. Herd (1992). The nature of zircon inheritance in two granite plutons. Transactions...Earth Sciences, 83, 459-471, 1992 The nature of zircon inheritance in two granite plutons B. A. Paterson...granite plutons, Strontian (Caledonian, northwestern Scotland) and Kameruka (Bega Batholith, southeastern Australia)...indicators. Two broad textural types of refractory zircon were identified: (1) those which show simple two-stage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the late Palaeozoic Igneous Suite of the West of Scotland." By Dr. G. W. Tyrrell. (a) The Kainozoic basic...others abundant. The dyke-swarms of the West of Scotland occur in two main bundles trending south-east...centres. The large solitary dykes of southern Scotland and northern England, similarly oriented to those...The late Palaeozoic Igneous Suite of the West of Scotland occurs in two areas—round Mauchline and in Nithsdale...Scott, B.Sc. The area is bounded by Loch Sunart and Glen Tarbert, Loch Linnhe, and the Sound of Mull. These
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/locate/lithos Petrogenesis of the Neoproterozoic West Highland Granitic Gneiss, Scottish Caledonides: Cryptic...Burnaby Building, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3QL, UK NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, Kingsley Dunham...Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, UK Isotope Geosciences Unit, Scottish Universities Environmental...Research Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G75 0QF, UK a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...870 Ma) West Highland Granitic Gneiss, exposed in the Northern Highlands Terrane of Scotland, has elemental
Journal (issue)
6d.). I.-Somc chemical aspects of South-\1/cst Highland Devonian Igneous Rocks, bv E. B. Bailey, Kt .•...Sugar Loaf Island was selected by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board for a dam across the River...accounts of the Middle Old Red Sandstone of N.E. Scotland describe the tumultuous deposits which characterize...miles, is the largest of the ' Newer Granites • of Scotland, a late-tectonic mass emplaced after the regional...Tobermory Sheet (52) of the one-inch geological map of Scotland. The complex is emplaced in Moine Schists but
Report (issue)
widespread distribution within the Highlands of Scotland where, however, they occur for the most part as...--------.:---+--------------. 1 A. 1. Loch Laxford and Loch Inchard Microcline with subordinate albite-ol...Eireboll District Microcline 108 3 A. 3. Oyerscaig, Loch Shin Microcline­ perthite 113 • Suthcrlandshire... 62 6 71, 72 B.1. B.2. c. 7 ,, Dalilea, Loch Shiel '' The Great Pegmatite Belt -- • 96 ...and .. - · ... District rd Inch Loch a -·-·:.• -· . • • • �-a) Loch Laxf� . � .. -- vVithin this district
Report (edition)
SURVEY AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (SECOND EDITION) By ...POST-CAMBRIAN THRUST-MOVEMENTS .. NEWER IGNEOUS ROCKS Loch Loyal Syenites Foliated Lamprophyre Ach’uaine Hybrid...across the northern mainland of Scotland 3. Section across the Loch Maree belt of paragneiss .. 4. Distribution...Peach and J. Horne, ‘ Chapters on the Geology of Scotland ’ (Oxford University Press), 1930. The illustrations...vi THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS I. INTRODUCTION of Scotland is the region which lies west of the Great Glen
Report (edition)
Geological Survey and Museum BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH...Geological Survey and Museum BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY Scotland: The Northern Highlands By J. Phemister, M.A...Peach and J. Home, ‘Chapters on the Geology of Scotland’ (Oxford University Press), 1930. The illustrations...THRUST-MOVEMENTS . VIII. Newer Igneous Rocks. Loch Loyal Syenites . Foliated Lamprophyre .. .. . Ach’uaine...Section across the northern mainland of Scotland. Section across the Loch Maree belt of paragneiss. Distribution
Journal (issue)
-Faults and fractures in Ardnamurchan, Moidart, Sunart and Morvern, by A. G. MacGregor, M.C., D.Sc., F...Shona, Loch Moidart, Inverness-shire. View looking south, across the North Channel of the loch from the...the hillside near Loch na Bairness .. Geological sketch-map showing faults and crush-lines north and south...south of Loch Sunart .. .. 1 12 III PLATE ill. PLATE IV. PLATE V. PLATE VI. PLATE VII. PLATE VIII...position relative to Jurassic outcrops in N.E. Scotland Graphic summaries of the lithological log of the
Book (chapter)
radiolarian fauna from the Ballantrae Complex, Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology, 34, 73-81. Al Jawadi...electrum from the Ratagain intrusion, northwest Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 50, 179. Alderton, D...mineralisation in the Ratagain complex, northwest Scotland. Transactions of the Institution of Mining and...Copper-bearing rocks at Cairngarroch Bay, south-west Scotland. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report, Institute... Anderson, J. G. C. (1947) The geology of the Highland Border, Stonehaven to Arran. Transactions of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Universityof St. Andrews,St. Andrews,Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland Received May 8, 1991 / AcceptedSeptember 16, 1991...Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 0QU, Scotland Offprint requests to: Bruce Paterson Barbey et...titanite from a diorite of the Ratagain intrusion, NW Scotland (RAT 11/1 - Grid Ref. NG 891 173). The internal...granodiorite (the Loch Sunart Granodiorite, Paterson 1990) of the Strontian intrusion, NW Scotland (BPSRT3 -...also from the porphyritic granodiorite (the Loch Sunart Granodiorite, Paterson 1990) of the Strontian
