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Locality Name:
Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK


mindat Locality ID: 225706
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-225706.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Dornie

Latitude: 56°55'59"N
Longitude: 5°27'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.933055555556,-5.4605555555556
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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteHumiteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTalc

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Gold  (*)Grunerite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Omphacite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)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)28122623,122625,122626,122627,122628,122630,122631,1226323419
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)112262627770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22122624,12263027198
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21122626236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2122623,1226251025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64122623,122624,122626,1226304135
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1122630371
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6112263084
Gold  (*)CopperAu112262430554
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)22122626,122630223
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O63122625,122626,122630741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3112263014640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO43122623,122626,1226271507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42122626,12263014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2112263217380
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O62122631,122632229
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23122624,122628,12263039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211226303106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82122624,1226309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2112262461156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52122625,1226261516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411226261934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211226263337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)24122622,122625,122626,1226282562
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2122626,1226301025


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