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Vesuvianite from
Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Island
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175638
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175638:8
GUID (UUID V4):87139ced-02b3-46a2-8f0e-206c93c6f58e
Localities for Vesuvianite in this Region
Beinn an Dubhaich, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Iron-copper trial, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Marble quarries, Kilchrist, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Camasunary, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
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INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS...our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between 1992...county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act of 1974 are adopted almost exclusively. Thus Wales is...into Dyfed, Clwyd, Powys and Gwynedd and Scotland into Highland, Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway etc
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cambro-Ordovician Skarns on Isle of Skye, Scotland Brian Jackson Location Skye is the largest of the Inner Hebridean...Hebridean islands. Its location in the north-west of Scotland is both remote and isolated. The coastline is...is hilly and much land lies above 150 metres. Most of its hills are below 450 metres, but the Black Cuillins...high and rugged with the peak of Sgurr Alasdair reaching 993 metres. Skye is about 80km from north to south...from the sea. This dramatic coastline surrounds some of the most exceptional and varied scenery to be found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and alteration of allanite in skarn from the Beinn an Dubhaich granite aureole, Skye MARTIN P. SMITH*...SMITH*, PAUL HENDERSON and TERESA JEFFRIES Department of Mineralogy, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell...Dubhaich granite aureole, Skye. Fluid-inclusion studies indicate formation of pyroxene at temperatures...brines (45-60 wt. % NaCl eq.) assuming pressures of 280-640 bars. Allanite and amphibole formed from...Fluorite formed during cooling and dilution of these brines. Vesuvianite formed at much lower temperatures (230-250ºC)
Report (issue)
rhombohedral individuals each ideally oriented k to one of the pseudocubic 3-fold axes. Physical Properties:... X-ray Powder Pattern: Broadford area, Isle of Skye, Scotland. 2.61 (vs), 5.22 (s), 2.13 (s), 1.84 (s)...14.99 100.46 100.00 (1) Camas Malag, Isle of Skye, Scotland. (2) Alban Hills, Italy; by electron microprobe...limestones at the contact with granite (Camas Malag, Scotland); in volcanic ejecta (Alban Hills, Italy). Association:...Calcite, monticellite, diopside, magnetite, vesuvianite, cuspidine, phlogopite. Distribution: At Camas
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C J' -- .:t:.·: .. ;.• TITLES CLASSIC OF RELATED GEOLOGY INTEREST IN EUROPE SERIES l...Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north of Ireland Paul Lyle 6. Leinster Chris Stillman & George...Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf of Corinth Mike...Neill, Clive Portman, Peter Rowe OTHER TITLES OF RELATED I"t\TEREST Co,zfi·onting catastrophe: nell'perspecrh·es...sters Da,·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the
Report (issue)
ludwigite, dolomite, calcite, talc, biotite, spinel, vesuvianite, sanidine, meionite, nepheline. Distribution:...and Ojamo, Lohja, Finland. At Broadford, Isle of Skye, Scotland. From Llanos de Juanar, M¶alaga Province... Paris, France, 106.395{106.556; National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA, 94997. References:...References: (1) Dana, E.S. (1892) Dana's system of mineralogy, (6th edition), 538{541. (2) Deer, W.A....Gibbs, and P.H. Ribbe (1973) The crystal structures of the humite minerals. IV. Clinohumite and titanclinohumite
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Volume 80, pages39-45, 1995 Solid-stateMAS NMR study of pentamericaluminosilicategroups with 180" intertetrahedral...harkerite hrnn J. Drnxrx PhysicsLaboratory,university of Kent at canterbury,cT2 7NR Canterbury,Kent, u.K....Design, and Synthesis, HF-NMR Facility, University of Nijmegen' Toernooiveld, 6525 ED Nijmegen, the Netherlands...H- J.l'Nsrx Department of Geochemistry, Institute of Earth Sciences,University of Utrecht, Budapestlaan4...becausetheir T-O-Si anglesare almost 180'. Chemical analysis of the zunyite sample shows that it has excessAl: the
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Contact Skarns of the Broadford Area, Skye : A Preliminary Note By C. E. TILLEY HE metamorphism of the Durness...aureole of the Beinn an Dubhaich granite of Skye has long provided one of the best known examples of dedolomitization...dedolomitization and progressive thermal metamorphism of siliceous dolomites recorded in the literature. Harker's...notable accession of material during metamorphism and the occurrence of products of metasomatic origin...origin at the contact of the granite has hitherto received but little notice in print. Yet as long ago as
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guaranteed on return of specimen(s), in good condition. Please quote the name and' the number of the specimen(s)...P .O./Cheque with order. 11 prices are inclusive of V •. " No charge is made for postage and packing...lcome. We hope that ./e may be of some service to you, and assure YQl of our best attention at all times...scattered on Quartz/Galena matrix wi" minor rods of Cerussite in places. 2tx2". £3.25. APOPHYLLITE. Poona...richly intergrOlVIl and associated \-lith sheafs of creamr Hhite Stilbite crystals ranging in size from
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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 2002 Text: © AlecLivingstone Nopart of t!risp11blicatio11 may be reproduced, storedin a...tirepublislrer. The right of AlecLivingstoneto be identifiedas the author of this bookhas been assertedby...Cataloguing in Publication Data A cataloguerecord of this book is availablefrom the British Library.
