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Locality Name:
Glen Beag, Glenelg, Highland, Scotland, UK


mindat Locality ID: 2922
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2922.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Glen Beag, Glenelg, Highland, Scotland, UK": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Allt An Fhaing
Balvraid
Beinn A'Chapuill
Corrary
Strath A Chomair

Latitude: 57°10'57"N
Longitude: 5°34'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.1825,-5.5761111111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteHumiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalcWollastonite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Galena  (*)Omphacite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22122467,1224703419
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112247027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2112247127198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21122470285
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11224671025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62122467,1224704135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS112247124243
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O61122467229
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2112247139462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO30147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112247161156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511224701516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS112247121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411224701934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22122467,1224703337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211224702562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311224701247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2122467,1224701025


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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