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Epidote from
Glamaig, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Glamaig, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241895
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241895:7
GUID (UUID V4):f31896c7-e58d-42ef-ad31-f2c00ea5ad43
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
1.8km (1.1 miles) Sligachan quarry, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
4.9km (3.0 miles) Marsco, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
6.5km (4.0 miles) Sgurr nan Gillean, Cuillin Hills, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
10.2km (6.4 miles) Loch Coruisk, Cuillin Hills, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
11.8km (7.3 miles) Broadford Gabbro, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
12.3km (7.6 miles) Coire Lagon, Glen Brittle, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
15.1km (9.4 miles) Beinn Shuardail, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
28.5km (17.7 miles) Kyle Rhea, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
44.3km (27.5 miles) Coire Dhorrcail incl Allt Coire Dhorrcail, Knoydart, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
1958) Noo 13: The Tertiary Igneous Geology of the Isle of Skye by G. M. BROWN, 1vith contributions by...Trottemish Southern and Western Cuillins Northern Skye Eastern Cu illins Wcs1ern Redhills References EDITED...sketch-maps are 110 evidence of existence of a right-of-way. The onus of obtaining permission to use tracks...rests 011 the user of the Guide. Any information (e.g. change or u11s11itability of footpaths, new expos11res...expos11res, filling in of q11arries) that will help to make this G11ide more serviceable will be welcomed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
151 MICROPROBE STUDIES OF REE-RICH ACCESSORY MINERALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SKYE GRANITE P E T R O G E N...MOBILITY IN HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS R.A. EXLEY Department of Geology and Mineralogy, University o f Oxford, Oxford...REE geochemistry of accessory aUanites, sphenes, apatites and zircons from a range of granitic, sedimentary...rocks from Skye has been investigated using the electron microprobe. Allanites and sphenes in Skye Tertiary...contain up to 50% of whole rock LREE (La-Nd). These phases are late crystaUisation products of redidual magmatic
Report (edition)
Regional Geology The Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland FOURTH EDITION CH Emeleus BR Bell Contributor:...regional geology: the Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland (Fourth edition). (British Geological Survey...Printed in the UK b>f Hawthornes, Nottingham C/0 7105 Authors CH Emeleus Department of Earth Sciences...University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH I 3LE BR Bell Division of Earth Sciences...Sciences, University of Glasgow, Gregory Building, Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G 12 BQQ Contributor D Stephenson
Report (issue)
2Itbratg BOUGHT W[TH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND THE GIFT OF HENRY W. SAGE 1691 Cornell University...igneous rocl(S of Skye 3 1924 004 066 373 Cornell University Library The tine original of tiiis book...copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924004066373... MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE TERTIARY IGNEOUS ROCKS OF SKYE. BY ALFRED...BT M.A., F.G.S. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY. GLASGOW :
Report (issue)
• \1ie,,r Llp Locl1 Corui k, sl10,,ri11g part of tl1c Ct1illi11 ra11gc. Tl1e mou11tai11s �ce11 a1·e...Sgi1rr Dt1bl1 Bl1eag i11 the foregrot111d; tl1e top of Sgi1rr Dearg (,\r jtl1 tl1e '' l11accessible l)i1111acle...tl1e brol,e11 rid 0·e of Sgi.1rr 11a l3cl11acl1dicl1; tl1e doL1ble sL11n111it of Sgi.11-r a' Gl1readaidl1...Gl1readaidl1 i11 t11e ce11tre; tl1e foL1r pc,ll'-:s of Sgt1rr a' l\111adaidl1; Bidei11 Druim r1a11 Raml1 (partl)r...\ra]le}'" 011 tl1e right. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICATj SURVEY OF THE UNITED I{INGDOll . ---=====· .
