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Locality Name:
Loch Shin, Highland, Scotland, UK


mindat Locality ID: 299302
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-299302.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Loch Shin, Highland, Scotland, UK": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
L1
L3

Latitude: 58°6'57"N
Longitude: 4°34'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.115833333333,-4.5744444444444
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: Ag Al Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K O Pb S Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovelliteFeldsparFluoriteMeneghiniteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetradymite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Berryite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)Galena  (*)Gladite  (*)Hammarite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pekoite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31122619315
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16112261950
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11226191966
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22122618,12261927198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11226194165
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211226199617
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S18112261943
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2122618,12261924243
Gladite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi5S9112261867
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S9112261843
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32122618,12261914640
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S6112261880
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S15112261838
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2122618,1226194924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22122618,12261917380
Pekoite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBi11S18112261839
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22122618,12261939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22122618,12261961156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2122618,12261921482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1122618510


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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