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Calcite from
Fingal's Cave, Isle of Staffa, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fingal's Cave, Isle of Staffa, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1243228
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1243228:4
GUID (UUID V4):916f93f4-a757-4c9d-bb67-04c161e254e1
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
18.3km (11.3 miles) An Gearna, Ben More, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
19.7km (12.3 miles) Maol nan Damh, Ben More, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
24.0km (14.9 miles) 'S Airde Beinn, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
25.0km (15.5 miles) Carsaig Bay, Carsaig, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
33.0km (20.5 miles) Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
34.7km (21.6 miles) Camphouse, Ardnamurchan, Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
36.5km (22.7 miles) Sgurr na Greine, Morvern, East Sutherland and Edderton, Highland, Scotland, UK
41.6km (25.8 miles) Gleann Dubh, Morvern, East Sutherland and Edderton, Highland, Scotland, UK
44.5km (27.7 miles) Camas Mor Intrusion, Isle of Muck, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
54.8km (34.1 miles) Faire Donn, Letterfearn, Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Geology and Scenery in Scotland J.B. Whittow The scenery of Scotland is, in its range and scale, as...any in the world. And beneath the variety lies a geology of enormous complexity and great age, which has...has been thrust, faulted and eroded over millions of years to provide the basis for such extraordinary...caves of Staffa and Arthur's Seat. This book is the final volume of a trilogy on the geology and scenery...scenery of the British Isles. Dr Whittow explains a complicated subject with great clarity, passing with
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. [Read before the Students' Mineralogical Club of Philadelphia. ] By J. E. Richardson . GARNET is...none of these varieties have a constant chemi cal composition. They are essentially silicates of the...replacingthe Ca. Ti may replace part of its Si. Yt may replace part of its Fem 1M 8 46 Cann ar 1(3w.) 412'n...containing bothgreen , and Fe " . S. G. 3.5 to 3.6. Color white, shades of yellow and brown, cinnamon -brown...called hyacinth. True hyacinth, however, is a variety of the mineral zircon, which also occurs at Ceylon.
 
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