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Osmium from
Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Osmium
Formula:(Os,Ir,Ru)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Osmium data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:108879
Long-form Identifier:1:3:108879:3
GUID (UUID V4):1cbbaa33-e9f0-48af-a7e4-24e635b352e5
Localities for Osmium in this Region
Cliff Quarry, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Harold's Grave Quarry, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mantle tectonite at Haroldā€™s Grave (Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland) Inna Yu. Badanina & Kreshimir N...in a mantle tectonite at Unst in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC), Scotland. The study utilized a number...subordinate laurite + osmian iridium + iridian osmium and rare laurite + IrRh alloy + Rh-rich sulphide...Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK e-mail: richard.lord@strath.ac.uk T. C. Meisel General...chromitites from within the mantle sequence in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC) represent an example of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
peridotites and chromitites from the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland Brian Oā€™Driscoll a,n, James M.D...Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UK Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution...heterogeneity preserved in the  492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland) are evaluated using Reā€“Os isotope...and 21 serpentinised harzburgites and dunites. Shetland dunites have more variable initial 187Os/188Os...value, of the bulk convecting upper mantle. The Shetland peridotite compositions reļ¬‚ect protracted melt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Platinum exploration on the Isle of Unst Stephen J. Thompson The geology and prospectivity of an area...area north of Baltasound on the island of Unst, Shetland is reviewed. Reconnaissance investigations in...2005. Keywords: Platinum exploration, Isle of Unst, Shetland INTRODUCTION This paper reviews the geology...Baltasound on the island of Unst, the northern-most of the Shetland Islands. Unst (Fig. 1) lies 200 miles...Aberdeen and 220 miles west of Bergen in Norway. On Unst, four major units of mafic and ultramafic rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and...multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and...multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and...Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, Wales, UK. b c CSIRO Mineral Resources, Perth, WA, Australia...Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. d Deceased, Jan 1 2017. *steve.barnes@csiro.au
Report (issue)
95 (Sb2.81 As0.11 Bi0.08 )Ī£=3.00 . (2) Shetland Islands, Scotland; by electron microprobe, corresponds...alloy, chromite (Onverwacht mine, South Africa); osmium, Ptā€“Pdā€“Cu alloy, hollingworthite, irarsite, laurite...laurite, ruthenian pentlandite, chromite (Shetland Islands, Scotland). Distribution: In South Africa, in the... Birbir River, Ethiopia. On Unst and Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland. From Fox Gulch, Goodnews Bay...palladium minerals from two PGE-rich localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex. Can. Mineral., 26, 979ā€“990
Book
ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL of Unst and Fetlar in Shetland Geopark Shetland Tectonostratigraphical succession...succession and Quaternary sequence on Unst and Fetlar, Shetland. Landslides Blown sand Peat Alluvial diatomite...UNCONFORMITY Tectonostrati!!raohical succession on Unst and Fetlar Silurian to Devonian Silurian Minor...Silurian Late Cambrian to Silurian Cambrian Shetland OphioliteComplex Cambrian Metaharzburgite Layer...Silurian Norwick Graphitic Schist Norwick Phyllite Unst Phyllite Group Leagarth Phyllite original stratigraphical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ā«¹ .00 Pergamon PII S0016-7037(01)00767-0 The osmium isotopic composition of convecting upper mantle...of Cardiff, PO Box 914, Cardiff CF10 3YE, Wales, UK Akira Ishiwatari, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty...MORB affinities) 8 C 21 C 22 C 23 C Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland (back arc with some MORB affinities;...analyses were accomplished using Faraday cups. Osmium was measured in a 7 bucket static mode using a...Duplicate 498 Leka, Norway 18 21 22 23 Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland 3 8 Duplicate 24 210 Ray Iz, Polar
Report (issue)
The other PGEare palladium (Pd), iridium(lr), osmium (Os), rhodium (Rh) and ruthenium(Ru). Reference...vary considerably (Table 1). Platinum, iridium and osmium are the densest known metals, being Table 1 Selected...are more difficult to work, while ruthenium and osmium are hard, brittle and almost pentlandite, or in...deposit and that there may be considerable variation Osmium metal is little used because in powdered form it...not able to be mixed together. 5 www. Mine ra Is UK. corn w Platinum . Iii -~ ~ . , .....,:;,.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