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A Calcic Marginal Facies of the Panticosa Granodiorite, Spanish Pyrenees by R. N. THOMPSON Received 3...relatively small Hercynian intrusion in the axial zone of the Aragon Pyrenees. It is emplaced in strongly folded...folded psammitic, pelitic and calcareous sediments of Devonian and Carboniferous age. These are metamorphosed...granodiorite in the upper Rio Ara Valley is composed of andesine, quartz, biotite, hornblende and alkali...local solution of impure limestone in a granodiorite liquid. 1. INTRODUCTION is composed of intensely folded
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UK C TS 2 EDITORIAL COVER.Smalt-blueplumbogummite with minor pyromorphite on vein quartzfrom RoughtonGill...Je111n111/ ef Jv/ilicsand Minerals publi. he articles of interest to mineralogi,ts, collectors, and mining...ADVERTISING Peter J.Briscoe A RE-INTERPRETATION OF WALLACE (1861) Trevor Bridges CIRCULATION David...expressed in this Journal are not nee ssarily thos of the Editorial Board. GORCEIXITE FROM BENALLT MINE...MINE Tom Cotterell • Richard Tayler 61 Publication of information on a collecting •· do~ not imply access
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guaranteed an return of specimen(s), in good condition. Please quote the name and number of the specimen(s)...P.O./Cheque with order. All prices are inclusive of V.A.T. No charge is made f~r postage and packing...welcome. We hope that we may be of some service ta, you, and a8sure you of our best attention at all times...sprays of sharp, terminated crystals t~ickly covering Limonitic Gossan. The largest spray of crystals...50; Specimen B - Choice, pale lime green, eprays of cr~sta!s to i" in size, thickly encrusting Gossan
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controlling the crystal morphology and chemistry of garnet in skarn deposits: A case study from the Cuihongshan...State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing...Beijing 100083, China 2 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia...hydrothermal processes and physicochemical conditions of ore formation remain controversial. Here we investigate...polymetallic skarn deposit of NE China. The calcic skarn rocks contain three types of garnets. (1) Prograde
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ANTHONY C. TENNISSEN, Ph. D. Associate Professor HIGHLAND BRAK” QE Boo TES. 1973 Photographs by 05627...& Sydney ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST Color Guide to Tropical Fish Tropical...reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 72-1 51706 ISBN 0-8069-3040-3 8069-3041-1 UK 7061-2294-1... leaves and nuts, butterflies, or insects? Most of us have, and yet we are not all conchologists, botanists...ever thought of collecting the many beautiful abundant minerals in nature? Has the task of identification
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TEXT-BOOK OF PETROLOGY TEXT-BOOK OF PETROLOGY CONTAINING SUMMARY OF THE MODERN THEORIES OF PETRO-...AND A SYNOPSIS OF THE CHIEF TYPES OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS AND GENESIS, A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR DISTRIBUTION...besides the correction of a few typographical errors and of some misspellings of place-names, there are...without alteration of principle, of the tables of classification of the Plutonic and of the Volcanic Rocks...and 248). A new map, showing the volcanic area of Glencoe and the Etive granite complex, has also been
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This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve...1837 SCIENTIA ARTES LIBRARY VERITAS OF THE MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY OF UEPLURIBUSUNUM TUE BORN SI-QUAERIS-PENINSULAM... TEXT-BOOK OF PETROLOGY TEXT-BOOK OF PETROLOGY CONTAISING A SUMMARY OF THE MODERN THEORIES OF PETRO GENESIS..., A DESCRIPTION OF THE ROCK-FORMING MINERALS , AND A SYNOPSIS OF THE CHIEF TYPES OF THE IGNEOUS ROCKS...as far as possible the general arrangement of the Edition of 1892, which I believe has been found useful
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