Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Glenelg, Highland, Scotland, UK

mindat Locality ID: 5101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5101.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Glenelg, Highland, Scotland, UK": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Allt Ease Mhor Chuil An Duin
Allt Mor
Ardintoul
Beinn Fhada
Biod Ban
Cnoc Mor
Druim Iosal
Glen Beag
Meall Buidhe
Ratagain Intrusion
Sron An Fheadain
Upper Sandaig

Latitude: 56°45'27"N
Longitude: 5°32'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.7575,-5.5363888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Fluorite	Humite
Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite

Actinolite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Diopside ()*	Ferrosilite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zoisite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Fluorite Humite
Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Wollastonite

33 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	10	122459,122460,122462,122463,122464,122467,122470,122472,122476,122478	3419
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	2	122474,122475	315
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	7	122459,122460,122462,122464,122470,122474,122475	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	122471,122474,122475	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1	122470	285
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	122464,122467,122472,122476	1025
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	8	122459,122462,122464,122467,122470,122472,122476,122478	4135
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1	122474	84
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	122474,122475	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	122471,122474,122475	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	122474,122475	30554
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122474	223
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	122474,122475	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	122474	5433
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	2	122465,122478	1507
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	122474,122475	5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	1	122473	252
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	122474,122475	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	2	122467,122472	229
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2	122474,122475	767
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	122471,122474,122475	39462
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1	122466	147
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	122471,122474,122475	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	122474,122475	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	4	122459,122462,122470,122476	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	122471,122474,122475	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	122466,122470	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	4	122461,122462,122467,122470	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	122474,122475	1803
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4	122460,122462,122470,122472	2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	3	122460,122462,122470	1247
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5	122460,122462,122467,122470,122478	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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