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Withamite from
Glen Coe, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Epidote var: Withamite
Formula:{Ca2}{Al2(Fe3+,Mn)}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Habit:Occurs as single grain foten with subidiomorphic to idiomorphic outlines or, more frequently, as a mass of radiating fibres diverging from one or more centres (Hutton, 1938).
Colour:pink
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidoteⓘ3 photos of Withamite associated with Epidote at this locality.
Calciteⓘ3 photos of Withamite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Withamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glen Coe, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270576
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270576:7
GUID (UUID V4):7fb7eb9d-3817-46dd-a7db-36c51964d548
References
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EXCURSION TO THE WEST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. 1903. 1903. 1910. 1910. 157 REID, CLEMENT.-"The Geology.... Suro. BLACKMORE, H. P., and ANDREWS, W. R.-" Excursion to Salisbury and the Vale of Wardour." Proc...REPORT OF AN EXCURSION TO THE WEST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND AND THE ISLE OF SKYE. SEPTEMBER 9TH TO 20TH (LONG..., F.G.S. j ALFRED HARKER, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S.; AND WINTOUR F. GWINNELL, B.Sc., F.G.S., Directors of...description of the geology of the neighbourhood of Fort William already published in the PROCEEDINGS (vol. xxii
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II9 On the nature of withamite from Glen Coe, Scotland. (With Plate IV.) By C. OSBOR~-E Ht~rro~, M.Sc...University of New Zealand. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Cambridge. [Read March 10...Nthe1824lavasHenry of Glen Coe, ArgyUshire, which was described by Brewster 1 under the name withamite. An analysis...satisfactory agreement with the composition of epidote', and from his figures it would seem very likely that his...his analysed material was also impure. I n the Glen Coe Geological Survey Memoir ~ no further data were
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ERRATIC CONTAINING' WITHAMITE. 115 XVII.—On an lona Erratic containing Withamite. By JAMES CURRIE, JUN...tion for more than a hurried visit to the Cathedral and the ecclesiastical buildings grouped around it. Very...way to the ruddy headlands that front the Atlantic and to the lonely bays sheltering between them. One of...on both sides at the north end by heathery knolls and then by steep though not lofty cliffs, its sandy...peculiar charm of its own that attracts one more and more strongly with each repeated visit. It is most
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Geology of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe (Me111. Ceo/. Sun‱.) PLATE I (Frontispiece) BEN N1:v1s WITH HANGING... DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SCOTLAND The Geology of ...Nevis and Glen Coe and the Surrounding Country (EXPLANATION OF SHEET 53) By E. B. Bailey, B.A. and H. B...rugged parts of Scotland. Ben Nev.is (4406 ft) is the highest mountain in Great Britain, and several peaks...to heights of 3000 ft and over. Between them run glens correspondingly deep and often remarkably picturesque
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growth-planes of the muscovite. The crystallization of mica and garnet seems to have been more or less simultaneous...On the nature of withamite. By C. Osborne Hutton. The pink epidote mineral, withamite, occurring in altered...altered andesites in Glen Coe, Scotland, has been analysed and its optics determined. This data shows...several piedmontite-bearing localities in America and two hypotheses as to origin are put forward. (3)...tektites and the several theories of their origin are reviewed. The similarity of type and the wide distribution
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