 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Platinum exploration on the Isle of Unst Stephen J. Thompson The geology and prospectivity of an area...area north of Baltasound on the island of Unst, Shetland is reviewed. Reconnaissance investigations in...locations, the best intersections being located at Cliff where platinum and palladium both exceed 100 ppm...2005. Keywords: Platinum exploration, Isle of Unst, Shetland INTRODUCTION This paper reviews the geology...Baltasound on the island of Unst, the northern-most of the Shetland Islands. Unst (Fig. 1) lies 200 miles |  | O'Driscoll, Brian, Day, James M.D., Walker, Richard J., Daly, J. Stephen, McDonough, William F., Piccoli, Philip M. (2012) Chemical heterogeneity in the upper mantle recorded by peridotites and chromitites from the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 333. 226-237 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.03.035 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | peridotites and chromitites from the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland Brian OāDriscoll a,n, James M.D...Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UK Geosciences Research Division, Scripps Institution...heterogeneity preserved in the 492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland) are evaluated using ReāOs isotope...and 21 serpentinised harzburgites and dunites. Shetland dunites have more variable initial 187Os/188Os...value, of the bulk convecting upper mantle. The Shetland peridotite compositions reļ¬ect protracted melt |  | | Report (issue) | | element mineralisation in the U.nst ophiolite, Shetland I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I...Platinum-group element mineralisation in the Unst ophiolite, Shetland Geochemistry A. G. Gunn, BA, MSc R....thanks are due to the landoRners'and residents of Unst for permission to enter and work on the ground....mineralisation dontaining PGH near Harold's Grave and at Cliff. Thanks are also due to Hr D. Cameron ( BGS) and...ultrabasic rocks In the Baitasound-Hagdale area, Unst, Shetland Islands 36 An appraisal of the VLF ground resistivity |  | Derbyshire, E.J., O'Driscoll, B., Lenaz, D., Gertisser, R., Kronz, A. (2013) Compositionally heterogeneous podiform chromitite in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland): Implications for chromitite petrogenesis and late-stage alteration in the upper mantle portion of a supra-subduction zone ophiolite. Lithos, 162. 279-300 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2012.11.013 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | heterogeneous podiform chromitite in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland): Implications for chromitite petrogenesis...Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, UK Dipartimento di Matematica e Geoscienze, UniversitĆ ...Available online xxxx Keywords: Podiform chromitite Shetland Ophiolite Complex Platinum-group minerals Supra-subduction...mantle sequence of the ~ 492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC; Scotland) contains abundant compositionally...Viels, Hagdale, Harold's Grave, Nikka Vord and Cliff reveal signiļ¬cant inter-pod chemical heterogeneity |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Caledonian maficāultramafic intrusions of northeast Scotland have been a major target of investigations by...at several stratigraphic levels in the Unst ophiolite, Shetland. Pt and Pd both exceed 100 ppm close to...the cumulate sequence of the complex. Elsewhere on Unst PGE mineralization more typical of ophiolites, dominated...igneous centres on Rum, Mull and Skye in northwest Scotland. In each case abundant and diverse PGM assemblages...the Mauchline and Thornhill basins in southern Scotland. The genesis of the precious-metal grains is attributed |  | Prichard, H.M., Barnes, Stephen J., Dale, C.W., Godel, B., Fisher, P.C., Nowell, G.M. (2017) Paragenesis of multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and in situ Os isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 216. 314-334 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2017.03.035 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and...multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and...multiple platinum-group mineral populations in Shetland ophiolite chromitite: 3D X-ray tomography and...Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, Wales, UK. b c CSIRO Mineral Resources, Perth, WA, Australia...Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. d Deceased, Jan 1 2017. *steve.barnes@csiro.au |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mantle tectonite at Haroldās Grave (Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland) Inna Yu. Badanina & Kreshimir N...in a mantle tectonite at Unst in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC), Scotland. The study utilized a number...Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK e-mail: richard.lord@strath.ac.uk T. C. Meisel General...chromitites from within the mantle sequence in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC) represent an example of...recorded at two type localities, Haroldās Grave and Cliff, respectively (Tarkian and Prichard 1987; Prichard |  | Prichard, Hazel M., SuĆ”rez, Saioa, Fisher, Peter C., Knight, Robert D., Watson, John S. (2018) Placer platinum-group minerals in the Shetland ophiolite complex derived from anomalously enriched podiform chromitites. