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Opal from
The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241659
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241659:5
GUID (UUID V4):c7cc9677-3abf-4e88-89ea-dc627b7164c2
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
29.8km (18.5 miles) Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
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·­.. . . - ... -... .,.. •. THE GEOLOGY . .' ..·... _ · . N OF . . . . .. . . .� . . .,... Geology of Nortl1ern Skye (Mem. Geol. Surv.) A. PLATE I (Frontispiece) (D3173) THE STORR FROM THE SOUTH;...SOUTH; PART OF THE TROTTERNISH LAVA-SCARP B. (D3172) LANDSLIP TOPOGRAPHY SOUTH OF FLODIGARRY HOTEL C...FROM THE NORTH NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES MEMOIRS OF THE...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN SCOTLAND The Geology of Northern Skye Explanatio11 of the Portree (80) and
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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...28 28 FOREWORD Indexes provide ready access to the information contained in books and journals, but...our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between 1992...and 2000. Information about the minerals from a locality can be found in the locality index. This is organised
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Geology and Scenery in Scotland J.B. Whittow The scenery of Scotland is, in its range and scale, as...as astonishing as any in the world. And beneath the variety lies a geology of enormous complexity and...millions of years to provide the basis for such extraordinary natural features as the caves of Staffa and...Seat. This book is the final volume of a trilogy on the geology and scenery of the British Isles. Dr Whittow...clarity, passing with ease from the hard facts of science to the beauties of the landscape. Graced with many
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NIVERSITY Of ICAUPORN.A EARTH SCIENCES y REESE LIBRARY "TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY...MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited, Edinburgh FOR DAVID DOUGLAS . ...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D.,... CONTENTS OF VOLUME DlSILICATES. II. CONTENTS. VI CLINTONITE GROUP. VOLUME LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS... Loch an . . of Actinolite Crystals, Groups MAPS IN II. Frontispiece . Eilean (M'Tier), To face
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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...Xenophontos 8. The Nortlrn·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen...Gillen 11. The Gulf of Corinth Mike Leeder. Julian Andrews. Richard Collier. Rob Gawthorpe. Lisa Mc Neill...Neill, Clive Portman, Peter Rowe OTHER TITLES OF RELATED I"t\TEREST Co,zfi·onting catastrophe: nell'perspecrh·es
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60p MORE OF BRITAIN’S GEMS A companion volume to Finding Britain’s Gems Edited by CEDRIC ROGERS...BRITAIN PLANNING Fl ELD TRIPS—Peter Rodgers ZEOLITES OF BRITAIN—Cedric Rogers FINDS FROM PEGMATITES-Cedric...and Cedric Rogers 2. SCOTLAND GEMSTONES OF KINTYRE—Peter Rodgers AGATES OF THE OCHIL HILLS-Peter Rodgers...ISLANDS MINERALS OF SKYE-Peter Rodgers THE MANX BEACHES-Jane Niven MINERALS OF THE CHANNEL ISLES-Cedric...and Joan Lawson PEAK DISTRICT—John Lawson THE CURSE ON THE MAGPIE-Peter Rodgers 7. WEST COUNTRY MINERALS
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************ "The Society was founded in August 1972 with the object of increasing the knowledge and...and experience of its members in rock, mineral, gemstone and fossil collecting and their cutting, polishing...Technical Adviser (Minerals) & John Hall Circulation of Journals - Mark Curtis Librarian John Long Publicity...are: £8.00 for the first member in a family £6 . 00 for each additional member of the same family £5...and become payable on the first day of August each year. Persons up to 17 years of age and persons undertaking
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liesembles both Dendritic Moss and Agate Agate in the chalce- donic matter enveloping a pre-existent...pseudo-stalactites. larger in amount, and as it consists of Jasper, it has its variegated colours. About...half miles south of Cape Wrath, near Torridon Conglomerate, in small veins in the Hebridean Gneiss...Actinolite, Pdpidolite and Potstone. The filamentous net-work is here brown. of Ayrshire. At Lagg Quarry, Fisherton...which of is The mossy or stalactitic by purple Chalcedony, On both banks zoned by layers of pale lavender
