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Pyrite from
Foss Mine, Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foss Mine, Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:843694
Long-form Identifier:1:3:843694:8
GUID (UUID V4):e383e711-def2-489e-bd8e-8fefd96cac81
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
4.5km (2.8 miles) Ben Eagach (Beinn Eagagach), Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
9.7km (6.0 miles) Calliachar Burn, Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
14.2km (8.8 miles) Glen Quaich [2], Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
20.8km (12.9 miles) Tomnadashan mine, Killin, Stirling, Scotland, UK
21.0km (13.0 miles) Tullich Hill, Loch Tay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
22.3km (13.9 miles) Glen Almond, Meall nan Oighreag, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
23.2km (14.4 miles) Meall nan Oighreag, Ardeonaig, Stirling, Scotland, UK
23.7km (14.7 miles) Corrie Buie veins, Meall nan Oighreag, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
26.2km (16.3 miles) Lochan na Lairige, Ben Lawers, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
29.9km (18.6 miles) Keltie Burn, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
barite mineralisation, Aberfeldy, Scotland A.J. Hall”, A.J. Boyceb,A.E. Fallickb and P.J. Hamiltonb,’ aDepartment...8QQ, UK bScottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre, East Kilbride, Glasgow, G 75 OQU, UK (Received...1990; revised and accepted April 8, 199 1) ABSTRACT Hall, A.J., Boyce, A.J., Fallick, A.E. and Hamilton,...mineralisation, Aberfeldy, Scotland. Chem. Geol. (Isot. Geosci. Sect.), 87: 99-l 14. Sulfur, carbon and oxygen...analyses of sulfides, barite, quartz, magnetite and carbonate and initial “Sr/ ‘?Sr ratios (I,,) of barite have
Report (chapter)
implications of constant d34S of barite in the Aberfeldy SEDEX deposits, Scottish Dalradian NORMAN R. MOLES1*...Environment and Technology, Cockcroft Building, University of Brighton, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK 2 ...G75 0QU, UK *Corresponding author (e-mail: n.moles@brighton.ac.uk) Abstract: The timing and extent of...rock, is located in the Grampian Highlands near Aberfeldy. Diagenetic/metamorphic alteration has caused...representative of contemporaneous seawater sulphate, and that d34Sseawater was constant during deposition
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1619-1656 Sulfur IsotopeStudy of the Aberfeldy Barite, Zinc, Lead Deposit and Minor SulfideMineralizationin... the Dalradian MetamorphicTerrain, Scotland ROBERT C. R. WILLAN Departmentof AppliedGeology,Universityof...Universityof Strathclyde,GlasgowG1 1XJ, Scotland AND MAX L. COLEMAN* Instituteof Geological Sciences, 64 Gray'sInn...LondonWCiX 8NG, England Abstract Stratiformbarite and sulfidemineralization,recentlydiscoveredin late ...the DalradianSupergroup of the GrampianHighlands,Scotland,hasaffinities with the sediment-hosted classof
Report (issue)
Minerals and Geochemical Surveys, Thematic Maps and Onshore Surveys and Corporate Coordination and Information...Trade and In­ dustry. The funds are currently channelled through the Department of Education and Science...vector) BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BGS MAIN OFFICES and SALES DESKS The full range of Survey publications...through the Sales Desks at Keyworth and at Murchison House, Edinburgh, and in the BGS London Information Office...BGS books and reports are listed in HMSO's Sectional List 45, and can be bought from HMSO and through HMSO
Report (issue)
mineralisation in Dalradian rocks near Tyndrum, Scotland Geology and mineralisation C G Smith, PhD, MIMM M J...Department of Trade and Industry Bibliographical reference Smith, C G. Gallagher, M J. and others. 1988. Stratabound...mineralisation in Dalradian rocks near Tyndrum, Scotland. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report, British...is available through the Sales Desks at Keyworth and Murchison House, Edinburgh. Selected items can be...be bought at the BGS London Information Office, and orders are accepted here for all publications. The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology Reviews 12 Ž1998. 207–223 Characterisation and prediction of sediment-hosted ore deposits using...UniÕersity of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT7 1NN, UK Received 10 April 1997; accepted 8 December 1997...rock–fluid interaction and metal fixation which, like the maturation, migration and entrapment of hydrocarbons...stratigraphic record of sedimentary basins may be analyzed and placed in facies-dependant depositional units related...in the interpretation and better understanding of known metal generative zones and in the prediction of
Book
Microgra ni ce and microdiori i.e sills and dykes Sit.URI.AN <.> 0N T ectonic and thermal events...faulting including major Loch Tay Fault; also NNE and Nl\f\.\1 fracture sets (latter with Au-quar tz- sulphide...veins) Localised crenulation cleavages and folds (Trinafour and Chanaich phases) 03: upright cre nula1...Antiform; rocks cooled to green schfat grade cAand localised DL phases: rmuor Bohespic/E rrochty fold...volcaniclastics limestone and ea.le-sch ist garnetsemipelit.e/psammit.e amph ibo lite and se mipelit.e calc-semipe