O N E Department of Geology, Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF Synopsis A...reveals that about 132 mineral species new to Scotland have been discovered. This is a 3 2 % increase...include the discovery of platinum group minerals in Shetland, w o r k on manganese oxides and hydroxides and...information about species not previously listed for Scotland. It therefore seems appropriate to take stock...e r the last decade m a n y minerals n e w to Scotland have been discovered by the electronprobemicroanalyser
Report (chapter)
An overview of the PGE concentrations in the Shetland ophiolite complex H. M. P R I C H A R D & R. A...Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA UK Abstract: Extremely anomalous platinum-group element...concentrations are known at one site, Cliff, in the Shetland ophiolite complex. Systematic PGE analysis of...approximately 7 0 k m 2) on Unst and Fetlar, the most northeastern islands in Shetland and the British Isles...lithologies on Fetlar, which lies to the south of Unst. In Unst, harzburgite, containing dunite lenses, some
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
heterogeneity in the mantle section of the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland B. Oā€™Driscoll a,āˆ— , R.J. Walker...Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College...28 February 2018 Editor: F. Moynier Keywords: Shetland Ophiolite Complex oceanic mantle highly siderophile...ophiolites and abyssal peridotites. The āˆ¼492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC) contains a well-preserved...oceanic mantle. The mantle section of the āˆ¼492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC; Fig. S1) is a valuable
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated Ru-, Os-, Ir-, and Rh-bearing PGM's from the Shetland ophiolite complex M. Tarkian ~ and H. M. Prichard...irarsite-hollingworthite solid-solution series occur in the Shetland ophiolite complex. Hollingworthite frequently...are Os-free but contain tiny inclusions of native osmium. It is suggested that either the availability of...presence of platinum-group elements (PGE's) in Shetland was first observed by Hitchen (1929) who examined...the chromite crushing mill on the island of Unst, Shetland, northeast of the Scottish mainland. An Os-Ir-Ru
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are ruthenium-rich sulphides and PGE alloys are osmium-rich. Mafic silicates (olivine, pyroxenes, pargasitic-amphiboles...Platin-Gmppe sind durch Ruthenium-reiche Sulfide und Osmium-reiche Legierungen vertreten. Mafische Silikate...Peridotite "websterite" to peridotite 2) Bay of Islands Complex dunite 3) Pipestone Pond dunite < 100...oval-shaped Prichard United Kingdom 1) Unst Ophiolite, Shetland Isles chromitite et al. (1981) New...Oregon plot away from the ruthenium apex toward osmium-rich compositions. Although separate groups for
Report (issue)
Osmium (Os, Ir, Ru) c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group:...= 4.3197 Z=2 X-ray Powder Pattern: Synthetic osmium. 2.076 (100), 2.367 (35), 2.160 (35), 1.3668 (20)...quarries, Baltasound-Haroldswick area, Unst, Shetland, Scotland. In Ethiopia, in the Joubdo stream, on
Report (issue)
mineral resources of the 'Crofter Counties' of Scotland REPORT No. 69/5 0 HMSO I NATURAL ENVIRONMENT...COUNTIES' OF SCOTLAND, COMPRISINGARGYLLSHIRE, CAITHNESS, INVERNESS-SHIRE, ORKNEY AND SHETLAND, ROSS AND...Counties' of Scotland, comprising Argyllshire, Caithness ., Inverness-shire, Orkney and Shetland, Ross and...populated parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, this review of the mineral resources of the area...showing the location of the Crofter Counties of Scotland frontispiece 2 Fig. 1 Map of the Crofter
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PLACER PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN THE SHETLAND OPHIOLITE COMPLEX DERIVED FROM ANOMALOUSLY ENRICHED PODIFORM...University, Main College, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, UPV/EHU...Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 6AA, UK. *Email: saioa.suarez@ehu.es Abstract. Highly anomalous...the Cliff and Harold's Grave localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex have been well documented previously...metals in the surficial conditions. Keywords: Shetland ophiolite complex, Cliff, Harold's Grave, alluvial
Book
MINERALS OF SCOTLAND PAST AND PRESENT Alec Livingstone National Museums of Scotland Publishing Limited... Publishedby NMS PublishingLimited NationalMuseumsof Scotland ChambersStreet EdinburghEHl lJF Ā© 1MS PublishingLimited...FOREWORD Vll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Scotland, the country, physiography Xl Xlll SCOTLAND'S...SCOTLAND'S GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION The voyage of Scotland through time COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS Introduction...species 1 55 2 Minerals originally discovered in Scotland 188 3 Scottish minerals 1991-96 190 REFERENCESAND
