Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Stirling, Scotland, UK

mindat Locality ID: 232788
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-232788.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stirling, Scotland, UK": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Airthrey Hill Mine
Ardeonaig
Balquhidder
Blairlogie Mines
Blanefield
Breeton
Campsie Fells
Gargunnock Screes
Glen Lochay
Killin
Touch Hills
Touch Muir (Touch Forest)
Tyndrum

Latitude: 56°14'21"N
Longitude: 4°13'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.239166666667,-4.2255555555556

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Baryte	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copper	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Harmotome	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melonite	Meneghinite
Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite

Aikinite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anorthite ()*	Asbolane ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Diopside ()*	Erythrite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Harmotome ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Laurite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Petzite ()*	Platinum ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pt Ru S Sb Si Te Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Baryte Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copper Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Harmotome Kaolinite Malachite Melonite Meneghinite
Mica Molybdenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite

53 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1	122969	315
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	122963,122969	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	2	122962,122971	1627
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	122962	1036
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	1	122976	143
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	122954	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	122954,122959,122969,122971,122976	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	122969	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	122969	1935
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	122965	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	122954,122959,122965,122969,122974,122976	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	122976	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	122954,122959	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	122956,122969,122976	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2	122964,122967	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	122959	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	122967	951
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	122967	4135
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	122976	814
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1	122976	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	122956,122969,122974,122976	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	122959	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	122974	30554
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O	4	122962,122970,122971,122976	290
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	1	122967	205
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	122976	1066
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	122969	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	122954	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	122970	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	1	122967	226
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	122954,122956,122959,122969	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	122969	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	122975	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	122971	1236
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	122971	2349
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1	122974	409
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	122967	485
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	122962	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	122976	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	7	122954,122956,122966,122968,122969,122974,122976	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	122976	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	122956,122962,122966,122968,122969,122974,122976	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4	122965,122966,122968,122969	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	122969	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	122974	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	122956,122976	21482
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	122960	268
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1	122974	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	122967,122969	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	122969	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	122969	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122967	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	122976	2718

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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