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposition and metamorphism of the Foss stratiform Ba-Zn-Pb deposit, Aberfeldy, Scotland NORMAN R. MOLES...mineralized rocks and host metasediments of the Foss baryte-base metal deposit, located near Aberfeldy in the central...element content (0-17 mol. ~o FeS, 0-3 mol. ~o MnS), and sphalerites of contrasting composition are often...buffering with pyrite+ pyrrhotine and by outward diffusion of iron. Marginal depletion of Fe and Mn in sphalerite...hydrothermal vents and cooler, exhaled brine layers on the sea floor. THE Aberfeldy stratiform baryte-base
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
analysis of pyrites C.M. Graham ~ and J.W. Valleyb aDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh...Edinburgh, EH9 3JtE, Scotland, UK bUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Lewis...121~ Dayton St., Madison, WI53706, USA (revised and accepted November 11, 1991 ) 1. Introduction Sulphur...microprobe on pyrite and pyrrhotite in metamorphosed sulphidic schists, and on coexisting pyrite and galena...variations on the scale of individual sulphide grains and between grains in individual thin sections. It is
Journal (issue)
society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of...of mineralogical sites and material. Registered Charity No. 803308 The Russell Society Website www...- t.ocae ty lnfonnolJOn II Soolcly Brnnch Mop and Details Gocio ry B1onchc, ___ , ., _. .......Society The Russell Soc iety Society Officers and Contaci. Dl1:aJb B r.m ch M in eral G.allerics ...Changes 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 News Items Update on UK Mining Projects ................................
Journal (issue)
society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of...of mineralogical sites and material. Registered Charity No. 803308 The Russell Society Website www...March 2016 CONTENTS: Page No Society Health and Safety Policy ........................................................................... Florence Mine on You Tube ...................................................................................... UK Mining Snippets ................................
Journal (issue)
society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of...of mineralogical sites and material. Registered Charity No. 803308 The Russell Society Website www...March 2014 CONTENTS: Page No Society Health and Safety Policy .......................................................................... Greetings and a request from the new Journal Editor .......................... Events to look out for in 2014 and 2015 ..............................................
Report (issue)
75(2) Z=3 X-ray Powder Pattern: Westvaco trona mine, Wyoming, USA. 3.015 (100), 3.860 (35), 2.656 (35)...Westvaco trona mine, Wyoming, USA; CO2 by evolved gas analysis; after deduction of SiO2 and Na2 O as impurities...group. Occurrence: A rare authigenic mineral in and underlying the Green River Formation; a primary mineral...loughlinite, barytocalcite, witherite, pyrite, quartz (Westvaco trona mine, Wyoming, USA). Distribution: In...the Westvaco trona mine, about 30 km west of Green River, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming; and at Iron Hill, Gunnison
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1039-1051 (2001) CELSIAN, (Ba,K)-FELDSPAR AND CYMRITE FROM SEDEX BARITE DEPOSITS OF ZAMORA, SPAIN...SPAIN MARIA CANDELAS MORO§, MARIA LUISA CEMBRANOS§ and AGUSTINA FERNANDEZ§ Departamento de Geología, Facultad...apatite, sulfides and barite, or diseminated in the thin-bedded barite-bearing siliceous and carbonate beds...K)-feldspars, which include celsian, hyalophane and K-feldspar, vary from 1.3 to 96.4 mole % BaAl2Si2O8...BaAl2Si2O8, but exhibit two discontinuities, at 8–24 and 40–92 mol.%. The associated cymrite shows 1.3–3 mol
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1543–1547 BOOK REVIEWS Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex...undoubtedly the most detailed and comprehensive book on the ore deposits of Sudbury and their origin ever published...of the most famous and economically important mineral deposits in the world, and thus it is studied to...meteorite impact origin and the long history from discovery to understanding and acceptance of the current...papers written about it, Sudbury has a truly elegant and exciting story that has not been described previously
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1543–1547 BOOK REVIEWS Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex...undoubtedly the most detailed and comprehensive book on the ore deposits of Sudbury and their origin ever published...of the most famous and economically important mineral deposits in the world, and thus it is studied to...meteorite impact origin and the long history from discovery to understanding and acceptance of the current...papers written about it, Sudbury has a truly elegant and exciting story that has not been described previously