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Complex, Cyprus, Constatinides et aI.,~980; Unst Ophiolite, Shetland Isles, Prichard et al., * Publication...inclusions (<2 microns) in chromite from the Unst ophiolite, Shetland Isles, and Legendre and Johan (1981) have...more Ru-rich than the iridosmine inclusion from the Unst ophiolite (Prichard et ai.,1981). Compositionally...T.Jr., DesboREFERENCES rough,G.A., Bartel,A.J.: Osmium, ruthenium, iridium and uranium in Agiorgitis,...Platinum group element minerals in the Unst chromite, Shetland Isles. Trans. Instr.Min.Metal. 90, BI86-B188
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sulfides; laurite; erlichmanite; sulfur isotopes; osmium isotopes; ophiolite; mantle; Verkh-Neivinsk massif;...chromitites and PGM, a significant place is given to the osmium isotope data of PGM, which are discussed in the...Repeated analyses of a natural crystal of native osmium, which has been used to check the validity of the...162, (e)ā€”sample 166, (f)ā€”detail of Figure 2c. LRā€” osmium. 159, (d)ā€”sample 162, (e)ā€”sample 166, (f)ā€”detail...Ir)ā€”iridian laurite, ERLā€”erlichmanite, (Os,Ir)ā€”iridian osmium. Numbers 1ā€“10 denote areas of electron miNumbers
Journal (issue)
of Leeds, UK Janne Blichert-Toft ENS Lyon, France Tim Elliott University of Bristol, UK Eric H. Oelkers...Oelkers University College London, UK CNRS Toulouse, France Susan L.S. Stipp University of Copenhagen...for this issue Tim Elliott, University of Bristol, UK Graphical Advisor Reviewers University of Copenhagen...desirable). This led to an analytical paradox. Osmium tetroxide is very volatile, so any oxidative, open-system...R I C H A R D J . W A L K E R 11 Figure 1.4 Osmium purifications were originally accomplished by the
Book
ruthenium, (PGE) include platinum, iridium and osmium. palladium, They are currently receiving world-wide...just one element, but also palladium, iridium and osmium. platinum rhodium, Once these had been identified...the light triad: palladium, and the heavy triad: osmium, ruthenium, rhodium and iridium and platinum...light which have All six elements are in general Osmium can be dissolved by strong, alkaline agents but...high temperatures and is used to make crucibles. Osmium has the highest melting point of the PGE but remains
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
58, No. 1, pp. 3ā€“22. Chemical Composition and OsmiumIsotope Systematics of Primary and Secondary PGM...2012; GonzĆ”lezJimĆ©nez et al., 2012, 2014, 2015). Osmium isotopes are considered as important trac ers...in isotopic com position of crustal and mantle osmium. Along with information on the source of ore matter...Vol. 58 No. 1 2016 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND OSMIUMISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS northeast of Uchaly Town and...Vol. 58 No. 1 2016 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND OSMIUMISOTOPE SYSTEMATICS pling (LA MCICPMS) at the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
localities at Alpe Polunia and Rio Creves. The osmium isotope results reveal a resticted range of ā€˜unradiogenicā€™...Repeated analyses of a natural crystal of native osmium (ESM Fig. 2, ESM Tables 1, 2), which has been used...Rai-Iz (Urals), Kraubath, Eastern Alps, and Unst, Shetland Isles (Badanina et al., 2013b; Garuti et al...region in the mantle at the time of formation. The osmium-isotope results of this study display a restricted...(Malitch et al., 2016) and the Shetland dunite-harzburgite massif, Scotland (Badanina et al., 2016; Prichard
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of Cardiff, Main College, Park Place, Cardiff, UK SARAH-JANE BARNESĀ§ Sciences de la Terre, UniversiteĢ...University of Cardiff, Main College, Park Place, Cardiff, UK PHILIPPI PAGEĢā€” Sciences de la Terre, UniversiteĢ...laurite has been described is the Shetland ophiolite on the island of Unst in the U.K. (e.g., Prichard 2014...crystals totally enclosed in chromite identiļ¬ed in Shetland ophiolitic chromitite, nine are euhedral and solitary...support these observations made of the Al ā€˜Ays and Shetland ophiolitic chromitites. Laurites are divided into
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Thordarson & Armann HosJ...-uldsson 4. Cana,)' Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north...NortlrnĀ·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...sters Da,Ā·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the...orkcd m er the past 150 years to establish these islands as a major centre of academic and economic minerJlogy...London; National Museums of Scotland (Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland), Edinburgh; Oxford University
 
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