Book
traced by their geographical England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland occurrence. detail, in separate chapters...ENGLAND AND WALES ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 2, SCOTLAND 34 ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 3, IRELAND 53...It may contain , kyanite, garnet, cordierite and zircon. The cycle is substantially from granite to granite...a volcanic pipe filling on Elie Ness, in Fife, Scotland. Yet even if the rising magma fails to reach...rock include tourmaline, garnet, topaz, beryl, zircon, sapphire, even diamond. These need not be all
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Assemblages in Graphitic Pelites, Strontian Area, Scotland I.M. Tyler* and J.R. Ashworth Department of Geological...Morar Division, the Glenflnnan Division and the Loch Eil Division (Johnstone et al. 1969). The Morar...is mainly pelitic. To the east, the rocks of the Loch Eil Division are again dominantly psammitic. Throughout...(Sabine 1963). The tonalitic granodiorite has a zircon U - P b age of 435_+10 Ma (Pidgeon and Aftalion...and hence unsuitable (Ardgour Granitic Gneiss and Loch Eil psammites). To the south, the Morar Division
Journal (issue)
mineral & lapidary society :: Field Trip To West Scotland Journal 212 - March April 2008 SUSSEX MINERAL...SMLS Journal 212 March/April 2008 METAL MINES IN UK ARE BACK AGAIN HEMERDON QUARRY, DEVON This Devon...212 March/April 2008 FIELD TRIP TO THE WEST OF SCOTLAND September 2007. The motive for this trip arose...Strontian to the Salen Hotel on the shores of Loch Sunart, where we had an excellent meal-highly recommended...was to visit a number of sites on the shores of Loch na Kael. We first stopped at a location on the north
Report (issue)
Economic minerals of Scotland – bedrock of Scotland's economic development. Information Management and...INTERNAL REPORT IR/04/001 Economic minerals of Scotland bedrock of Scotland's economic development. R...F. MacTaggart, T. Cullen, J. Rayner Key words Scotland, mineral resources Bibliographical reference R... Cullen, J. Rayner. 2004 Economic minerals of Scotland - bedrock of Scotland's economic development....Opportunities Fund RLS (Resources for Learning in Scotland). This report contains 600 images and text descriptions
Journal (issue)
IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY MINERAL SPECIMENS IN THE UK. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BUY INDIVIDUAL MINERAL...01884 821724 e-mail: ian@crystalciassics.co.uk UK TS C 2 COVERPrismatichexagonalberyl to 14 mm w...Moretoncollection. TwENTY YEARS IN MINERALS David Green 9 The UK ]011rnalof Mines and Minerals publishes articles...subscriptions and advertising. TWENTY YEARS IN MINERAL SCOTLAND David Green • Gordon Todd 28 EDITOR David I...SPECIAL ISSUE The first of t\vo special editions of the UK ]oumal of 1\lli11es [.,,.Minerals celebrating t\venty
Report (issue)
and disease in crops, animals and man. Northern Scotland was selected for the initial orienta­ tion study...of the Tertiary Igneous Province of north-west Scotland. In the south is the important Dalradian mineralised...rocks of the Grampian Group Dalradian and Central Highland Division to the south-east. Additions to the crust...especially over the Upper Argyll and Southern Highland groups and significant cross-strike lineaments...chromium, zinc, nickel and potassium. Similarly the Loch Lamond Lineament is identified by changes in the
Report (issue)
mineral resources of the 'Crofter Counties' of Scotland REPORT No. 69/5 0 HMSO I NATURAL ENVIRONMENT...MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE 'CROFTER COUNTIES' OF SCOTLAND, COMPRISINGARGYLLSHIRE, CAITHNESS, INVERNESS-SHIRE...mineral resources of the 'Crofter Counties' of Scotland, comprising Argyllshire, Caithness ., Inverness-shire...showing the location of the Crofter Counties of Scotland frontispiece 2 Fig. 1 Map of the Crofter...in Northern Ireland and the Midland Valley of Scotland. A maximum aggregate thickness of 45 ft 9 in of
Report (issue)
Hebrides Trough 15 Colonsay and Malin basins 15 Loch lndaal Basin and Rachlin Trough 16 North Channel...Group 24 Appin Group 24 Argyll Group 24 Southern Highland Group 24 Colonsay and Bowmore groups 25 Cambrian...Hebrides Trough 35 Colonsay and Malin basins 36 Loch Indaal Basin and Rachlin Trough 36 North Channel...Hebrides Trough 43 Colonsay and Malin basins 44 Loch Indaal Basin and Rachlin Trough 44 8 Cretaceous...10 Generalised divisions of the Caledonides of Scotland and Northern Ireland 13 11 Isometric sketch showing
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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...wide range of stones. Topaz, tourmaline, epidoce, zircon, bcryl and garnet :tll fall inro this category...e. The folding wa most severe in the north, in Scotland, and it w:i here that the volcanoes \\"ere at
Report (edition)
RESEARCH COUNCIL British Regional Geo·logy ■ I of Scotland FOURTH EDITION Front cover Suilven Sutherland...north-east from near Kylesku across Loch Glencoul to Aird na Loch. (D2820) (frontispiece) BRITISH GEOLOGICAL...British Regional Geology The Northern Highlands of Scotland FOURTH EDITION G S Johnstone, BSc and W Mykura...8270 ~ 020 7942 5344/45 e-mail: bgslondon@bgs.ac. uk The British Geological Survey carries out the geolog·ical...British regional g·eology:the 1VorthernHighlands of Scotland ( 4th edition). (Nottingham: British Geological
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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
 
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