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Brucite from
Scotland, UK


Locality type:Country
Classification
Species:Brucite
Formula:Mg(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684929
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684929:0
GUID (UUID V4):81ebe244-f4af-4857-9b6f-b101edf46cdf
Localities for Brucite in this Region
Camas Mor Intrusion, Isle of Muck, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
Beinn an Dubhaich, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Beinn Shuardail, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Marble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
Ledmore Quarry, North, West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
Coirre Sail an Ruathair, Kinlochailsh, North, West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
Haaf Grunay, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Nikka Vord, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Swinna Ness, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh...Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ, Scotland, UK Received 30 September 2002; received in revised...ambient weathering conditions on the disposal sites (brucite, calcite, aragonite, ettringite, hydrocalumite...University, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. 2 Present address: Kluyver Laboratory for Biotechnology...the regulatory regime for contaminated land in the UK was based on the comparison of the results of chemical
Journal (issue)
gemstones. Simply order by telephone or write to the UK address above. Pl ease state which tray you require...Consultant 0 NEW ZEALAND Quartz, Brochantite, Brucite Silicates Ill ~ -0 C') Back Issues. These...include actinoli te, albite, apatite, biotite, brucite, m MA G E M S T O N E S left: Black marble...Lustre: Vitreous Fluorescence: None M NERALS z BRUCITE IS WIDESPREAD AND OFTEN FORMS IN LARGE OUANTITIES...MAKE THE LININGS OF INDUSTRIAL FURNACES AND KILNS Brucite is basically white but the presence of various
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Cambro-Ordovician Skarns on Isle of Skye, Scotland Brian Jackson Location Skye is the largest of...Hebridean islands. Its location in the north-west of Scotland is both remote and isolated. The coastline is...darker-coloured masses are made up of crystals of brucite. At a few locations around the granite contact...Allanite-(Ce) Anatase Andradite Azurite Biotite Brucite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group' Chondrodite Chrysotile...the Palaeocene Hebridean Volcanic Province of NW Scotland. It is exposed over much of northern Skye and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH, Scotland Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh...Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, Scotland (Received December 10, 2001; accepted in revised form...hydrogarnet, Cr(VI)-hydrocalumite, Cr(VI)-ettringite, brucite, calcite, Ca2Al2(OH)10·3 H2O, CaH2SiO4, and gehlenite... (Burke et al., 1991), and to Field, Glasgow, Scotland, described as site 2 in Farmer et al. (1999, transport...been converted during the roasting process, and brucite near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy by use
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
aureole of the Beinn an Dubhaich granite, Skye, Scotland: a stable isotopic study M . B. H OL NE S S 1...3JW, UK 2 Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75 0QU, UK A B...was collected from Durness in the far north of Scotland (Fig. 1 ) to constrain the isotope composition...isotope compositions for carbonates from Durness, NW Scotland. The location of each sample is a National Grid...final group of samples to be considered contain brucite pseudomorphs after periclase, and occur within
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 (article/letter/editorial)
College London Campden Hill Road, London W8 7AH, UK Abstract Screes on high serpentinite sea cliffs...have been ~nternally cemented by deposits o f brucite, hydromagnesite and aragonite since the last glaciation...cements in the form of spherulitic layers o f brucite and hydromagnesite with minor amounts of aragonite...aragonite on the serpentinite fragments. I~YWOROS: brucite, hydromagnesite, aragonite, calcite, travertine...cliffs. Type A are scree breccias cemented by brucite and hydromagnesite with lesser amounts of aragonite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
theophrastite, a nickel hydroxide, from Unst, Shetland, Scotland A. LIVINGSTONE Department of Geology, Royal...Royal Scottish Museum, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland AND D . L. BISH Los Alamos ScientificLaboratory...diffraction data show a shift in d spacing toward brucite compared with pure Ni(OH)2. Infrared, thermal,...from d 4.66A to 0.90A. The solid-solution series brucite-theophrastite is briefly discussed. SEVEN Heddle...solid-solution series would seem to exist between brucite and theophrastite, for both are hexagonal and possess
Report (edition)