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reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information...MANUAL OF THE MINERAL OGY OF GREA T BRITAI N AND IRE . LAN D + MANUAL w OF THE MINERALOGY...MINERALOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. BY ROBERT PHILIPS GREG, F.G.S. , AND WILLIAM G. LETTSOM . VY...VOORST, PATERNOSTER ROW. MDCCCLVIII . d ) som THE NEW YORK PUBLIC !! RATY 387652A ASTOR , LENOX AND...has been the earnest endeavour of the Authors of the present work to place the Mineralogy of Great Britain
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00054083 NOT OUT TO OF BE THE ISSUED L BRARY. BOMBAY BRANCH OP THE S iROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY...November, 2019 THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN ...DIREOTOR-GENERAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND ; CORRESPONDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE...FRANCE OF THE ACADEMIES OF BERLIN, VIENNA, MUNICH, TURIN, BELGIUM, STOCKHOLM, GOTTINGEN, NEW YORK J OF THE...THE IMPERIAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY. AND SOCIETY OF NATURALISTS ST. PETERSBURG ; NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
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and landscapes of Scotland Second Edition DUNEDIN Geology and landscapes of Scotland Iona, looking...looking toward the Ross of Mull granite (pink), with Ben More and lava flows behind. Rocky knolls on Iona are... Geology and landscapes of Scotland Second edition Con Gillen University of Edinburgh DUNEDIN EDINBURGH...published by Roger Jones, Terra Publishing, Harpenden, UK in 2003 Second edition first published in 2013 by...Albany Street, Edinburgh EH1 3QB London Office: The Towers, 54 Vartry Road, London N15 6PU See www.dunedinacademicpress
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GLOSSARY OF SCOTTISH MINERAL SPECIES 1981 · H. ·G. MACPHERSON AND A. LIVINGSTONE Department of Geology... GLOSSARY OF SCOTTISH MINERAL SPECIES 1981 H . G. MACPHERSON AND A. LIVINGSTONE Department of Geology...GLASGOW Copyright © Scottish Journal of Geology 1982 Printed by The Universities Press, (Belfast) Ltd ...Compilation of the glossary . Style and guidelines Comments on the glossary . Statistical survey of Scottish...Scottish minerals 1901-1981 Number of species Increase by decades Value of mineral collections M. F. Heddle
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NEWSLETTER No 41 SEPTEMBER 2002 C The Russell Society is a society of amatew· and professional mineralogists...mineralogists which encourages the study, 1·ecording and conservation of mineralogical sites and material. Registered............................ Mineral Collecting on the Caldbeck Commons Mike Leppington 24 ...............Russell Society Field Meetings Reports Minutes of the 2002 AGM Frank Ince 31 .........................Society Accounts 2001 The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of its correspondents
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Digitized by the Internet Archive in California 2011 with funding from Academy of Sciences Library... TRANSACTIONS OF THE OEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 13, 1807. VOLUME THE THIRD. Quod ... :« S >a_sa_ a\oi. (.. OFFICERS AND COUNCIL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ELECTED FEBRUARY 2, 1816....CULLOCH, M.D. F.L.S. VICE - PRESIDENTS, The Right Hon. Earl The Hon. HENRY COMPTON, HENRY WARBURTON...F.R.S. THOMAS COLBY, Esq. Captain of the Royal The Marquis of M.D. F.R.S. LANSDOWNE, F.R.S. Engineers
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UK .M ----- JOURNAL I OF N E & ----- s M 1· N E R A L S n \) II I/ i] NUMBER 15 • SPRING...(01872) 223 227 for copy prints of the series. u K j o u r n a I of m in e s & 1n in er a ls CONTENTS...painting is the size of the working brought home. Painting by William Havell in the collection of the Marquess...Marquess of Anglesey, with thanks to C.J.Williams, of Clwyd County Records Office. DavidGrem 3 FRO TISPIECE...HEMATITE Fred Bull 4 MI The UK Jouma/ of Mines and .Minerals publishes articles of interest to amateur mineralogists
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lyellcollection.org/ at University of Toronto on March 6, 2015 TRANSACTIONS OF THE E D I N B U R G H G E O...I C A L SOCIETY. SESSION 1905-1906. The Mineralogy of the Faroes, arranged Topographically. By JAMES...CURBIE, M.A., F.R.S.E., President, Geological Society of Edinburgh. Anniversary Address, 18th October 1905...Literature : General Analyses Figures Symbols of Forms . Minerals of— Sydero . Lille Dimon . Sandd Skuo Hesto...Faeroes in general General Observations Index of Localities Index of Minerals . Map Plates . . . . . . .
