Granite from Scotland, UK

Granite

Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Granite

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK

Granite

Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Granite

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK

Granite

Fionnphort, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Granite

Glen Etive, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK


UK
ⓘ Scotland	www.geolsoc.org.uk (n.d.) https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/ks3/gsl/education/resources/rockcycle/page3680.html
Dumfries and Galloway Dalbeattie ⓘ Craignair Quarry	Williams, James (1973) The antimony, bismuth, molybdenum and tungsten minerals of south-west Scotland. Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, S. 3 Vol. 50. 1-4
Kirkgunzeon ⓘ Lower Porterbelly Quarry	Williams, James (1973) The antimony, bismuth, molybdenum and tungsten minerals of south-west Scotland. Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, S. 3 Vol. 50. 1-4
New Abbey ⓘ Lotus Hill	Williams, James (1973) The antimony, bismuth, molybdenum and tungsten minerals of south-west Scotland. Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, S. 3 Vol. 50. 1-4
ⓘ Screel Hill	Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23 Williams, James (1973) The antimony, bismuth, molybdenum and tungsten minerals of south-west Scotland. Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, S. 3 Vol. 50. 1-4
Highland Aird and Loch Ness ⓘ Foyers occurrrence	Garson, M. S., Coats, J. S., Rock, N. M. S., & Deans, T. (1984). Fenites, breccia dykes, albitites, and carbonatitic veins near the Great Glen Fault, Inverness, Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, 141(4), 711-732. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.141.4.0711 Deans, T., Garson, M. S., & Coats, J. S. (1971). Fenite-type soda metasomatism in the Great Glen, Scotland. Nature Physical Science, 234(51), 145-147. doi.org/10.1038/physci234145a0
Eilean á Chèo Isle of Skye ⓘ Beinn an Dubhaich	Tilley, C.E. (1948) On iron-wollastonites in contact-skarns: an example from Skye. American Mineralogist, 33 (11-12) 736-738
Minginish ⓘ Cuillin Hills	Macdonald, R., Bagiñski, B., Dzierżanowski, P., Fettes, D. J., & Upton, B. G. (2013). Chevkinite-group minerals in UK Palaeogene granites: underestimated REE-bearing accessory phases. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51(2), 333-347. doi.org/10.3749/canmin.51.2.333 Emeleus, C. H., & Gyopari, M. C. (1992). British Tertiary volcanic province. Chapman & Hall, London. THOMPSON, R. N. (1968). Tertiary granites and associated rocks of the Marsco area, Isle of Skye. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 124(1-4), 349-385. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.124.1.0349
ⓘ Meall a'Mhaoil	Emeleus, C. H., Gyopari, M. C. (1992) Chapter 2: The Isle of Skye. In British Tertiary Volcanic Province - Geological Conservation Review No. 4. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.13-68.
ⓘ Meall Dearg granite	THOMPSON, R. N. (1968). Tertiary granites and associated rocks of the Marsco area, Isle of Skye. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 124(1-4), 349-385. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.124.1.0349
ⓘ Rudha Stac granite	THOMPSON, R. N. (1968). Tertiary granites and associated rocks of the Marsco area, Isle of Skye. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, 124(1-4), 349-385. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.124.1.0349
Sligachan ⓘ Marsco	Emeleus, C. H., Gyopari, M. C. (1992) Chapter 2: The Isle of Skye. In British Tertiary Volcanic Province - Geological Conservation Review No. 4. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. p.13-68.
Fort William and Ardnamurchan Ballachulish ⓘ Allt Guibhsachain	Ferry, J.M. (1996) Three novel isograds in metamorphosed siliceous dolomites from the Ballachulish aureole, Scotland. American Mineralogist, 81(3-4), 485-496.
ⓘ Glen Etive	J.Ralph site visit 2023
North， West and Central Sutherland ⓘ Lairg	Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23 Gallagher, M.J. et al. (1974) Trans. Inst. Mining Metall. 83, B83. [M.A. 75-930.]
North Ayrshire Isle of Arran Glen Sannox ⓘ Ceum na Caillich	J.Ralph site visit 1989
Outer Hebrides Isle of Lewis and Harris Harris ⓘ Chiapaval	Embrey, Peter G. (1978) Fourth supplementary list of British minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (322) 169-177 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.322.01
ⓘ Rockall Island	Hitchen, K., Morton, A. C., Mearns, E. W., Whitehouse, M., & Stoker, M. S. (1997). Geological implications from geochemical and isotopic studies of Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary igneous rocks around the northern Rockall Trough. Journal of the Geological Society, 154(3), 517-521. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.154.3.0517 Waagstein, R., & Morton, A. C. (1989). Highly Alkaline Lapilli Tuffs from Rosemary Bank: Evidence for Continental Lithosphere Beneath the Northern Part of the Rockall Trough.Terra Abstracts, 1, 31-32. Ferguson, A. K. (1978). The crystallization of pyroxenes and amphiboles in some alkaline rocks and the presence of a pyroxene compositional gap. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 67(1), 11-15. doi.org/10.1007/BF00371628 Young, B. R., Hawkes, J. R., Merriman, R. J., & Styles, M. T. (1978). Bazirite, BaZrSi 3 O 9, a new mineral from Rockall Island, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 42(321), 35-40. doi.org/10.1180/minmag.1978.042.321.04 Harrison, R. K. - Ed. (1975) Expeditions to Rockall 1971-72. Report Vol. 7 (75/01) Institute of Geological Sciences Miller, J. A., & Mohr, P. A. (1965). Potassium-argon age determinations on rocks from St Kilda and Rockall. Scottish Journal of Geology, 1(1), 93-99. doi.org/10.1144/sjg01010093 Judd, J.W. 1897. On the petrology of Rockall. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, 31, 48-58.
ⓘ St Kilda	www.kilda.org.uk (2003) http://www.kilda.org.uk/kildanomdoc/level3p1.htm
Perth and Kinross Glen Tilt ⓘ Hutton's Locality	en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Tilt
Shetland Islands ⓘ Ronas Hill granite dike swarm	Miller, J. A., & Flinn, D. (1966). A survey of the age relations of Shetland rocks. Geological Journal, 5(1), 95-116. doi.org/10.1002/gj.3350050108 Phemister, J., Harvey, C. O., & Sabine, P. A. (1950). The riebeckite-bearing dikes of Shetland (With Plate III). Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 29(211), 359-373. doi.org/10.1180/minmag.1950.029.211.12
South Ayrshire ⓘ Ailsa Craig	Macdonald, R., Bagiñski, B., Dzierżanowski, P., Fettes, D. J., & Upton, B. G. (2013). Chevkinite-group minerals in UK Palaeogene granites: underestimated REE-bearing accessory phases. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51(2), 333-347. doi.org/10.3749/canmin.51.2.333 Harrison, R. K., Stone, P., Cameron, I. B., Elliot, R. W., & Harding, R. R. (1987). Geology, petrology and geochemistry of Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire. British. Geological Saurvey Report, 16, 1-29.

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