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Offretite from
Quiraing, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Offretite
Formula:KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Comments:Fibrous outgrowths on box-work of levyne crystals occurring in vesicles (up to 1.5 cm) in basalts at Quirang and other areas, Isle of Skye, Invernessshire. Samples collected by B. Jackson 1981 [Identified by X-ray diffraction, optical properties, and electron-probe microanalysis which gave SiO2 50.0-51.8%, Al2O3 18.7-20.6%, CaO 7.2-7.9%, MgO 0.2%, K20 4.0-4.3%, and Na2O 0.9-1.4%].
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Offretite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quiraing, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241643:4
GUID (UUID V4):80629f56-4760-4c2b-b9b7-9de4cf43e439
Nearest other occurrences of Offretite
3.0km (1.8 miles) Flodigarry Quarry, Flodigarry, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
37.1km (23.1 miles) Oisgill Bay, Dunvegan, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
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Journal (issue)
sussex mineral & lapidary · society ISLE OF SKYE ISSUE J Journal 192 - November/December 2004 SUSSEX...August 1972 with the object of increasing the knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral...jewellery and display" SMLS is a corresponding member of FLAGS SOCIETY OFFICERS Colin Brough Allan Mortimer...(Minerals) Technical Adviser (Lapidary) Circulation of Journals Equipment Loans Co-ordinator Web Master...first member in a family £10.00 for second member of the same family £10.00 for associate members £6.00
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
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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 (issue)
August 1972 with the object of increasing the knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral...SMLS is an affiliated member of the G.A. and a corresponding member of FLAGS SOCIETY OFFICERS Roger...(Minerals) Technical Adviser (Lapidary) Circulation of Journals Equipment Loans Co-ordinator Web Master...first member in a family £7.00 for second member of the same family £7.00 for associate members £4.50...Persons up to 17 years of age and persons taking full-time study up to 21 years of age may opt for student
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6AD Tel:(01539) 724988 Fax: (01539) 734761 UK journal of mtnes & minerals CONTENTS number 16 spring...Green. 3-----------The UK Joumal of Mines and Minerals publishes articles of interest to amateur mineralogists...ONTARIO Roy Starkey DESIGN Max D. Freier 20 DIARY of EVENTS Tony Brinain NEWS Mick Wolfe 21 GRAPHICS...Journal are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Publication of information on a collecting site...(01909) 476906 46 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS UK Journal of Mines & Minerals No. 16 -1- EDITORIAL NATURAL
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 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.
Catalog/List
r eached th e 2000 miles ton e somewhat in adnnce of the Gregorian Calendar. This catalogue has been published...age members to use th e collection . The success of the collection to date is t estament to Roy Starkey...donated specimens. and to Max W irth th e Curator of th e Collection. Th e Society acknowledges and thanks...thanks them all . In his articl e Roy published a list of 100 speetcs as a suggestion fo r donations to start...donate it CONTEN TS Section Contents Page Index of Spe cime ns In accession numbe r orde r 2 Index
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
I V I N G S T O N E Department of Geology, Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1...reveals that about 132 mineral species new to Scotland have been discovered. This is a 3 2 % increase...sulphosalts form the bulk of the compilation. Highlights of the decade include the discovery of platinum group minerals...selenium minerals and the discovery and description of five new mineral species. Introduction In the ten...years that have elapsed since the publication of the Glossary of Scottish mineral species 1981 (Macpherson
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Zeolites Defined Origin of the Name The name zeolite was created in 1756, by Freiherr Axel Fredrick...(to boil) and "Iithos" (stone), to describe a group of silicate minerals that expel water when heated and...many local names in the eighteenth century. Most of the research in zeolite mineralogy was done, at that...Britain. Because of differences in language, nationality, and obscurity of some of the publications,... no uniform system of nomenclature had been developed. There was no governing body, like the International
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Zeolites Defined Origin of the Name The name zeolite was created in 1756, by Freiherr Axel Fredrick...(to boil) and "Iithos" (stone), to describe a group of silicate minerals that expel water when heated and...many local names in the eighteenth century. Most of the research in zeolite mineralogy was done, at that...Britain. Because of differences in language, nationality, and obscurity of some of the publications,... no uniform system of nomenclature had been developed. There was no governing body, like the International
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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
 
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