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Caol and Mallaig
Isle of Rum
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Rum Central Complex
Power, M.R., Pirrie, D., Andersen, J.C.O., and Butcher, A.R. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 762-775.
Shetland Islands
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Fetlar
Rutley, 12th Ed. (1900)
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Haaf Grunay
Heddle, Matthew Forster (1878) XIII. The Geognosy and Mineralogy of Scotland.
Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society
, 2 (10) 106-133
doi:10.1180/minmag.1878.002.10.03
Mainland
Cunningsburgh
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Hoo Field
Anthony, J. W. et al. (1997): Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. 3, 39
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Unst
Econ Geol (1984) 79:738-747
Rutley, 12th Ed. (1900)
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Cliff Quarry
O’Driscoll, B., Garwood, R., Day, J. M., & Wogelius, R. (2018). Platinum-group element remobilization and concentration in the Cliff chromitites of the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 82(3), 471-490.
Prichard, H. M., & Tarkian, M. (1988). Platinum and palladium minerals from two PGE-rich localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26(4), 979-990.
Dr Stephen Moreton collection.
5th International Platinum Symposium Bulletin of The Geological Society of Finland Number 61, Part 1,1989,1-64
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Hagdale Quarry
Heddle, M.F. (1878) The Geognosy and Mineralogy of Scotland: Orkney and Shetland. Island of Unst. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 2, p. 12-35.
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Harold's Grave Quarry
Badanina, Inna Yu. and Malitch, Kreshimir N. and Lord, Richard A. and Belousova, Elena A. and Meisel, Thomas C. (2015) Closed-system behaviour of the Re-Os isotope system recorded in primary and secondary platinum-group mineral assemblages : evidence from a mantle chromitite at Harold's Grave (Shetland ophiolite complex, Scotland). Ore Geology Reviews, 75. pp. 174-185
33rd International Geological Congress (2008) session MPM-04 Platinum-group mineralogy: Os-rich alloys and Ru-Os sulphides from ultramafic complexes and placer deposits: constraints from osmium isotopes
Prichard, H. M., & Tarkian, M. (1988). Platinum and palladium minerals from two PGE-rich localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex. The Canadian Mineralogist, 26(4), 979-990.
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Nikka Vord
Brindley, G. W., & Von Knorring, O. (1954). A new variety of antigorite (ortho-antigorite) from Unst, Shetland Islands. American Mineralogist: Journal of Earth and Planetary Materials, 39(9-10), 794-804.
Heddle, M.F. (1901) Mineralogy of Scotland. vol. 1, p. 111.
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Swinna Ness
Day, Harry (1999)
BMS Database
, British Micromount Society.
Stirling
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Glen Lochay
[Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]
Killin
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Corrycharmaig
Power, M. R., & Pirrie, D. (2000). Platinum-group element mineralization within ultramafic rocks at Corrycharmaig, Perthshire: implications for the origin of the complex. Scottish Journal of Geology, 36(2), 143-150.
Anderson et al (1949) Wartime Pamphlet no.9, Supplement 1. British Geol. Surv.
Henwood, W.J. (1871): Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 643-649
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