Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Argyll And Bute, Scotland, UK

mindat Locality ID: 301837
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-301837.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Argyll And Bute, Scotland, UK": 61
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 43

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Cardross
Glen Orchy
Inveraray
Isle Of Islay
Isle Of Mull
Isle Of Staffa
Isle Of Tiree
Kilmartin Copper Mine
Kintyre
Loch Fyne
Lochgilphead
Sithean Sluaigh

Latitude: 56°8'14"N
Longitude: 5°34'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.137222222222,-5.5691666666667

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	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gyrolite
Hydrotalcite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mordenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite
Perovskite	Prehnite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel
Thomsonite	Titanite	Tobermorite	Topaz	Wollastonite	Woodwardite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti V Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Analcime Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Copper Corundum Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Gyrolite
Hydrotalcite Kaolinite Malachite Mordenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite
Perovskite Prehnite Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Spinel
Thomsonite Titanite Tobermorite Topaz Wollastonite Woodwardite Zircon Zirconolite

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*
Anilite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Botallackite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Connellite ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epistilbite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gyrolite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Honessite ()*	Hydrohonessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Larnite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mesolite ()*	Monticellite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Mullite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Plombièrite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rankinite ()*	Reevesite ()*	Reyerite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Saponite ()*	Scolecite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Spinel ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Tin ()*	Titanite ()*	Tobermorite ()*
Todorokite ()*	Topaz ()*	Vésigniéite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xonotlite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	122176	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1	122176	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	122188,122190,122209	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	6	122172,122176,122177,122188,122207,122208	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	122212	2162
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	1	122223	88
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	2	122176,122209	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	122174,122188	3250
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	122188	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	5	122176,122190,122201,122209,122210	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	122174	11547
Botallackite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	122223	49
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5	122165,122174,122176,122188,122209	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	122174,122188	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	122169,122170,122174,122188,122223	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	122182	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	122188	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	122202	3531
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	2	122174,122223	43
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	122223	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	122174,122188,122202	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	122224	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	8	122186,122188,122197,122198,122199,122203,122204,122224	1797
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	122174	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	122223	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	122190,122209	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	122174	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	6	122182,122188,122194,122195,122196,122202	8173
Epistilbite ()*	Mordenite	Ca₃[Si₁₈Al₆O₄₈]·16H₂O	1	122194	138
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	122209	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	122223	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	122174,122223	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	122192	2812
Gyrolite ()*	Gyrolite	NaCa₁₆(Si₂₃Al)O₆₀(OH)₈·14H₂O	3	122176,122191,122207	142
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	2	122190,122196	741
Honessite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	1	122170	25
Hydrohonessite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	1	122170	12
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	122190,122209,122224	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	1	122190	179
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	122184	1507
Larnite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca₂(SiO₄)	1	122176	48
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	4	122179,122194,122197,122199	1271
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	122188	192
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	7	122175,122176,122190,122196,122209,122211,122224	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	122174,122188,122212,122223	12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	1	122207	425
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	1	122176	153
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	1	122180	405
Mullite ()*	None	Al_4+2xSi_2-2xO_10-x (x ≈ 0.4)	5	122197,122199,122200,122203,122224	78
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	2	122176,122207	1236
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	122170	767
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	122190	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2	122169,122170	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1	122176	495
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	2	122175,122190	303
Plombièrite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₆(OH)₂(H₂O)₂·(Ca·5H₂O)	1	122176	28
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	122181,122182,122188,122189,122194,122195,122202	1898
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	2	122199,122224	164
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	122169,122174,122223	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	122169,122170	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	12	122167,122174,122175,122176,122190,122194,122215,122216,122218,122219,122220,122223	61156
Rankinite ()*	None	Ca₃Si₂O₇	1	122176	25
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	1	122170	48
Reyerite ()*	Gyrolite	Na₂Ca₁₄Al₂Si₂₂O₅₈(OH)₈·6H₂O	2	122176,122189	8
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	122221	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	122224	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	122190,122224	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	122207	301
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	3	122182,122194,122195	390
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	122185	1516
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	4	122186,122188,122199,122224	1934
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	4	122172,122176,122188,122208	452
Tin ()*	None	Sn	1	122188	63
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	122176,122194,122196	4899
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	1	122205	114
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	122221	433
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	122220	1476
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	122223	46
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	122176	1247
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	3	122189,122191,122193	109
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	4	122175,122190,122196,122210	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	1	122171	140

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-189	Loch Scridain, Isle Of Mull, Argyll And Bute, Scotland, UK	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-189

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