Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ochil Hills, Perth And Kinross, Scotland, UK

Oldest recorded age at locality: 359
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 31503
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31503.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ochil Hills, Perth And Kinross, Scotland, UK": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Glenfarg

Latitude: 56°16'48"N
Longitude: 3°24'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.28,-3.4038888888889

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.

Analcime	Copper	Digenite	Gadolinite	Natrolite	None	Prehnite	Quartz

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 B Bi Ca Cu H Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au Bi Cu O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Copper Digenite Gadolinite Natrolite None Prehnite Quartz

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Analcime ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Copper ()*	Datolite ()*	Digenite ()*
Gold ()*	Natrolite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Quartz ()*	Wittichenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	359	2.6	1	122813	1627
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	359	2.6	1	122813	5707
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	359	2.6	1	122813	3846
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	359	2.6	1	122813	498
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	359	2.6	0		1027
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	359	2.6	0		30554
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	359	2.6	1	122813	1236
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	359	2.6	1	122813	1898
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	359	2.6	0		61156
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	359	2.6	0		297

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Kristen002429	359	252	Permo-Carboniferous		mineralization							Baryte, Calcite, Quartz	Fe, Ag, Co, Cu, Pb	31503	Ochil Hills, Perth And Kinross, Scotland, UK	Ochil Hills	Hall et al. (1982)		MRPR53_1
	Kristen002430	66	2.6	Tertiary		mineralization							Baryte, Calcite, Quartz	Cu, Fe, Pb	31503	Ochil Hills, Perth And Kinross, Scotland, UK	Ochil Hills	Hall et al. (1982)		MRPR53_1

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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