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Wollastonite from
Camasunary, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camasunary, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1577843
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1577843:3
GUID (UUID V4):f8fb7e19-b290-4e3c-9f7f-4ebffa9903ff
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
8.7km (5.4 miles) Beinn an Dubhaich, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
10.6km (6.6 miles) Iron-copper trial, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
10.7km (6.6 miles) Marble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
12.0km (7.4 miles) Beinn Shuardail, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
32.2km (20.0 miles) Corrary, Glen Beag, Glenelg, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
32.8km (20.4 miles) Allt Mor, Glenelg, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
34.9km (21.7 miles) Beinn Fhada, Glenelg, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
41.6km (25.8 miles) Camas Mor Intrusion, Isle of Muck, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
54.6km (33.9 miles) Camphouse, Ardnamurchan, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
55.3km (34.4 miles) Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the Petrogenesis of the Coire Uaigneich Granophyre, Isle of Skye, N.W. Scotland Alan P. Dickin and...and Richard A. Exley Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United...(CUG) was formed by the mixing of two magmas. One of these, a liquid of high 8:Sr/S6Sr ratio (ca. 0.731)...731) formed by the anatexis of late Precambrian Torridonian sediments, contained relict quartz and zircon...zircon. The other liquid was an acid differentiate of basaltic magma and was enriched in incompatible elements
Book (chapter)
Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,... References Agrell, S.O. (1965) Polythermal metamorphism of limestones at Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan. Mineralogical...structure and petrology of the Tertiary volcanic rocks of Eigg. Muck and Canna, N.W. Scotland. Unpublished M.Sc...University of Durham. Allwright, A.E. and Hudson, J.D. (1982) The Sgurr of Eigg. Journal of the Geological...Society of London, 139, p. 215 (abstract). Almond, D.C. ( 1960) The Tertiary igneous geology of Strathaird
Book (chapter)
Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,...INTRODUCTION The Isle of Rum (Fig. 3.2) was the site of a major volcano which was active for a period of one or...before the present. The volcano developed on a ridge of Precambrian rocks (Torridonian sandstones unconformably...overlying Lewisian gneiss) which was covered by a veneer of Mesozoic sediments and Palaeocene lavas. The ridge...Minch to the west and the Sound of Rum to the east in which thick sequences of Mesozoic sediments accumulated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metamorphism of Siliceous Limestones and Dolomites 175 A Note on the Progressive Metamorphism of Siliceous...Dolomites By C. E. TILLEY npiHE stages of progressive thermal metamorphism of siliceous _L carbonate sediments...mineral assemblages revealed in the highest grades of alteration were first delineated by Bowen (1940)...treatment of the whole subject. In his account the successive stages in the metamorphism of siliceous...dolomites were, in general, linked with a series of reactions of increasing decarbonation in which thirteen
Report (issue)
1958) Noo 13: The Tertiary Igneous Geology of the Isle of Skye by G. M. BROWN, 1vith contributions by...Trottemish Southern and Western Cuillins Northern Skye Eastern Cu illins Wcs1ern Redhills References EDITED...sketch-maps are 110 evidence of existence of a right-of-way. The onus of obtaining permission to use tracks...rests 011 the user of the Guide. Any information (e.g. change or u11s11itability of footpaths, new expos11res...expos11res, filling in of q11arries) that will help to make this G11ide more serviceable will be welcomed
Book (chapter)
Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,... Chapter 2 The Isle of Skye Introduction INTRODUCTION Skye is one of the classic areas of Great Britain...Britain for the study of igneous geology. The sea cliffs and hills in the north of the island magnificently...succession of mainly basaltic lavas which overlie Mesozoic sediments intruded by a suite of dolerite sills...Basaltic dykes of the northwest-trending swarm cut all these rocks. The Cuillins and Red Hills of central Skye
Report (edition)
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY...GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE TERTIARY VOLCANIC DISTRICTS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE...Districts, Scotland (Geol. Surv.) PLATE I (Frontispiece) A. THE CUILLIN HILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED...FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONIC ROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST Strathaird penninsula (middle distance) is composed...composed of Jurassic strata overlain by Tertiary basalt lavas and the nearer headland of Torridonian B
Report (edition)
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC GEOLOGICAL BRITISH AND SURVEY INDUSTRIAL AND REGIONAL RESEARCH MUSEUM...MUSEUM GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE TERTIARY VOLCANIC a DISTRICTS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY’S...Districts, Scotland (Geo/. Surv.) PLATE I __ (Frontispiece) A. THE CUILLIN HILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED...FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONIC ROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST Strathaird penninsula (middle distance) is...is composed of Jurassic strata overlain by Tertiary basalt lavas and the nearer headland of Torridonian
Book
C J' -- .:t:.·: .. ;.• TITLES CLASSIC OF RELATED GEOLOGY INTEREST IN EUROPE SERIES l...Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman & George...Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf of Corinth Mike...Neill, Clive Portman, Peter Rowe OTHER TITLES OF RELATED I"t\TEREST Co,zfi·onting catastrophe: nell'perspecrh·es...sters Da,·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the
Report (edition)
INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Geological Survey and Museum BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE NORTHERN...jL DIORAMA ILLUSTRATING THE GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE NORTH-WEST The Northern Highlands (Geol. Surv...INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES Geological Survey and Museum BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY Scotland: The Northern...Institute of Geological Sciences was formed by the incorporation of the Geological Survey of Great Britain...the Museum of Practical Geology with Overseas Geological Surveys and is a constituent body of the Natural
Report (edition)
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC GEOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SURVEY AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL...REGIONAL GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (SECOND EDITION) By J. PHEMISTER, M.A., D.Sc. Crown Copyright...Scenery . . Summary of the Geology and Table of Formations LEWISIAN GNEISS Paragneiss of the Lewisian Complex...Complex Orthogneiss of the Lewisian Complex Later Intrusions Lewisian Inliers in the Moine Schists Foliation... .. .. Granite-Schist Injection-Complexes Age of the Moine Series TORRIDONIAN .. .. .. CAMBRIAN
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[ l BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Geolo of Rum and the adjacent islands . • • .. Na Exrvird TABLE...Late-glacial raised beach deposit<; Eocene Sgurr of Eigg Pitchstone Formation Lavas, ash Iloivs and...Subaerial erosion of the Rum (;en tral Con1plex RtHvf CENTRAL Co�tPLEX Stage 2: Emplacement of the Rwn Layered...Intn1sion (probably coc,-;.tl \\/itl1 early cornponents of the (�entral Intrt1sio11) Peridotite, gabbro and...dyke s,vann (probably continuous tl1rottghoul n1uch of tagc 1 , v,·ith �poradir dykes basaltic cone-sheets
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
P. DZIERŻANOWSKI5 Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestr. 3, CH-3012 Bern...Bern, Switzerland Institute of the Earth Crust SB RAS, Lermontov St. 128, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia OOO Science...Altuf’evskoye Highway 43, Moscow, Russia Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry...Moscow, Russia Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, al. Żwirki i...high-temperature skarn formed ~500 Ma ago when gabbroid rocks of the Birkhin complex (Baikal area, Eastern Siberia
Book
Anderson Emeritus Professor of Geology, University College, Cardiff, UK PERGAMON PRESS QE 2fcl ASI7...vj* v Srt Cl 26 PERGAMON INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies...paperback library in aid of education, industrial training and the enjoyment of leisure Publisher: Robert...TEXTBOOK INSPECTION COPY SERVICE An inspection copy of any book published in the Pergamon International...recommendation. Copies may be retained for a period of 60 days from receipt and -eturned if not suitable
Report (issue)
• \1ie,,r Llp Locl1 Corui k, sl10,,ri11g part of tl1c Ct1illi11 ra11gc. Tl1e mou11tai11s �ce11 a1·e...Sgi1rr Dt1bl1 Bl1eag i11 the foregrot111d; tl1e top of Sgi1rr Dearg (,\r jtl1 tl1e '' l11accessible l)i1111acle...tl1e brol,e11 rid 0·e of Sgi.1rr 11a l3cl11acl1dicl1; tl1e doL1ble sL11n111it of Sgi.11-r a' Gl1readaidl1...Gl1readaidl1 i11 t11e ce11tre; tl1e foL1r pc,ll'-:s of Sgt1rr a' l\111adaidl1; Bidei11 Druim r1a11 Raml1 (partl)r...\ra]le}'" 011 tl1e right. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICATj SURVEY OF THE UNITED I{INGDOll . ---=====· .
Report (issue)
2Itbratg BOUGHT W[TH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND THE GIFT OF HENRY W. SAGE 1691 Cornell University...igneous rocl(S of Skye 3 1924 004 066 373 Cornell University Library The tine original of tiiis book...copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924004066373... MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE TERTIARY IGNEOUS ROCKS OF SKYE. BY ALFRED...BT M.A., F.G.S. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY. GLASGOW :
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
aggregate from northern Kamchatka, Russia: New find of diamond formed by gas phase condensation or chemical...Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosygin Street...Potsdam, Germany 3 Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk–Kamchatskii...Petropavlovsk–Kamchatskii 683006, Russia 1 Abstract A series of polycrystalline diamond grains were found within the...925. Native silicon is an open-framework allotrope of silicon S24, which has been observed, to date, as
Book
HANDBOOK @)> ONDON RICHARD THORPE L GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ~ AND GEOFF BROWN a Doe. 1 THO fOr nsciepeyermeaan...Society of London Handbook HANDBOOK SERIES EDITOR — KEITH COX fm GS) The Field Description of Igneous...Open University Press, and Halsted Press (a division of John Wiley Inc.) in the USA, Canada and Latin America...August 1999, August 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, or transmitted...a machine language without the written permission of the publisher. Other Wiley Editorial Offices John
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Society of London Handbook HANDBOOK SERIES EDITOR - M.H. de FREITAS The Field Description. of Igneous...Tfo- 11~~ R.S. Thorpe and G.C. Brown Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes...published 1985 by Open University Press A division of Open University Educational Enterprises Ltd., 12...University Press, 1985 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph...Publication Data Thorpe, R.S. The field description of igneous rocks. 1. Rocks, Igneous - Identification
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Geology of the european countries Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Treland, The Netherlands, Switzerland... de la Gj DE BARENTS fi Ni ‘ Geology of the european countries To mark the 26th International...the organization of the Prague Congress in 1968. The National Geology Committees of the countries concerned...introduction to the geology of the country visited and a description of each of the excursions proposed.... Interest was expressed in a complete collection of these introductions and they have been grouped in
 
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