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Locality Name:
Sligachan, Isle Of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK


mindat Locality ID: 52171
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52171.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sligachan, Isle Of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Glamaig
Marsco
Sligachan Quarry

Latitude: 57°16'52"N
Longitude: 6°8'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.281111111111,-6.1402777777778
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
MalachiteMordeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyroxeneQuartzSpinel
TitaniteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Djurleite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3122546,122547,1225488803
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611225472060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3122546,122547,12254827770
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11225483531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811225471756
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161122548300
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3122546,122547,1225488173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O1122548138
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1122547371
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21122547271
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22122546,1225479617
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21122546209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O62122546,122547741
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311225465433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2122547,1225481271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42122546,12254714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2112254812537
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1122548425
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11225472349
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61122547303
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)23122546,122547,1225481898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22122546,12254761156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2122546,1225474899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2122546,1225475251


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