Fidra, East Lothian, Scotland, UKi
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|---|---|
| Fidra | Island |
| East Lothian | Council Area |
| Scotland | Country |
| UK | Country |
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A late Palaeozoic basanitic sill that contains numerous small (mostly <5cm) mafic and ultramafic xenoliths.
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8 Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, 75, 65-70, 1984 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences, 75, 65-70, 1984 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: H. Downes et al. Lithos 58 2001 105–124 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | var. Anorthoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase | (Na,K)AlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fossils
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Upton, B.G., Aspen, P., Hunter, R.H. (1984) Xenoliths and their implications for the deep geology of the Midland Valley of Scotland and adjacent region. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 75(2), 65-70.
Sparks, R.S.J. (1986) The role of crustal contamination in magma evolution through geological time. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 78(2-3), 211-223.
Downes, H., Upton, B.G.J., Handisyde, E., Thirlwall, M.F. (2001) Geochemistry of mafic and ultramafic xenoliths from Fidra (Southern Uplands, Scotland): implications for lithospheric processes in Permo-Carboniferous times. Lithos, 58(3-4), 105-124.
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidra |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1411377 |
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