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| Species: | Forsterite |
| Formula: | Mg2SiO4 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Forsterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1233084 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1233084:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 96a7a3d3-acab-4ae0-ab7a-0d83b0f2dca8 |
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| 14.7km (9.2 miles) | ⓘCoire Buidhe, Glen Creran, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK |
| 76.4km (47.4 miles) | ⓘMarble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 76.7km (47.7 miles) | ⓘBeinn an Dubhaich, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 76.8km (47.7 miles) | ⓘHallival Hill, Isle of Rum, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK |
| 77.2km (48.0 miles) | ⓘFingal's Cave, Isle of Staffa, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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...zircon + 2 dolomite : baddeleyite + forsterite + 2 calcite + 2 CO2,and geikielite * periclase: qandilite...dolomite thermometry, and (3) the diopside * dolomite + forsterite + calcite * tremolite and dolomite + periclase |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dolomite-calcite aggregate at elevated temperatures and pressure Wuu-Liang Huang & Teh-Ching Liu & Pouyan...rate of dolomite and aragonite (calcite) into Mg-calcite at 800, 850, and 900°C and 1.6 GPa. The dry...described by the kinetic parameters (E= 231.7 kJ/mol and Ao =22.69 h−1). Extrapolation using the Arrhenius...Taipei, Taiwan P. Shen Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung...corresponding to high-grade metamorphism (e.g., >340°C and >10 My). SEM-EDS analysis of individual calcite grains |  | | Book | | 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 |  | | Book | | 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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