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pp. 1543–1547 BOOK REVIEWS Nickel Sulfide Ores and Impact Melts: Origin of the Sudbury Igneous Complex...undoubtedly the most detailed and comprehensive book on the ore deposits of Sudbury and their origin ever published...of the most famous and economically important mineral deposits in the world, and thus it is studied to...meteorite impact origin and the long history from discovery to understanding and acceptance of the current...papers written about it, Sudbury has a truly elegant and exciting story that has not been described previously
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Springer-Verlag 1994 L. C. Hsu Cymrite: new occurrence and stability Received: 18 November 1993 / Accepted:...thin-bedded siliceous rock containing anhedral pyrite crystals up to 1 cm. Cymrite forms rectangular...3kbar, 290-300~ at a 2 k b a r , 270-285~ at 1 kbar, and 240-270~ at 0.5 kbar. These results indicate that...used instead. Hsu Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Department of Geological Sciences, University...Campbell and Smith et al. 1949; Runnells 1964; de Villiers 1970; Froehlich and Sandrea 1973; Aye and Strauss
Report (chapter)
systems: an example from the Dalradian Supergroup in Scotland NYREE J. HILL1*, GAWEN R. T. JENKIN1, ADRIAN J...of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK 2 Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre...G75 0QF, UK 3 Scotgold Resources Limited, Upper Station, Tyndrum, Stirlingshire FK20 8RY, UK 4 Farscape...Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK 6 Geology and Petroleum Geology, Kings College, University...of Aberdeen, Meston Building, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, UK *Corresponding author (e-mail: njh35@le.ac.uk) Abstract:
Catalog/List
852340 58 1993 catalogue but anyone is welcome and see my latest one-off pieces. I will be here. There...t:30" I will then fill in the actual amount in words and figures. This amount will also be on the Invoice...fixed send a list of the minerals that you reguire and price for each piece. Please remember to Sizes in...sent is unless otherwise is no V.A.T. amount and let me work with the code use the code number...number . stated. sent with a label giving the name and locality. back undamaqed, 14 days from their receipt
Report (chapter)
27, 2015 Regional geochemistry, terrane analysis and metallogeny in the British Caledonides J. A . P L...NG12 5GG, UK 2 British Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UK Abstract:...model and uses systematic regional geochemical data to constrain models of terrane configuration and evolution:...evolution: analyses of one-, two- and three-component geochemical images are used to identify changes in...in the levels of single elements and their ratios across the orogen. The distribution of sedimentary
Report (issue)
barium and base-metal mineralisation in Middle Dalradian metasediments near Braemar, Scotland M J Gallagher...Coats, PG Greenwood, B J Chacksfield, N J Fortey and P H A Nancarrow I BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ...barium and base-metal mineralisation in Middle Dalradian metasediments near Braemar, Scotland Geology...Gold Mine, near Dolgellau in North Wales This report was prepared for the Department of Trade and Industry...Bibliographical reference Gallagher, M J, and 6 others. 1989. Stratabound barium and base-metal mineralisation in
Catalog/List
divided into the standard classification listed below and contained in 5 Sisley cabinet drawers, A to E with...Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat Scotland Zambia Austria Ecton...Realqar Cinnabar Stibnite Galena, Fluorite and Barvte Pyrite & Marcasite Jamesonite Chalcopyrite Chalcopyrite...Cinnabar Wheal Andrew, Cornwall Israel Sutherland Scotland Cardiff, Ontario, Canada Lizard, Cornwall Pacific...Derbyshire Eire Gwenap, Cornwall (Lowe) Aberfeldy, Scotland Brein Lecanvie Prospect, Co Mayo Copiapo
Report (issue)
Reconnaissance Programme 1990 H W Haslam, D G Cameron and AD Evans BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Technical...illustration Blasting in the open pit at the Foss baryle mine, near Aberfeldy. The white dust comes from the baryte...Geological Survey on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry Compilers H W Haslam, MA, PhD, MIMM This...the Department of Trade and Industry D G Cameron, BSc A D Evans, BSc Maps and diagrams in this report... thanks are due to Dr J A Plant, Mr J H Bateson and other staff of the Applied Geochemistry Group, to
Report (issue)
minerals of Scotland – bedrock of Scotland's economic development. Information Management and Services Internal...INTERNAL REPORT IR/04/001 Economic minerals of Scotland bedrock of Scotland's economic development. R...F. MacTaggart, T. Cullen, J. Rayner Key words Scotland, mineral resources Bibliographical reference R... Cullen, J. Rayner. 2004 Economic minerals of Scotland - bedrock of Scotland's economic development....available from the BGS Sales Desks at Nottingham and Edinburgh; see contact details below or shop online
 
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