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Zircon from
Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Scalpay, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:12192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:12192:3
GUID (UUID V4):fdbbc7c3-d898-45ce-a59c-4bb1de9315bc
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
17.2km (10.7 miles) Finsbay, Harris, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
17.3km (10.8 miles) Loch a' Sgurr, Finsbay, Harris, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
18.8km (11.7 miles) Sletteval quarry, Harris, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
20.8km (12.9 miles) Surinamite-bearing gneiss locality, Harris, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
23.2km (14.4 miles) Chiapaval, Harris, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
24.8km (15.4 miles) Brann a'Bharra, Lewis, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
72.7km (45.2 miles) Glamaig, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
76.2km (47.4 miles) Bruach Nam Bo, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
76.7km (47.7 miles) Marsco, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
76.9km (47.8 miles) Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constraints on the reactivation of the Outer Hebrides Fault Zone, NW Scotland A. G. SZULC, G. I. ALSOP ∗ & G...University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9AL, UK (Received 10 September 2007; accepted 15...published online 23 July 2008) Abstract – The Outer Hebrides Fault Zone is a major easterly dipping reactivated...displaces Lewisian gneiss of the Laurentian craton, NW Scotland. Despite a number of detailed field studies, the...reactivation. The island of Scalpay in the northern portion of the Outer Hebrides Fault Zone provides exceptional
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
( 457 ) XX.—Geology of the Outer Hebrides. Part IV.—South Harris. By Professor T. J. Jehu, M.A., M.D...south-east Coast of Harris and of the Isle of Scalpay . . . (i) Pegmatites . . . . . . (j) Zones of Crushing...proper, this memoir deals also with the Isle of Scalpay and neighbouring islets off the north-east coast...constricted to the isthmus at Tarbert. The Isle of Scalpay lies at the north-east entrance of East Loch Tarbert...separated from North Harris by the narrow Sound of Scalpay. Scalpay and the neighbouring islets obviously form
Report (chapter)
northern Skye. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the UK. ANDERTON, R. 1980. Distinctive pebbles as indicators...1945. Tertiary igneous tectonics of Rhum (Inner Hebrides). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society...The Lewisian and Torridonian rocks of north-west Scotland. Geologists" Association Guide 21. BEACH, A. 1976...example from the basal Stoer Group, northwest Scotland. Geological Magazine, 136, 301 310. BEADLE, L...study of part of the Lewisian complex, north-west Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 132
Report (edition)
Geology The Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland FOURTH EDITION CH Emeleus BR Bell Contributor:...geology: the Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland (Fourth edition). (British Geological Survey,...licence number I 000 I 789712005. Printed in the UK b>f Hawthornes, Nottingham C/0 7105 Authors CH Emeleus...oftlie oldest Palaeogene igneous rocks in the Hebrides, wl,ereas the Sgurr ofEigg Pitcl,stone Formation...fields, sill-complexes and dyke swarms in western Scotland and north-east Ireland 2 2 North Atlantic Igneous
Report (volume)
The Later Proterozoic Torridonian Rocks of Scotland: their Sedimentology, Geochemistry and Origin Geological...2002. The Later Proterozoic Torridonian rocks of Scotland: their Sedimentology, Geochemistry and Origin...24 The Later Proterozoic Torridonian Rocks of Scotland: their Sedimentology, Geochemistry and Origin...University of Reading, PO Box 227, Reading RG6 6AB, UK 2002 Published by The Geological Society London...is Registered Charity 210161. The Society is the UK national learned and professional society for geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrography of the Torridonian Rocks of Raasay and Scalpay, Inverness-shire by R. C. SELLEY Received 10 June...ABSTRACT: The Torridonian succession of Raasay and Scalpay reveals a close correlation between mode of diagenesis...some lithic grains. 1. INTRODUCTION RAASAY AND SCALPAY lie between the Isle of Skye and the mainland region...region of Applecross in north-west Scotland. Some 25 sq. km. of these two islands are composed of Pre-Cambrian...1. Geological map of the islands of Raasay and Scalpay, Inverness-shire. Lewisian Gneiss: Crosses. Diabaig
Book
BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Geology of the Outer Hebrides • ·---. �-·-- . - · --•- •' ' ' ; I .,...of the Outer Hebrides Thrust in southern North Uist. (D 3197) , Geology of the Outer Hebrides The Outer...Outer Hebrides or Long Island form a 210 km long archi­ pelago on the north western seaboard of Scotland...with the Scourie dykes of mainland north-west Scotland. In southern South Harris a suite of gabbro, anor­...'cataclastic' gneiss is recorded in rocks within the Outer Hebrides Thrust zone, which runs down the eastern edge