Book (chapter)
Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,... Chapter 2 The Isle of Skye Introduction INTRODUCTION Skye is one of the classic areas of Great Britain...Britain for the study of igneous geology. The sea cliffs and hills in the north of the island magnificently...succession of mainly basaltic lavas which overlie Mesozoic sediments intruded by a suite of dolerite sills...Basaltic dykes of the northwest-trending swarm cut all these rocks. The Cuillins and Red Hills of central Skye
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rocks from the Isle of Skye North-West Scotland by s. MOORBATH and j . D. BELL Department of Geology and...THE application of strontium isotope abundance variations to the problem of the origin of igneous rocks...earnest with the studies of Hurley and his colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Faure &...& Hurley (1963) measured the abundance of Sr87, conveniently expressed as the Sr8T/Sr86 ratio, in twenty-five...samples was found to be 0-7078 with limits of variations of +0-002 and —0-003, although this average value
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hydrothermal alteration of Tertiary igneous rocks from the Isle of Skye, northwest Scotland II. Granites John...John M. Ferry Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218...Hydrothermal alteration of Tertiary granites from Skye involed the reaction of igneous amphibole, biotite...combinations of secondary alkali feldspar, chlorite and montmorillonite. Lesser amounts of muscovite, calcite...calcite, epidote, prehnite, zeolite, and pyrite also developed. During mineralogical alteration of the granites
Book (chapter)
Province C. H. Emeleus Reader in Geology, University of Durham and M. C. Gyopari Senior Hydrogeologist,... References Agrell, S.O. (1965) Polythermal metamorphism of limestones at Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan. Mineralogical...structure and petrology of the Tertiary volcanic rocks of Eigg. Muck and Canna, N.W. Scotland. Unpublished M.Sc...University of Durham. Allwright, A.E. and Hudson, J.D. (1982) The Sgurr of Eigg. Journal of the Geological...Society of London, 139, p. 215 (abstract). Almond, D.C. ( 1960) The Tertiary igneous geology of Strathaird
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3749/canmin.51.2.333 CHEVKINITE-GROUP MINERALS IN UK PALAEOGENE GRANITES: UNDERESTIMATED REE-BEARING ACCESSORY...DZIERŻANOWSKI Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Warsaw, 02-089 Warszawa...Edinburgh EH9 3LA, UK Brian G.J. UPTON School of Geosciences, Grant Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh...Edinburgh EH9 3JW, UK Abstract Chevkinite-group minerals were sought in 26 granitic bodies from the Palaeogene...Palaeogene sequences of Scotland and Northern Ireland, ranging from biotite ± amphibole granites through
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Associated Rocks of the Eastern Part of the Western Redhills Complex, Isle of Skye. By J. D. Bell, Department...Department of Geology and Mineralogy, Parka Eoad, Oxford. Communicated by Professor F. H. STEWABT, P.R...the head of Loch Ainort and the northern end of the Blaven Range in central Skye forms part of a Tertiary...lavas which show the effects of thermal metamorphism by a later intrusion of eucrite and gabbro. This latter...latter, which is part of the Blaven mass, has features of a layered intrusion such as igneous lamination
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
aspects of the origin of Hebridean Tertiary acid magmas. II. Experimental melting behaviour of the granites...kbar PH20 R. N. THOMPSON Department of Geology, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London SW7...reported for three early Tertiary granites from Skye and one from Rhum, together with a quartz rnonzonite...high temperatures the morefusible crustal rock types of the region would be almost completely molten. If...they would inherit the incompatible element ratios of their sialic progenitors. This is demonstrably not
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(21 ) II.—The History of Volcanic Action during the Tertiary Period in the British Isles. By ARCHIBALD...GEIKIE, LL.D., F.R.S., Director General of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom. (Plates I., II.)...Geographical Distribution, 2. Two Types of Protrusion, 3. Nature of Component Rocks, 1. External Characters...Breadth, - . 6. Interruptions of Lateral Continuity, 7. Length, 8. Persistence of Mineral Characters, . . ...Intersection of Dykes—Repeated Dykes in the same Line of Fissure, 15. Contact-Metamorphism, 16. Relation of Dykes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry of Tertiary Igneous Rocks from the Isle of Skye, N.W. Scotland by ALAN P. DICKIN Department of Geology...Geology and Mineralogy, University of Oxford, Oxford 0X1 3 PR, UJC. {Received 14 July 1980; in revisedform...igneous rocks from the Isle of Skye and adjacent regions of northwest Scotland. New Sr isotope analyses...igneous rocks from Skye and adjacent regions in order to examine the genesis and evolution of Tertiary magmas...magmas in the Isle of Skye. Pb isotope analyses form a linear array on a Pb/Pb isochron diagram, with a