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN I ' • I SCOTLAND Wartime Pamphlet No. 9 • • s . ~01..0~,c~...Price • ls. 6d. ' • FIG.I INDEX MAP OF SCOTLAND showing the one-inch sheets . 'blade) (se rpe... Figure 1 I. Introduction: by G. "\Vilson II. Scotland: by G. V. "\lfilson with contributions III. England...formation of serpentines with artistic value, or of brucite-w.arble, which is an important prospective source...for oven soles, foot warmers, etc. Occurrence.In Scotland (see Section II) talcose rocks have been worked
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ROCKS AND MINERALS ARCHIBALD BRUCE (1777-1818) Brucite, Mg(OH) , hexagonal; as pale green, gray, or white...For many years his father, a native of Dumfries, Scotland, was at the head of the medical department of...Princeton College. I n 1798 Archibald Bruce went to Scotland to continue his studies; there he received the...closely associated with Greville. Figure 2 (left): Brucite crystals from Texas, Penn­ sylvania; 13 cm across... Freeland. Figure 3 (above): Crystal habit of brucite from Texas, Pennyslvania. From Goldschmidt's Atlas
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dipping marbles from the Beinn an Dubhaich aureole, Scotland, and the Silver Star aureole, Montana, by the...requires that reaction was in®ltration-driven. Brucite pseudomorphs after periclase occur in the Beinn...velocities along the ¯ow path. The distributions of brucite and 18O-depleted rocks are identical in surface...equivalent brucite are unaltered to dolomite by retrograde reactions, the exposure of brucite marbles accurately...metamorphic ¯uids. In the Silver Star aureole brucite pseudomorphs after periclase exclusively occur
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and metamorphism in the Highland Border Suite, Scotland, U.K. NICHOLAS P. IKIN Formerly of Department...occurs along the Highland Border Fracture Zone in Scotland, U.K. (Fig. 1). We present H- and O-isotopic data...fault zone which extends E-W some 250 km across Scotland (Fig. 1) and marks the tectonic boundary between...non-pseudomotphic ones are totally antigorite. Brucite is found in the m&cd-type scrper~tinitcs, but diminishes...the Highland Border Suite. Serpentinization in Scotland Table 1. Oxygen and hydrogen isotopic compositions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
limestones and of retrograde tremolite, dolomite, brucite, and serpentine in siliceous dolomites from contact...pattern of occurrence in the Ballachulish aureole, Scotland (Fig. 2), is like that observed in other contact...worldwide, including: the Beinn an Dubhaich aureole, Scotland (Ferry and Rumble 1997); the Silver Star aureole...northeast corner of the Ballachulish contact aureole, Scotland, showing locations of isograds based on formation...dolomite; Cal = calcite; Per = periclase; Brc = brucite. Numbers outside border refer to National Grid
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ Glasgow, UK Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland...Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, KY16 9AL, UK a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...k-edge of powdered Mg- bearing standards. (A) brucite (Mg(OH)2), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) and Mg associated...that — an average of 2 scans was required for brucite and magnesium carbonate while 8 scans were averaged...were collected from the Firth of Lorn, Oban, NW Scotland (56° 24'N, 5°38'W) at a depth of 200 m. Specimens
Catalog/List
micro spots of melanite garnet Loch Borralan North Scotland 6x3 £8 6 BREWSTERlTE small crystals on the surface...attractive piece 6x4. Whitesmith Mine Stontian Scotland £25 7 ElJDIAL YTE rich red masses with very minor...metallic mass 4x3cm Shierglas Quarry Blair Atholl Scotland £6 37 AGRELLITE pure grey cleavage 4x3cm one edge...1cm Esterri, Lerida Spain 2.5x3cm Mount £5 54 BRUCITE a good small rich piece of colourless bladed mass...was the largest producer of manganese ore in the UK, mainly during the second world war. next seven pieces
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Reviews—Magnesian Rocks in Scotland 159 REVIEWS DOLOMITE AND BRUCITE-MARBLE IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS...refractory and a source of magnesium ; and moreover brucite-marble has been employed in America as a substitute...chemistry of the dolomite-rock and the origin of brucite-marble are discussed very clearly and the occurrences...useful maps. An interesting staining test for brucite-marble is thus described. A thin plate is heated...when treated with silver nitrate the dehydrated brucite is blackened, while calcite is unaffected. Fifth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
’s Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK A B S TR A CT A textural study of marbles from...with talc, tremolite, diopside, forsterite, and brucite after periclase (Tilley, 1951). Isograds defined...di=diopside; fo=forsterite; per=periclase; br=brucite. of syntectonic metamorphic reaction textures...dolomitic marbles, although cubic pseudomorphs of brucite after periclase are common in dedolomitized marbles...marbles within 20 m of the contact. The brucite is often dusted with small magnetite grains, presumably
