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


Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allt Guibhsachain, Ballachulish, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1233087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1233087:0
GUID (UUID V4):71b6da93-de52-4f57-856d-d1c0cccf41fa
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
60.3km (37.5 miles) Sithean Sluaigh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
78.7km (48.9 miles) Comrie contact aureole, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
80.3km (49.9 miles) Craig More, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
References
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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...are dominantly potash feldspar + cordierite biotite hornfelses with widely variable amounts of quartz...quartz, plagioclase, andalusite, sillimanite and corundum (together with accessory phases). On a microscopic
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...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)
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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