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Agate from
Dunvegan, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Agate
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Agate data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunvegan, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:906217
Long-form Identifier:1:3:906217:7
GUID (UUID V4):a976fea7-fdd3-43f7-b140-af1f33b8305c
Nearest other occurrences of Agate
50.0km (31.1 miles) Isle of Rum, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
66.2km (41.1 miles) An Sgurr, Isle of Eigg, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
70.0km (43.5 miles) Luinga Bheag Island, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
72.9km (45.3 miles) Arisaig, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
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-... .,.. •. THE GEOLOGY . .' ..·... _ · . N OF . . . . .. . . .� . . ., . .. S··. . ....' . .. ". , .•. .,. . • Geology of Nortl1ern Skye (Mem. Geol. Surv.) A. PLATE I (Frontispiece)...THE SOUTH; PART OF THE TROTTERNISH LAVA-SCARP B. (D3172) LANDSLIP TOPOGRAPHY SOUTH OF FLODIGARRY HOTEL...INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN SCOTLAND The Geology...Geology of Northern Skye Explanatio11 of the Portree (80) and parts of the Rubha Hu1zis/1 (90), Applecross
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Classics LEADING THE WAY IN THE SUPPLY OF QUALITY MINERAL SPECIMENS IN THE UK. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO BUY...01884 821724 e-mail: ian@crystalciassics.co.uk UK TS C 2 COVERPrismatichexagonalberyl to 14 mm w...MINERALS David Green 9 The UK ]011rnalof Mines and Minerals publishes articles of interest to mineralogists...YEARS IN MINERAL SCOTLAND David Green • Gordon Todd 28 EDITOR David I. Green DIARY OF EVENTS Mick Wolfe...Journal are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. 46 Publication of information on a collecting site
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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MUSEUM BRITISH REGIONAL GEOLOGY...GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE TERTIARY VOLCANIC DISTRICTS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE...Districts, Scotland (Geol. Surv.) PLATE I (Frontispiece) A. THE CUILLIN HILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED...FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONIC ROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST Strathaird penninsula (middle distance) is composed...composed of Jurassic strata overlain by Tertiary basalt lavas and the nearer headland of Torridonian B
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DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC GEOLOGICAL BRITISH AND SURVEY INDUSTRIAL AND REGIONAL RESEARCH MUSEUM...MUSEUM GEOLOGY SCOTLAND: THE TERTIARY VOLCANIC a DISTRICTS (THIRD EDITION) EDINBURGH HER MAJESTY’S...Districts, Scotland (Geo/. Surv.) PLATE I __ (Frontispiece) A. THE CUILLIN HILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED...FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONIC ROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST Strathaird penninsula (middle distance) is...is composed of Jurassic strata overlain by Tertiary basalt lavas and the nearer headland of Torridonian
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'"'"-~" '. . ' _The Tertiary Volcanic Districts of Scotland • • · • THIRD EQITION ""'" ".· '·. -~ ...lava Oow of the Mull Plateau Group (StafTa Suite). Massive, regular columns at the base of the flow are...are overlain by an upper tier of narrow, poorly developed irregular columns. The slaggy flow top is exposed...in the top right of the photograph. (D 2218) Tertiary Volcanic Districts, Scotland (Ceo!. Sure.) A...(Frontispiece) THE C-U ILLI N H ILLS AND BLAVEN, SKYE, FORMED OF TERTIARY PLUTONICROCKS (GABBRO), FROM SOUTH-EAST
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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
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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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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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Lowe, Truro, Cornwall. UKjourna! & 1ninera!s of mines CONTENTS number14 autumn1994 2 EDITORIAL...Green· MD Freier 8 The UK Journal of Mines 011d Minerals publishes articles of interest to amateur mineralogists...for address, subscriptions, and advertising. DIARY OF EVENTS 9 MINERAL NOTES ------------- 11 -------------...Betts ------------- 21 ------------- THE MINERALS of the CHll A CLAY PITS S \Veiss The views and opinions...Journal are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Publication of information on a collecting site
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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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Geology and Scenery in Scotland J.B. Whittow The scenery of Scotland is, in its range and scale, as...the world. And beneath the variety lies a geology of enormous complexity and great age, which has been...millions of years to provide the basis for such extraordinary natural features as the caves of Staffa and...This book is the final volume of a trilogy on the geology and scenery of the British Isles. Dr Whittow...passing with ease from the hard facts of science to the beauties of the landscape. Graced with many illustrations