Report (chapter)
km onshore and 6 km offshore in the Sea of the Hebrides basin (Stein 1988, fig. 11; 1992, fig. 2B), but...section the Torridon Group (stippled) between the Outer Hebrides [NB 370420] in the NW and Dundonnell [NH 140850]...to the west by the Minch fault (MF) and the Outer Hebrides fault zone (OHFZ), and the east by the Moine...shown are: a, Rum; b, Soay; e, Camusunary; d, Scalpay; e, Toscaig; f, Raasay; g, Shieldaig to Applecross;...would coincide with the present position of the Outer Hebrides block. The coarse grain size of the fan suggests
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Moine Thrust Zone, Lochcarron and Lochalsh, Scotland 76, 215 Bargate Beds 74, 88 Bamwood terrace 78...metasedimentary assemblage in the Lewisian complex of the Outer Hebrides 80, 387 COWIB, J. W. et al. Report of Field...EMELI!US. The Tertiary geolog y of Rhum, Inner Hebrides 78, 391 DUNHAM, K. C. et al. F ield Meeting at... DUNHAM). The Tertiary geology of Rhum, Inner Hebrides 78,391 Engadine window 79, 23 England. Palaeogene...the Palaeogene beds of south-east England 79,441 Hebrides (Inner). Tertiary geology of Rhum 78,391 Hele
Report (issue)
The Tertiary Volcanic region of the West of Scotland is well known be of exceptional interest from...of the mountainous region, the large island of Scalpay and some of the smaller islands ofl" the East...Isles, Section in the southern part of the Isle of Scalpay, Section to illustrate the structure of the basalt...Beinn na Cro, Section in the south-western part of Scalpay, Some rarer minerals of the granophyres (from micro-...of triple composite sill at Camas na Geadaig, Scalpay, Section of quintuple composite laccolite at Allt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystallization of zircon megacrysts in Archaean peridotites from the Lewisian complex, NW Scotland John W. Faithfull1...29 October 2018 © The Author(s) 2018 Abstract Zircon megacrysts are locally abundant in 1–40 cm-thick...in the Archaean Lewisian gneiss complex from NW Scotland. The veins formed by metasomatic interaction between...assemblages. Two generations of zircon are present with up to 1 cm megacrystic zircon and a later smaller equant...equant zircon represents new neocryst growth and partial replacement of the megacryst zircon within the
Report (edition)
RESEARCH COUNCIL British Regional Geo·logy ■ I of Scotland FOURTH EDITION Front cover Suilven Sutherland...British Regional Geology The Northern Highlands of Scotland FOURTH EDITION G S Johnstone, BSc and W Mykura...8270 ~ 020 7942 5344/45 e-mail: bgslondon@bgs.ac. uk The British Geological Survey carries out the geolog·ical...British regional g·eology:the 1VorthernHighlands of Scotland ( 4th edition). (Nottingham: British Geological...Lewisian: Foreland Lewisian; The Mainland, The Hebrides; Levvisian inliers east of the Moine Thrust Torridonian:
Report (issue)
of the mountainous region, the large island of Scalpay and some of the smaller islands off the East Coast...Isles, Section in the southern part of the Isle of Scalpay, Section to illt1strate the structure of the basalt...Sketch-map of a small area in the interior of Scalpay, - 2 1 2 4 7. .Altered phenocrysts and xenocrysts...across circ11s no1th of Rudba Chinn - 274 Mhoir, Scalpay, 285 61. Micro-section : rhyolitic dyke, Druim...a region of igneous rocks the Western Isles of Scotland, with neighbouring parts of the Scottish mainland
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Diabaig Formation, Torridon Group, northwest Scotland Richard H.T. Callow ⁎, Leila Battison, Martin...University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3AN, UK a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...of the ~ 1000 Ma Diabaig Formation, northwest Scotland, contain a remarkable diversity of macroscopic...biosphere is the ~ 1000 Ma Torridon Group of northwest Scotland, a c. 6 km thick succession of siliciclastic sedimentary...Proterozoic Torridon Group outcrops in northwest Scotland (Fig. 1) is unconformable with the underlying
Book (volume)
"TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...Stereograms of Gypsum, & and c Projections, Map of Scotland, Index to the one- inch Ordnance Survey . . ...figs. 1 to 5 Idocrase, figs. 5 to 10 Zircon, figs. 1, 2. Zircon, figs. 3 to 8. , Thorite, figs. 1, 2... Orthoclase. J . G. GOODCHILD. THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND, VOL. II. OXYGEN II. SILICATES. ANHYDKOUS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
( 839 ) XXXIV.—Geology of the Outer Hebrides. Part V.—North Harris and Lewis. By Professor T. J. Jehu...I. INTRODUCTION—PHYSICAL FEATURES. The term "Hebrides" is of unknown origin. Some authorities suggest...they include all the main types found in the Outer Hebrides. For purposes of description they may be divided...moorland of Lewis, where they are GEOLOGY OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES 841 very numerous on to the Butt of Lewis...Loch Langavat, the most extensive loch in the Outer Hebrides, which lies partly in a well-marked N.-S. valley
