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Andalusite from
Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1233083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1233083:4
GUID (UUID V4):091135bb-cb0b-460b-9e95-39f1132067cc
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lomitesfrom the Ballachulish aureole,Scotland JonN M. Frnnv Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences...Isogradswere mapped in siliceousdolomites from the Ballachulish aureole on the basis of the formation of geikielite...geikielite (MgTiOr), baddeleyite (ZrOr), and qandilite (MgrTiO.) by the following model reactions: rutile...dolomite : baddeleyite + forsterite + 2 calcite + 2 CO2,and geikielite * periclase: qandilite. The (I, X.o,)...dolomite thermometry, and (3) the diopside * dolomite + forsterite + calcite * tremolite and dolomite + periclase
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the migmatitic rocks in the Ballachulish contact aureole, Scotland C. M. LINKLATER,',' B. HARTE'...of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK 21sotope Geology...Glasgow G75 OQU, UK ABSTRACT The highest grade pelitic and semipelitic rocks of the Ballachulish aureole are...variable amounts of quartz, plagioclase, andalusite, sillimanite and corundum (together with accessory phases)...both whole rocks and mineral separates in order to: (1) assess the sources of molten and volatile constituents
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C Springer-Verlag 1996 John M. Ferry Prograde and retrograde fluid flow during contact metamorphism...siliceous carbonate rocks from the Ballachulish aureole, Scotland Received: 19 September 1995 y Accepted:...Accepted: 14 March 1996 Abstract Siliceous dolomites and limestones contain abundant retrograde minerals produced...brucite, dolomite, and serpentine; forsteritedolomite marbles have retrograde tremolite and serpentine; wollastonite...wollastonite limestones contain secondary calcite and quartz; and wollastonite-free limestones have retrograde
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MINERALS OF SCOTLAND PAST AND PRESENT Alec Livingstone National Museums of Scotland Publishing Limited... Publishedby NMS PublishingLimited NationalMuseumsof Scotland ChambersStreet EdinburghEHl lJF © 1MS PublishingLimited...PublishingLimited. Layout byJim Farley. Printed and bound by Craft Print International Ltd, Singapore...FOREWORD Vll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Scotland, the country, physiography Xl Xlll SCOTLAND'S...GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION The voyage of Scotland through time COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS Introduction Miscellaneous
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Nortlrn·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the desrruction...Claudio Vita-Finzi Principles of emergency planning and ma11agemer:1DaYid Alexander Vesurius: a biography...Scarth & Jean-Claude Tanguy Minerals of Britain and Ireland A. G. Tindle The Open University T: 'XI...ooper 2005) and the promise of new mineral galleries in Edinburgh in '.!011. I hope that these and all other
 
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