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Forsterite from
Marble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5371
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5371:6
GUID (UUID V4):1d567820-d8a1-4d15-b1b9-5b8dc6ff7fdf
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
2.1km (1.3 miles) Beinn an Dubhaich, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
32.6km (20.3 miles) Hallival Hill, Isle of Rum, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
76.4km (47.4 miles) Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
87.0km (54.1 miles) Coire Buidhe, Glen Creran, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
89.9km (55.9 miles) Fingal's Cave, Isle of Staffa, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
WEST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. 1903. 1903. 1910. 1910. 157 REID, CLEMENT.-"The Geology of the Country Round...ANDREWS, W. R.-" Excursion to Salisbury and the Vale of Wardour." Proc, Geol, Assoc., vol. xviii, pp. 14... 9-21. REPORT OF AN EXCURSION TO THE WEST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND AND THE ISLE OF SKYE. SEPTEMBER 9TH...S., Directors of the Excursion. PART I.-By MR. E. B. BAILEY. SEPTEMBER 9TH. IN view of the long description...description of the geology of the neighbourhood of Fort William already published in the PROCEEDINGS (vol
Report (Issue volume)
ADDITION.AL INFORi'[A.TION CONCERNING BRUCITE-MARBLE t • IN SKYE By w. Q. Kennedy, D.Sc. �. - ... \ �...Limestone •• • • • • •• • • Torrtdon:on Sandstone Scale of One Mile Volcanrc Agglomerate • 0 0 � Tertiary...l)ykes y, 0 <•. b, c) QUARRIES IN BRUCITE-MARBLE, KILCHRIST (Clll CHRIOSD), SKYE • • • 6. - IDLOI...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNlNG BRUCITE-MARBLE ,, IN SKYE • • •• By Vv. Q. Kennedy • ,, • •...Introdue tion Chief Occurrences in Skye Utilization References Figs. 2, 3 List of Vlartime Pamphlets • • •
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
self-organization of olivine-grade contact metamorphosed chert nodules in dolomite marble, Kilchrist, Skye M. B....Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK (email:marian@esc...dolostones in the aureole of the Tertiary Beinn an Dubhaich granite, Skye, have developed mm-scale concentric...concentric monomineralic bands of alternating calcite and olivine during breakdown of a diopside core by the...close to the olivine-in isograd, to total replacement of the diopside core by a ≤10 cm thick well-banded rim
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE AND J O U I ~ N A L OF T H E M I N E R A L O G I C A L SOCIETY No. 2 1 4...XXIX The zoned contact-skarns of the Broadford area, Skye: a study of boron-fluorine metasomatism in...TILLEY, Ph.D., F.R.S. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge. [Read in p a r t J...] CONTENTS 1. Review of the progressive m e t a m o r p h i s m in the aureole of the Beinn an Dubhaich... . . . 632 4. Mineralogy of the skarn zones 634 1. 5. Paragenesis of the s ka rn zones 644 6.
