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Quin Geo, Ness of Hillswick, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UKi
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Ness of Hillswick- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 27' 30'' North , 1° 29' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
HU281750
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Brae720 (2017)10.2km
Symbister797 (2012)28.6km
Scalloway1,100 (2017)37.4km
Lerwick7,040 (2017)38.8km
Sandwick1,217 (2018)52.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
231997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:231997:4
GUID (UUID V4):
b30fdc67-1028-48b6-9228-4433a1ed25d0


Small cove on east side of the Ness. Access by a steep scramble down a gully. Do not attempt when wet, or without company. A visit in 2011 failed to locate the fluorite and epidote described by Heddle, but chloritoid was found in a small vein ca. 6 cm wide.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Chloritoid9.AF.85(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Chloritoid(Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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