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. TRANS. ROY. SOC. EDIN., VOL. LXII, PART II, 1951-52...north-east the area is denned by the Sound of Scalpay. The area was originally mapped by Harker during...Strollamus, extending along the shore of the Sound of Scalpay for a distance of about half a mile. Wherever normal...south-eastwards of a line drawn from the Sound of Scalpay just east of StroUamus to the vicinity of Torran...(several thousand feet) of Torridonian on the Isle of Scalpay, from which inliers of Cambrian are entirely absent
Book
and landscapes of Scotland Second Edition DUNEDIN Geology and landscapes of Scotland Iona, looking toward...Lewisian gneiss. Geology and landscapes of Scotland Second edition Con Gillen University of Edinburgh...published by Roger Jones, Terra Publishing, Harpenden, UK in 2003 Second edition first published in 2013 by...science of the Earth Introduction The rock fabric of Scotland The rock cycle Structure of the Earth Folds, faults... vii 1 1 1 12 12 15 19 Geological regions of Scotland Introduction Geological regions Geological evolution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(55) III.—Chapters on the Mineralogy of Scotland. Chapter Sixth.— " Chloritic Minerals." By Professor...P 56 PROFESSOR HEDDLE ON THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND. which plug the steam-holes of amygdaloids :—the...or new. PEOFESSOE HEDDLE ON THE MINEKALOGY OF SCOTLAND. 57 remarks (' Microskopische Beschaftenheit...characteristic of diabase; and those who look in Scotland for chlorite in rocks in all other respects entitled...rocks. 58 PROFESSOR HEDDLE ON THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND. The members of first are not decomposed by chlorhydric
Book (edition)
LlBR-ARY WHITMAN f;OJ I l[ii • , GEOLOGY OF SCOTLAND GEOLOGY OF • SECOND EDITION Edited by G....Geology of Scotland '' A Halsted Press book." Includes bibliographies and index. I. Geology-Scotland. I. Craig...ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I. THE GROWTH AND ST RUCTURE OF SCOTLAND The formation of the crystalline craton Hebridean...division The Scourian complex The mainland belt The Hebrides Lewisian in the Caledonides The Loch Maree series...The mainland belt The Hebrides Lewisian in the Caledonides The Outer Hebrides thrust-zone The Lewisian
Report (chapter)
K-feldspar and plagioclase) and yttrium (in apatite and zircon) in the sediments. In both pebbly sequences the...5500ppm. In Coigach virtually all the yttrium is in zircon. There is also a marked similarity between the... 6), and the same is true for Y in apatite and zircon (see also p. 55). Isle Ristol to Badentarbat and...remapped them in 1959-62. A 1:50000 geological map SCALPAY of the area incorporating Selley's mapping (Raasay...stratigraphy and palaeocurrents in the isles of Scalpay, Raasay and Fladday. CHAPTER 6 .__.Loeb Uaci~dairMember
Report (edition)
Geological Survey and Museum BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH...Geological Survey and Museum BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY Scotland: The Northern Highlands By J. Phemister, M.A...Peach and J. Home, ‘Chapters on the Geology of Scotland’ (Oxford University Press), 1930. The illustrations...Highlands .. Section across the northern mainland of Scotland. Section across the Loch Maree belt of paragneiss...HIGHLANDS I. INTRODUCTION The Northern Highlands of Scotland is the region which lies west of the Great Glen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
gabbro and divides the thermal aureole into an Outer zone characterised by low temperature alterations...west-north-west. In the other exposures observed the outer margin of the eucrite mass is vertical. In each...(010). The compositions range from cores of An78 to outer zones of An55. Specimens from the eastern end of...which the first two, however, were confined to the Outer Gabbros. 314 J. D. BELL ON GRANITES AND ASSOCIATED...lamellar-twinned plagioclase merges imperceptibly into an outer part which although often showing lamellar twinning
Book
traced by their geographical England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland occurrence. detail, in separate chapters...ENGLAND AND WALES ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 2, SCOTLAND 34 ROUND THE BRITISH ISLES PART 3, IRELAND 53...It may contain , kyanite, garnet, cordierite and zircon. The cycle is substantially from granite to granite...a volcanic pipe filling on Elie Ness, in Fife, Scotland. Yet even if the rising magma fails to reach...rock include tourmaline, garnet, topaz, beryl, zircon, sapphire, even diamond. These need not be all
Report (edition)
SURVEY AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (SECOND EDITION) By ...Highlands 2. Section across the northern mainland of Scotland 3. Section across the Loch Maree belt of paragneiss...Peach and J. Horne, ‘ Chapters on the Geology of Scotland ’ (Oxford University Press), 1930. The illustrations...vi THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS I. INTRODUCTION of Scotland is the region which lies west of the Great Glen...Lome (Fig. 1). It includes the Inner and the Outer Hebrides, but the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands are
 
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