Report (issue)
1958) Noo 13: The Tertiary Igneous Geology of the Isle of Skye by G. M. BROWN, 1vith contributions by...Introduction Broadford-Kilchrist Area Northern Trottemish Southern and Western Cuillins Northern Skye Eastern...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dubhaich-aureole,Isle of Skye, Scotland:A reexamination ALrcE L. HoBnscn Department of Geology, La Salle...reoleof the Beinn an Dubhaich granite, Isle of Skye, Scotland, nodular chert (70 percent quartz,20 percentdolomite... I percentcalcite) to form reactionrims (mantles)of calc-siliin the recateminerals.In generaltalc, tremolite...pressureat the time of granitic intrusion. Fluorine can be neglectedas the molecular proportion of fluoro-talc...long as dolomite and quartz remained in the core of the nodules.Once quartz was consumedin the nodules
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MARCH-APRIL, 1949 An Alkali Fades of Granite at Granite-Dolomite Contacts in Skye By C. E. TILLEY (PLATE I)... The development of an alkali pyroxene-bearing facies of granite at the contact of the Beinn an Dubhaich...Dubhaich granite of Skye with Durness dolomites is associated with a skarn formation involving magmatic transfer...transfer of alumina. The significance of the processes at work in this and related examples is discussed...discussed. T HE investigation of the skarns associated with the contact of the Durness dolomites and the
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 (issue)
old-time collector in Dallas County who was disposing of her stuff. I picked up a nice large barite and a...both of us. This month we are going to take a tour on the Internet. You've heard of it, read of it, and...and now you can see a bit of the information on it. Future plans are to visit the Smithsonian Institute...100� J..././v At the end of May this year I went to the Isle of Skye, one of the Inner Hebrides islands...islands just off the north west coast of Scotland, as part of an organized trip by my local mineral society-
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ROBERT B. COOK Department of Geology and Geography Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 36849 cookrob@auburn...cookrob@auburn.edu Downloaded by [University of Virginia, Charlottesville] at 11:53 03 August 2012 Chondrodite...associated with New York. The Herkimer “diamond” variety of quartz certainly comes to mind, as do spinel from...specimens from a New York locality that is now only of historical significance. Still, chondrodite specimens...have for years set the standard for fine specimens of the species. Consequently, an outstanding chondrodite
Report (chapter)
lyellcollection.org/ by guest on January 23, 2019 Connemara Marble, Co. Galway, Ireland: a Global Heritage Stone Resource...AMBROSE JOYCE, JR3 & MATTHEW A. PARKES4 1 Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland 2 Earth...Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland 3 Connemara Marble Industries Ltd, Moycullen...Moycullen, Co. Galway, Ireland National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland...Abstract: Connemara Marble, a well-known distinctive decorative stone from the west of Ireland, is herein
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the author of specimens in his collection T he epidote group consists of twenty minerals, of which epidote...allanite series are best known to collectors. Many of these minerals form well-crystallized specimens,...decorator pieces. Allanites are of particular interest to collectors of radioactive species and rare-earth...rare-earth minerals. Zoisite, the orthorhombic polymorph of clinozoisite, is an important gem mineral for faceting...longer a member of the group according to recently approved nomenclature. Taxonomy of the Epidote Group
Journal (issue)
The Russell Society is a society of amateur and professional mine1·alogists which encourages the study...study, re<'Qrd_ing and r.onse1·vation of mineralogical sites and matel'ial. ,•' ,• •~.:~' \ •: • • !, ..................................... Constitution of the Russell Society 43 ...........................and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of it's correspondents, and are not necessarily agreed...shared by the editor. The accuracy of submissions is the responsibility of the authors or Society Branches
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
org/ at University of Otago on October 4, 2015 Vol. 66.] Dv,Dor,o m ~ THE ~ARBLE OF PORTSHEPSTONE. 507...507 21. DE~0I:OMITIZATION ~n the MARBLE Of PORT SItEPSTONE (~ATAL). By Dr. F. H. HATCa, M.Inst.0.E....l~icld-l~lations of the Dolomite .............. : ............ Petrographical Description of the Invading...Invading Granite ... Petrographical Description of the Dolomite, its Inclusions, and its Alteration-Products...The Dark-Mien-Olivine Zone. (c) Tim Light-Mica-Forsterite Zone. (d) The Ophiealeite Zone. (3) Other Inclusions
Report (edition)
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 1998 Copyright © 1998 by the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation...reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored...or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Front cov5r photograph: Elbaite crystals...laws and policies of Maine and the United States prohibit discrimination in Department of Conservation programs...programs and/or employment because of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, or handicap. Any person