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (3) 491-514 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.099 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PLACER PLATINUM-GROUP MINERALS IN THE SHETLAND OPHIOLITE COMPLEX DERIVED FROM ANOMALOUSLY ENRICHED PODIFORM...University, Main College, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK. Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, UPV/EHU...Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 6AA, UK. *Email: saioa.suarez@ehu.es Abstract. Highly anomalous...podiform chromitites at the Cliff and Harold's Grave localities in the Shetland ophiolite complex have been...PGE-rich chromitites. The placer PGM assemblage at Cliff is dominated by Pt-arsenides (64%) and Pd-antimonides |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | concentration in the Cliff chromitites of the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland Brian OāDriscoll1,*...9PL, UK Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK 3 Geosciences...odriscoll@manchester.ac.uk Abstract The ~492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC) contains an extensive...element (PGE) mineralisation. Specifically, the Cliff chromitite suite has relatively high (>250 ppm)...PGE-bearing phases at Cliff. The combined datasets reveal that the PGE at Cliff have likely been fractionated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | O N E Department of Geology, Royal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF Synopsis A...reveals that about 132 mineral species new to Scotland have been discovered. This is a 3 2 % increase...include the discovery of platinum group minerals in Shetland, w o r k on manganese oxides and hydroxides and...information about species not previously listed for Scotland. It therefore seems appropriate to take stock...e r the last decade m a n y minerals n e w to Scotland have been discovered by the electronprobemicroanalyser |  | | Book | | ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL of Unst and Fetlar in Shetland Geopark Shetland Tectonostratigraphical succession...succession and Quaternary sequence on Unst and Fetlar, Shetland. Landslides Blown sand Peat Alluvial diatomite...UNCONFORMITY Tectonostrati!!raohical succession on Unst and Fetlar Silurian to Devonian Silurian Minor...Silurian Late Cambrian to Silurian Cambrian Shetland OphioliteComplex Cambrian Metaharzburgite Layer...Silurian Norwick Graphitic Schist Norwick Phyllite Unst Phyllite Group Leagarth Phyllite original stratigraphical |  | Brough, C. P., Prichard, H. M., Neary, C. R., Fisher, P. C., McDonald, I. (2015) Geochemical Variations Within Podiform Chromitite Deposits in the Shetland Ophiolite: Implications for Petrogenesis and PGE Concentration. Economic Geology, 110 (1) 187-208 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.1.187 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Variations Within Podiform Chromitite Deposits in the Shetland Ophiolite: Implications for Petrogenesis and PGE...Cardiff CF10 3AT, United Kingdom Abstract The Shetland ophiolite, located to the northeast of the Scottish...anomalous PGE concentrations. The chromitite at Cliff is enriched in Pt, Pd, and Rh PGE (PPGE) and the...of multiple samples of chromitite from chromite quarry spoil tips and surrounding chromite-bearing dunite...between the chromite geochemistry and the PGE. Both Cliff and Haroldās Grave have a characteristic chromite |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................. Diary of a Trip to the Shetland Islands Roy Starkey 44 .............................was one, specialising in stamps from the Channel Islands but perhaps, more closely associated with minerals...with hammer, chisel and crowbar but the Lengenbach quarry, the star of the Binntal show, is strictly out...Lepidocrocite from Louchentyre Copper Mine, Dumfreisshire, Scotland. Oh, don't you just love those erratic pebbles...Department for Education and Employment 0800 917 8185 Scotland: Fiona Aitken 01786 479 593 Wales: Alun Taylor |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cornwall; 2 from Somerset; 1 from Cheshire; 2 from Scotland; and 2 from Ireland). Geographical distribution...minerals: of the 287 minerals listed, 121 are from Scotland; 116 244 H. G. M A C P H E R S O N from England...64 are from England (48 from Cornwall); 35 from Scotland; 19 from Ireland; and 7 from Wales. The remaining...Pennines and northern England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, etc. When this has been done the way ahead will...checking references in publications unobtainable in Scotland, and for confirming the existence of certain specimens |  | | Report (issue) | | mineral resources of the 'Crofter Counties' of Scotland REPORT No. 69/5 0 HMSO I NATURAL ENVIRONMENT...COUNTIES' OF SCOTLAND, COMPRISINGARGYLLSHIRE, CAITHNESS, INVERNESS-SHIRE, ORKNEY AND SHETLAND, ROSS AND...Counties' of Scotland, comprising Argyllshire, Caithness ., Inverness-shire, Orkney and Shetland, Ross and...populated parts of the Scottish Highlands and Islands, this review of the mineral resources of the area...showing the location of the Crofter Counties of Scotland frontispiece 2 Fig. 1 Map of the Crofter |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | associated Ru-, Os-, Ir-, and Rh-bearing PGM's from the Shetland ophiolite complex M. Tarkian ~ and H. M. Prichard...irarsite-hollingworthite solid-solution series occur in the Shetland ophiolite complex. Hollingworthite frequently...few cases laurite is surrounded by a ruthenian pentlandite containing up to 12% Ru. Laurite and Os-Ir-Ru...presence of platinum-group elements (PGE's) in Shetland was first observed by Hitchen (1929) who examined...the chromite crushing mill on the island of Unst, Shetland, northeast of the Scottish mainland. An Os-Ir-Ru |  | | Book | | Thordarson & Armann HosJ...