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Vanadinite (Morocco) HandPrintedColour Photographs of Mineralsand CornishEngineHouses New Showroom now...7SU Tel: (0736) 788305 Wulfenite (Mexico) UK Journal of Mines and Minerals Issue No 5 SUMMER1988 ...Page No. The Re-opening of Clogau Gold Mine 1966 J. Hodgkins 2 The Minerals of Trimouns, Ariege, France...Decline of Mining in Mid Wales and Prospects of Revival S.J.S. Hughes 12 AUSTRALIA The Mines of Lindale...5091181 A$9 inc. p& pperissue Minerals of the Isle of Skye R. Starkey 18 ARTICLES Articles for inclusion
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va A Geology of Britain Written and edited by Dr Robert Muir Wood of the Department of Mineralogy and...University of Cambridge Gazetteer section of Sites of Geological interest in England, Wales and Scotland compiled...Brenda Horsfield Published to accompany aseries of programmes prepared in consultation with the BBC...563 16211 2 Contents Introduction Volcanoes: Out of the fire Sediments: Break and make 19 Tectonics:...Oo NY WHO S& OF HD On & Glaciation: After the ice 109 10 Britain’s past: A matter of latitude 123
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80 OXIDES. JASP-AGATE liesembles both Dendritic Moss and Agate Agate in the chalce- donic...Jasp- Agate is, however, much to pseudo-stalactites. larger in amount, and as it consists of Jasper...and a Sutherland. an outlier half miles south of Cape Wrath, near Torridon Conglomerate, in small...Potstone. The filamentous net-work is here brown. of Ayrshire. At Lagg Quarry, Fisherton, Ayr. structure...which of is The mossy or stalactitic by purple Chalcedony, On both banks zoned by layers of pale lavender
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·DEPARTMENT ··OF SCIENTIFIC AND ·F . . ... ·. ··.0 ····:·. .. ·. . . ··• ·, . ··•.·· . , .,. ··..... . . · - -·:··- .· . .. . LDIESTO~"ES OF SCOTLAND {1llem . GeoI. Surt1.) S.TRO~:E:CFrRC'DIF CLIFF...DSHlRE. PLATE Thrust mass of Durness dolomite and limestone. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL...RESEARCH MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREAT BRITAIN VOL...VOL. XXXV The Limestones of Scotland By J. T. ROBERTSON, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.Inst.M.M., B. SIMPSON, D.Sc
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·DEPARTMENT ··OF SCIENTIFIC AND ·F . . ... ·. ··.0 ····:·. .. ·. . . ··• ·, . ··•.·· . , .,. ··..... . . · - -·:··- .· . .. . LDIESTO~"ES OF SCOTLAND {1llem . GeoI. Surt1.) S.TRO~:E:CFrRC'DIF CLIFF...DSHlRE. PLATE Thrust mass of Durness dolomite and limestone. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL...RESEARCH MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF GREAT BRITAIN VOL...VOL. XXXV The Limestones of Scotland By J. T. ROBERTSON, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.Inst.M.M., B. SIMPSON, D.Sc
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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
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TOWN CENTRE OF TELFORD – A CAUTIONARY TALE - Trevor Devon 7 BOBKINGITE - MINDAT PHOTO OF THE DAY - Roy...IN PRAISE OF “VILE STICKY BLACK HYDROCARBONS” - Frank Ince 8 SO VERY FOOLISH: THE HISTORY OF THE WHERRY... 19 RECENT PAPERS IN THE MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE OF POTENTIAL INTEREST TO MEMBERS - Roy Starkey 29 ...- Trevor Bridges JOURNALS FOR SALE - David Neal UK VIRTUAL MICROSCOPE AVAILABLE - Roy Starkey 19 MINCO...Norwich, Norfolk. NR6 6TB SECRETARY Phil Taylor, Dunvegan, 96 Kingsfield Road, Kintore, Inverurie, Aberdeen
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August 1972 with the object of increasing the knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral...Technical Adviser (Minerals) & John Hall Circulation of Journals - Mark Curtis Librarian John Long Publicity...member in a family £6 . 00 for each additional member of the same family £5.00 for associate members £3.50...become payable on the first day of August each year. Persons up to 17 years of age and persons undertaking...undertaking full-time study up to 21 years of age may opt for student membership. Persons living over 60 miles
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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...Cornelius Gillen The right of Con Gillen to be identified as the author of this book has been asserted
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August 1_ 972 with the object of increasing the knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral...(Minerals) Technical Adviser (Lapidary) Circulation of Journals Equipment Loans Co-ordinator Web Master...first member in a family £11.00 for second member of the same family ·£11.00 for associate members £6...Persons up to 17 years of age and persons taking full-time study up to 21 years of age may opt for student...MEETINGS Meetings are normally held on the first Friday of each month at the Age Concern Hall, attached to Clair
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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...THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH DEVON ; being the substance of a Lecture delivered before the Members of the Exeter...form , to the chief objects of Geological interest in the neighbourhood of Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Bideford...contains notices of other portions of North Devon , which are less known to the majority of tourists. Barnstaple...PRINCIPAL MINERAL LOCALITIES IN THE United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. BY K TOWNSHEND M. HALL
 
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