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Zeolites Defined Origin of the Name The name zeolite was created in 1756, by Freiherr Axel Fredrick...mineralogist, from the Greek word "zein" (to boil) and "Iithos" (stone), to describe a group of silicate minerals...borax bead, followed by melting to a white glass. The in in "zein" was dropped, an 0 was inserted, and...to create the word zeolite. Early History • Zeolites were known by many local names in the eighteenth...eighteenth century. Most of the research in zeolite mineralogy was done, at that time, in Germany, Italy, France
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Zeolites Defined Origin of the Name The name zeolite was created in 1756, by Freiherr Axel Fredrick...mineralogist, from the Greek word "zein" (to boil) and "Iithos" (stone), to describe a group of silicate minerals...borax bead, followed by melting to a white glass. The in in "zein" was dropped, an 0 was inserted, and...to create the word zeolite. Early History • Zeolites were known by many local names in the eighteenth...eighteenth century. Most of the research in zeolite mineralogy was done, at that time, in Germany, Italy, France
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Index A Abbe ville , France (1859), ' antiquity of man' , 106. 63 Abbotsbury Cornbrash Forma tion ,...Londo n, 108 , 174 Aberystwyth , Uni versity College of, 102, 158 Acadian movements, Lake District faulting...106, 281 Aerial photographs, Africa, north, work of Richard Hey, 110, 83 - -, and milit ary geology,...109, 241, 255 , 263, 27 1, 284 - -, Ken ya, wor k of I.S. Loupe kine , 106, 79 - - , Morocco, Ce no manian...geo logy (1940--1944 ),104, 95, 97 - - , - -, work of Richard Hey, 110, 8 1, 83 - - , South , Precam brian
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^/A jiiiii # ^o ^. ""^^^Sfi^' GLOSSAET OF MINEEALOGT. IiONDOlT PEINTED BT SPOTTISWOODE AND...BY HENEY WILLIAM BEISTOW, F.G.S. OE THE GEOLOGICAIi SUEVET OF &SEAT BRITAIN. LONDON LONGMAN, GREEN...experienced. handy book, combining account of all In carrying the known this different authors to supply...compiling it want which the Author had he has endeavoured to produce a facility of reference with a concise...execution, the have been introduced, as well though now obsolete, are, nevertheless, of various names
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; ,... : ·. _MARCH 2003 ~ The Russell Society is a society of amateur and professional utineralogists...utineralogists winch encourages the study, recording and conservation of mineralogical sites and material. Registered................. Recent Publications / Letters to the Editor 41 .........................................and Mineral Shows The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of its correspondents...by The Editor, The Council, The Russell Society ·t M b · · · h •b·J· or1s em ers The accuracy of su bmissions
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THE MINERALOGICAL INDEX VOLUMES I-XXV RECORD THE MINERALOGICAL INDEX RECORD VOLUMES 1-:XXV... Clopton Wendell E. Wilson THE MINERALOGICAL TUCSON 1995 RECORD The Mineralogical Record Index, Volumes...Volumes 1-XXV Copyright © 1996 by the Mineralogical Record, Inc. P.O. Box 35565, Tucson, AZ 85740 All...retrieval-without written permission from the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. The Mineralogical Record name...Printed in the United States by Bookcrafters, Fredericksburg, Virginia. PREFACE The end of 1994 marked
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Clark Collectio11s Leader Departrne111 of Mineralogy The Na111ral /-/;story M11se11111 London Natural...Chapman & Hall. 2-6 Boundary Row. London SEI SHN. UK Blackil' Academic & Professional. Wesler Clcdt.lt:ns...lt:ns Road. 13ishopbriggs. Glasgow GIH 2NZ, UK Chapman & Hall Inc.. 29 Wesl 351h S1ree1. New York NY llXl0I...Reprin1ed 1962 (wi1h correc1ions). 1975 © 1993 The Nalural History Museum Printed in Great Britain...for the purposes of research or private s1udy. or criticism or review. as permilted under 1he UK Copyright
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Number Five September-October 1989 $8.50 THE LIFE OF IW B1NSO® OWERBjSS e x o t i c '. exai .o G'’...Beach, CA 92652/ The Mineraiogical Record Irtc. Is a non-profit organization The Mineraiogical Record...Record magazine is published by the Mineraiogical Record Inc., 7413 N. Mowry Place Tucson, Arizona 85741...Wendell E. Wilson Associate Editors Bill Birch Museum of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Pete J. Dunn Washington... Peacor University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ml George W. Robinson Natl. Museums of Canada Ottawa, Ontario
 
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