Insch, Buchan Grampian, Scotland, UK

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):	57° 20' 29'' North , 2° 36' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):	57.34141,-2.61188
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Other/historical region names associated with this locality:	Aberdeenshire

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ⓘ Augite

ⓘ var: Ferroaugite

ⓘ Glushinskite

2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Serpentinite

Regional Geology

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Paleozoic - Precambrian 252.17 - 4000 Ma ID: 3189109	Precambrian-Phanerozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Eoarchean to Permian (252.17 - 4000 Ma) Comments: Dalradian Lithology: Metasedimentary schist Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]
Early Devonian - Ordovician 393.3 - 485.4 Ma ID: 3152087	Caledonian gabbro Age: Paleozoic (393.3 - 485.4 Ma) Lithology: Gabbro Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147]
Silurian - Ordovician 419.2 - 485.4 Ma ID: 2027661	Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian Age: Paleozoic (419.2 - 485.4 Ma) Lithology: Mafic igneous-rock Reference: British Geological Survey. DiGMapGB-625. British Geological Survey ©NERC. [23]

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Localities in this Region

Scotland
- Buchan Grampian
  - Insch
    - Mill of Johnstone

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References

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Clarke, P.D. and Wadsworth, W.J. (1970) Scott. J. Geol. 6, 20, anal. 4. [M.A. 72-568.]

Livingstone, A. and Macpherson, H.G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish). Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 47, n° 342, p. 99-105.

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