Book (volume)
00054083 NOT OUT TO OF BE THE ISSUED L BRARY. BOMBAY BRANCH OP THE S iROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY...2019 THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN THE ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF GREAT BRITAIN BY SIR ARCHIBALD...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
undulata-Distatodinium craterum zone 274, 275, A caste 210 - of downingiae (M urchison) 208, 2 13 - subcaudata (M...Aetostreon 142 Afr ican plate 330 AGER, D.V., The nature of the fossil record 131-59 Agglomerates 253, 259 Akera...B. J. P . WILLIAMS): Stratigraphy and stru cture of the Winsle Inlier, south-west Dyfed, Wales 221-9...Axial-planar cleavage 227 Axial turb idites 171 Ayre Beach, Isle or Man 311 - Group, Pleistocene 310, 311, 313 -...313 Ballaquark Sand 311 -Till 311,317 Ballateare, Isle or Man 311 Ballaugh Debris Fan 313, 317 - formation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DETERMINATION OF U R A ~ IN ROCKS AND MINERALS BY THE DELAYED NEUTRON METHOD E. I. HAMILTON * Department of Geology...T R O D U C T I O N The d e t e r m i n a t i o n of u r a n i u m by the delayed n e u t r o n method...method to m e a s u r i n g the u r a n i u m content of rocks, o r e s , s e d i m e n t s , m e t a l s...graphite. 2. METHOD As the d i s t r i b u t i o n of u r a n i u m in geological m a t e r i a l s is... the s a m p l e s w e r e ground to a g r a d e of 400 m e s h and an aliquot r e moved by i n s e r
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Low-O18 Igneous Rocks from the Intrusive Complexes of Skye, Mull, and Ardnamurchan, Western Scotland1 by HUGH... FORESTER Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena...(18 samples), Skye (41 samples), and Mull (18 samples); these include a few samples of the plateau basalt... Almost all of the rocks in the vicinity of the central ring complexes (within 2 mi. of an intrusive...rocks in Skye ( » 150 sq. mi.) and Mull (as 150 sq. mi.) have suffered an overall O18 depletion of about
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Anderson Emeritus Professor of Geology, University College, Cardiff, UK PERGAMON PRESS QE 2fcl ASI7...vj* v Srt Cl 26 PERGAMON INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies...paperback library in aid of education, industrial training and the enjoyment of leisure Publisher: Robert...TEXTBOOK INSPECTION COPY SERVICE An inspection copy of any book published in the Pergamon International...recommendation. Copies may be retained for a period of 60 days from receipt and -eturned if not suitable
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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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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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BIRKELBY NIVERSITY Of ICAUPORN.A EARTH SCIENCES y REESE LIBRARY "TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE... THE 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., F.R... 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 & 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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WHITMAN f;OJ I l[ii • , GEOLOGY OF SCOTLAND GEOLOGY OF • SECOND EDITION Edited by G. Y. CRAIG...Academic Press 1983 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced. stored in a retrieval...permission of the Scottish Academic Press Ltd., 33 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh EH7 5JX. Library of Congress...Geology of Scotland '' A Halsted Press book." Includes bibliographies and index. I. Geology-Scotland. I....ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I. THE GROWTH AND ST RUCTURE OF SCOTLAND The formation of the crystalline craton Hebridean craton
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; , ., PL/lTF! I.-Ur1eu11fol'T11jty of co11glo111orate of Lo,ver Olcl Rell 8t111clsto11e <>n l�asllale...1.,.est of C :Y' len Castle. • •••··· I MEMOIRS OF . THE . GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SCOTLAND THE PRE-TERTIARY... DESCRIPTION OF PARTS OF SHEETS 35, 43, 44, 45 AND , OF THE ONE-INCH GEOLOGIOAL MAP OF SooTLAND) A ...So.D. .. EDINBURGH PRINTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE 1925 Price 48. 6d. Nd. ...post-Tertiary geology of Mull, Loch Aline and Ohan. The corresponding maps-Sheets 35, 44 and 45 of the one-inch
 
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