Report (volume)
limestones and dolomites of northern and north-western Scotland, published by the Geological Survey in 1942. These...should refer to Table I in 'The Limestones of Scotland', Vol. xxxv of the Geological Survey's Special...little or no dolomite; (3) Contact-altered rocks (brucite- and forsterite-marbles). As will be seen later...be described as forsterite- PETROGRAPHY 11 brucite- and diopside-marbles. They are composed essentially...and diopside) and of hydrated magnesium oxide (brucite) and reflect the different zones of the original
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Reviews—Magnesian Rocks in Scotland 159 REVIEWS DOLOMITE AND BRUCITE-MARBLE IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS...refractory and a source of magnesium ; and moreover brucite-marble has been employed in America as a substitute...chemistry of the dolomite-rock and the origin of brucite-marble are discussed very clearly and the occurrences...useful maps. An interesting staining test for brucite-marble is thus described. A thin plate is heated...when treated with silver nitrate the dehydrated brucite is blackened, while calcite is unaffected. Fifth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
groups: calc-silicate marble and hornfels (6), brucite marble (2), samples that contain a reaction front...The exceptions are two samples of brucite marble in which brucite is secondary after periclase. Periclase...periclase is completely altered, or nearly so, to brucite by retrograde fluid flow during contact metamorphism...California, USA; from the Beinn an Dubhaich aureole in Scotland; and from the Monzoni and Predazzo aureoles in...Dubhaich aureole, Scotland Monzoni aureole, Italy Beinn an Dubhaich aureole, Scotland Mt. Morrison pendant
Book
Limited Longman House Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, UK Associated companies, branches and representatives...Astrophyllite 12 Andalusite Topaz 9 86 87 Brucite Sphene 48 84 85 Rutile 44 Tremolite - Ferroactinolite... Serpentine Cordierite 551xl0" 7 cm - 0.020 Brucite Lawsonite Glaucophane Chloritoid - 0.025 Orthopyroxene...Specimen from marble, cation x 28. Kilchrist, Skye, Scotland; magnifi- Zircon Zircon ZrSiQ4 = Symmetry...middle specimen from garnet mica schist. Pitlochry, Scotland, magnification x //. Bottom specimen from segregation
Report (chapter)
Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA, UK geikie@haslemeremuseum.co.uk Abstract: The co-type...Allt Guibhsachain area of the Highlands region of Scotland. It occurs very rarely in the form of isolated...dolomite, fosterite, diopside, tremolite, phlogopite, brucite, calcite, rutile, zircon, sphalerite, spinel, pyrrhotite...mineral has been found to occur in his native Scotland. Acknowledgements Thanks are due to Mike Rumsey...siliceous dolomites from the Ballachulish aureole, Scotland. American Mineralogist, 81, 485–494. FLETCHER
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
outgrowths and compact vein-like material from brucite-rich specimens is a basic magnesium carbonate and...magnesium carbonates. Introduction A SUITE of brucite specimens from Swinna Ness, Unst, Shetland, registered...associated with traces of brucite whereas superficial material tends to be brucite-free. The coherent areas...The coherent type invariably contains traces of brucite which are readily detectable on the X-ray films...this stage, this is physically admixed brucite as opposed to brucite generated during thermal studies (see
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
both series is nearly identical with ao:3 12 of brucite. The hexagonal and rhombohedral polymorphs very...pyroaurite-like mineral was found at Haaf-Grunay, Scotland,by Heddle (1878)' who proposed the new name igelstromite...suggestedthat the material was probably a mixture of brucite, hydromagnesite and limonite. This interpretation...Hermann (18a7) rightly placed the mineral near brucite. Four analysesof the Snarum mineral by Rammelsberg...Slatoust as a mixture of gibbsite, magnesite and brucite. Later writers, including Tschermak (1905), Zirkel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALOGIST, VOL. 51, JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1966 BRUCITE IN ALPINE SERPENTINITES P. B. Hosrnrlnn, R. G....from the circum-Pacific orogenic belts shorv that brucite commonly forms during pervasive serpentinization...high-olivine peridotites. Characteristically, such brucite is fine-grained and intimately intergrown with...shor,vbroad variations in iron content. Extensive brucite formation during serpentinization indicates maximum...ultramafic mass through the earth's crust Reaction of brucite with Co, bearing groundr,.ater at depth is probably
 
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