Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Isle Of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK

mindat Locality ID: 14267
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14267.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Isle Of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK": 76
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 50

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Allt Mor
Beinn An Dubhaich
Broadford
Camasunary
Coire Uaigneich
Drynock
Duirinish
Dunvegan
Kinross
Kyle Rhea
Luib
Minginish
near Drynoch
Sligachan
Soay Sound
Struan
Totscore
Trotternish
Waternish

Latitude: 57°15'57"N
Longitude: 6°5'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.265833333333,-6.0938888888889

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brucite
Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Erionite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gismondine	Gypsum	Gyrolite
Harkerite	Humite	Ludwigite	Malachite	Mica	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Pectolite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite	Sulphur	Talc	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tobermorite	Vesuvianite
Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

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 B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Ce Fe H Mg Na O Si Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Baryte Brucite
Calcite Chabazite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Copper Corrensite Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Erionite Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gismondine Gypsum Gyrolite
Harkerite Humite Ludwigite Malachite Mica Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Pectolite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite Sulphur Talc Thomsonite Titanite Tobermorite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zircon

107 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Annite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Augite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Britholite-(Y) ()*
Brucite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*
Cowlesite ()*	Cuspidine ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Erionite-Ca ()*
Fayalite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*	Ferro-edenite ()*
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Ferro-katophorite ()*	Ferro-richterite ()*	Ferrobustamite ()*	Fluoborite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Garronite-Ca ()*
Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Gyrolite ()*	Harkerite ()*
Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Humite ()*	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Laumontite ()*	Ludwigite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Microcline ()*	Monticellite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Offretite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pectolite ()*
Periclase ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rectorite ()*	Reyerite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Saponite ()*
Scolecite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stellerite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*
Sulphur ()*	Szaibélyite ()*	Tacharanite ()*	Talc ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*
Titanite ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Xonotlite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	122508,122526,122537,122546,122547,122548	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	122508,122525,122527	706
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	14	122514,122517,122518,122530,122533,122541,122558,122560,122561,122562,122565,122568,122569,122570	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	122508,122527	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	122508,122510	1534
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	122526	356
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	122514	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	122566	3250
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122537	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	4	122536,122537,122538,122547	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	122507	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	122508,122510	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	122566	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	122501	5516
Britholite-(Y) ()*	Apatite	(Y,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	0		28
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	3	122501,122503,122508	462
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	1	122510	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	122501,122504,122510,122517,122518,122527,122530,122531,122533,122536,122541,122546,122547,122548,122558,122560,122561,122562,122566,122568,122569,122570,122575	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	122507	5171
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	1	122517	310
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	122501,122510	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	122501,122503,122508	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	2	122501,122508	285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	122540,122548,122550	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	122501,122508	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	3	122508,122527,122547	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	4	122501,122508,122510,122511	236
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	122527	1025
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	122550	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	4	122508,122517,122540,122550	3846
Cowlesite ()*	None	Ca(Al₂Si₃)O₁₀·5-6H₂O	3	122517,122518,122558	84
Cuspidine ()*	Wöhlerite	Ca₈(Si₂O₇)₂F₄	1	122508	67
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	2	122508,122510	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	3	122501,122507,122508	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	1	122548	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	122503	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	122535	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	10	122503,122504,122523,122527,122536,122538,122540,122546,122547,122548	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	2	122533,122548	138
Erionite-Ca ()*	Erionite	Ca₅[Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂]·30H₂O	0		31
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	2	122537,122547	371
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	122527	196
Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		28
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122527	129
Ferro-edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Fe²⁺₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122527	57
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	3	122508,122527,122547	271
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122527	38
Ferro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122527	30
Ferrobustamite ()*	Wollastonite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	3	122501,122508,122510	22
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	2	122508,122510	52
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	122527	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	122507,122508,122527,122546,122547	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	2	122501,122508	1188
Gadolinite-(Y) ()*	Gadolinite	Y₂Fe²⁺Be₂O₂(SiO₄)₂	1	122527	163
Garronite-Ca ()*	Gismondine	Ca₃(Al₆Si₁₀O₃₂)·14H₂O	2	122517,122562	66
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	122526	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	122507,122508,122510	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	122517,122533	6890
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	7	122517,122521,122533,122555,122559,122561,122562	142
Harkerite ()*	Harkerite	Ca₄₈Mg₁₆[AlSi₄O₁₅(OH)]₄(BO₃)₁₆(CO₃)₁₆·2(H₂O,HCl)	2	122508,122510	11
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122546	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	6	122501,122508,122510,122527,122546,122547	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	122501,122503,122507,122526	14640
Humite ()*	Humite	Mg₇(SiO₄)₃F₂	2	122501,122508	80
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O	1	122517	85
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	122546	5433
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	2	122505,122527	99
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	10	122517,122533,122541,122547,122548,122561,122562,122565,122569,122570	1271
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)	2	122508,122510	134
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	12	122501,122503,122505,122507,122508,122510,122527,122535,122536,122538,122546,122547	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5	122501,122507,122508,122510,122548	12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	15	122517,122519,122521,122522,122531,122533,122541,122548,122551,122558,122560,122561,122562,122569,122570	425
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	122526	4924
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	3	122501,122508,122510	153
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	3	122530,122533,122570	1236
Offretite ()*	Not in a structural group	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆·15H₂O	3	122518,122565,122569	146
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	122533,122562	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	122537,122547	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		313
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	2	122533,122552	363
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	122501	114
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	1	122547	303
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	8	122527,122536,122538,122540,122546,122547,122548,122550	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	122501,122503,122517,122527	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	122501	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	122505,122507,122508,122516,122526,122527,122537,122538,122541,122546,122547	61156
Rectorite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Na,Ca)Al₄(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	122514	49
Reyerite ()*	Gyrolite	Na₂Ca₁₄Al₂Si₂₂O₅₈(OH)₈·6H₂O	2	122514,122544	8
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122527	375
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	2	122561,122569	301
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	3	122533,122552,122562	390
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	122501,122507,122508,122527	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	122534,122536	1934
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	2	122517,122575	189
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	8	122500,122517,122527,122533,122541,122562,122565,122575	268
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	122527	2045
Szaibélyite ()*	None	MgBO₂(OH)	2	122508,122510	87
Tacharanite ()*	None	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆	1	122559	47
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	122501,122508	3337
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	9	122514,122517,122518,122519,122531,122533,122558,122562,122569	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5	122501,122508,122527,122546,122547	4899
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	4	122514,122542,122559,122561	114
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122501	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	3	122501,122507,122508	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	4	122501,122503,122507,122508	1247
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	1	122561	109
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	7	122501,122505,122508,122526,122527,122546,122547	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060749	Drynock, Isle Of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK	https://rruff.info/R060749
R060490	Drynock, Isle Of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK	https://rruff.info/R060490

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