-uldsson 4. Cana,)' Islands Juan Carlos Carracedo & Simon Day 5. The north...NortlrnĀ·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...sters Da,Ā·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the...orkcd m er the past 150 years to establish these islands as a major centre of academic and economic minerJlogy...London; National Museums of Scotland (Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland), Edinburgh; Oxford University |  | | Report (issue) | | grains. Physical Properties: As inclusions in pentlandite and rimming Hardness = n.d. VHN = n.d. D(meas...As inclusions in pentlandite in serpentinized harzburgite. Association: Pentlandite, heazlewoodite, millerite...MaĢlaga Province, Spain. From the Cliff region, Unst, Shetland, Scotland. In the Kauniinvaara ultramafic |  | | Book (volume) | | "TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...Stereograms of Gypsum, & and c Projections, Map of Scotland, Index to the one- inch Ordnance Survey . . ... Orthoclase. J . G. GOODCHILD. THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND, VOL. II. OXYGEN II. SILICATES. ANHYDKOUS...infra, and the Appendix.] LINLITHGOW. [?] Hillhouse quarry, in a dyke of columnar basalt. MIDLOTHIAN. [?] |  | | Book | | MINERALS OF SCOTLAND PAST AND PRESENT Alec Livingstone National Museums of Scotland Publishing Limited... Publishedby NMS PublishingLimited NationalMuseumsof Scotland ChambersStreet EdinburghEHl lJF Ā© 1MS PublishingLimited...FOREWORD Vll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Scotland, the country, physiography Xl Xlll SCOTLAND'S...SCOTLAND'S GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION The voyage of Scotland through time COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS Introduction...species 1 55 2 Minerals originally discovered in Scotland 188 3 Scottish minerals 1991-96 190 REFERENCESAND |  | | Book (volume) | | filamentous net-work is here brown. of Ayrshire. At Lagg Quarry, Fisherton, Ayr. structure is yellow or brown,... : Liulithgowshire in an opening near the old quarry of Kirkton, masses in limestone of Yoredale age...Barlocco LIBRARY CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND Printed by Nfill and Company, Limited, Edinburgh...MACLEHOSE AND SONS. CO., LIM. THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...specimens from almost every known mineral locality in Scotland, and made several hundred analyses. In addition |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ( 427 ) XVIII.āChapters on the Mineralogy of Scotland. Chapter Seventh.āOres of Manganese, Iron, Chromium...situated about 200 feet below the summit of the cliff, here called 1130 feet in height. There are three...smelted " ironāanywhere ? THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND. 429 quantity of wires, of the thickness of...definite periods of time, THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND. 431; āeach period having been of such a duration...ā¢898 5-521 5-688 100-454 THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND. Hygroscopic Water, Heated barely red, lost, ā |  | | Report (issue) | | Pl:ite I Weisdalc Voc. Shetland Mainland, looking south across inshore islands to the Clift Hills and...SCIENCES !British Regional Geology rlShetland By W. Mykura, B.Sc., F.R.S.E. with Contributions...one of the Shetland maps being either published or in press. The remaining Central Shetland map will shortly...memoir coverage will be available for the Shetland Islands. Accordingly, although this Handbook covers...work of the original surveyors. For the Orkney Islands their names are fully acknowledged in the maps |  | Zaccarini, Federica, Economou-Eliopoulos, Maria, Kiseleva, Olga, Garuti, Giorgio, Tsikouras, Basilios, Pushkarev, Evgenii, Idrus, Arifudin (2022) Platinum Group Elements (PGE) Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Low Economic Potential (Rh-Pt-Pd)-Rich Chromitites from Ophiolite Complexes. Minerals, 12 (12) 1565 doi:10.3390/min12121565 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | as 81,867 ppb, as was found in one sample from Shetland chromite deposits, the ophiolitic chromitites...Ulan-Sarādag (Russia), Herbeira (Spain) and Shetland (UK) ophiolites (Table 1 and references therein)...Spain Turkey United Kingdom AlāAys Herbeira Berit Shetland USA Rattlesnake Creek Name of the Deposit ...Khamitovskoe, Maly Apshak, Bolāshoy Apshak Haroldās Grave Cliff Pole Corral Age Type of Chromitite Chromite Composition...Berit Berit UK Shetland Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Cliff Haroldās grave Quarry 12S Quarry 10 USA |  | O'Driscoll, B., Walker, R.J., Clay, P.L., Day, J.M.D., Ash, R.D., Daly, J.S. (2018) Length-scales of chemical and isotopic heterogeneity in the mantle section of the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 488. 144-154 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.020 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | heterogeneity in the mantle section of the Shetland Ophiolite Complex, Scotland B. OāDriscoll a,ā , R.J. Walker...Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College...28 February 2018 Editor: F. Moynier Keywords: Shetland Ophiolite Complex oceanic mantle highly siderophile...ophiolites and abyssal peridotites. The ā¼492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC) contains a well-preserved...oceanic mantle. The mantle section of the ā¼492 Ma Shetland Ophiolite Complex (SOC; Fig. S1) is a valuable |
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