Report (issue)
conditions should be noted: PETERBOROUGH TRlP 2 - Point of lnterest 3 is now inside Figure 6, p. 23 Petroglyphs...access. There is also a road along the northern shore of Stony Lake. - Highway 134 is shown, but is not labelled...- BANCROFT TRlP 1 - This mine is closed and most of the Photo 27, p. 59 buildings have been removed....127 is now Highway 62. - The road between Points of lnterest 4 and 5 is too poor. Go via Hybla. - Highway...printed was generated by scanning an original copy of the publication. The file has been proofread to correct
Report (issue)
REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF KENYA GEOLOGY OF THE KAJIADO...respect Copyright of the materials within the archives where the identificat.on of the Copyright holder...ndicating the item reference number concerned. GEOLOGY OF THE KAJIADO AREA DEGREE SHEET 51, S.E. QUARTER (with... FOREWORD The publication of this report on the geology of the Kajiado area fills one of the few remaining gaps...geological mapping of the southern part of Kenya. The southern part of the area is an extension of the Basement
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Minerals of New York City Copyright held by author Downloaded by [University of Cambridge] at...at 05:27 17 June 2016 In spite of the dense urban environment, it is still possible to collect mineral...mineral specimens within the boundaries of New York City. It takes perseverance and boldness, but New Yorkers...Yorkers lack neither. T he landscape of New York City (NYC) was arguably the most exposed and excavated...matched only by that of Philadelphia. Bedrock was exposed by basement excavations of buildings to 30 meters
Book
The Concise Illustrated Book of Rocks and Minerals This book features 40 of the world's most important...attractive and each mineral is accompanied by a photograph of its overall appearance and a diagram to show its...form. Each rock is accom¬ panied by a photograph of its appearance as a scientific specimen or in the...microscope. The text provides a full description of each rock and mineral and also explains any commercial...and the encrusting, botryoidal or stalactitic habit of this mineral reveals that it is a copper one. It
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Geology of North-East Ireland account of the geology of North-East Ireland, which lies within the...covered by the quarter-inch Sheets 2 and 5 of the Geological Survey of Ireland, contributions have been made...rocks of this region have a fairly simple distribution (Fig. I). In the south they consist of the worn-down...worn-down stumps of the Caledonian orogene of Ordovician and Silurian rocks which are penetrated by the...the Tertiary intrusions of Slieve Gullion, Carlingford and Mournes. Most of the region is occupied by
Journal (issue)
1958 THE JOURNAL OF GEMMOLOGY and PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN GEMMOLOGICAL...GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN SAINT DUNSTAN'S HOUSE, CAREY LONDON, E.C.2 LANE GEMMOLOGICAL...ASSOCIATION OF GREA T BRITAIN (Originalry founlkd in 1908 as the Education Committee of the National...National Association of Goldsmiths, reconstituted in 1931 as flu Gemmological Association) Past Presldentst...Librarian: H. Wheeler, F.G.A. Secretary and Director of Examinations : G. F. Andrews Offices: Saint Dunstan's
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Find of Cr2O3 Eskolaite Associated with Marble-Hosted Ruby in the Southern Urals and the Problem of Al...Zavaritsky Institute of Geology and Geochemistry, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vonsovskogo...ru (V.M.); Kiseleva@igg.uran.ru (D.K.) Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, Ural State... Abstract: The results of the study of eskolaite associated with marble-hosted ruby found for the...was located on the surface and near-surface regions of ruby crystals. Eskolaite diagnostics was confirmed
Book (volume)
boundary with Wyoming. In the far western counties of Lawrence, Meade, Custer and Pennington the land rises...242’ this peak is the highest point in America east of the Rocky Mts. Cambrian rocks are exposed as thick...Cretaceous Dakota sandstone, which underlies most of the Great Plains, and bent the broken edges sharply...vast deltaic accumulation of water absorbing sands covering tens of thousands of sq. mi. with extraordinary...inexhaustible supply of cold artesian, Rocky Mountain snow melt water. Harney Peak is the crest of the geologically
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 07:55 02 December 2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR...York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of lists have been published, starting...starting with Samuel Robinsons A Catalogue of American Minerals with Their Localities in 1825. Louis Caleb...publications of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana contained geographical listings of important...comprehensive treatment of mineral localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David
 
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