 | | Journal (issue) | | Pearl Company used to submit some huge natural South Sea pearls. A cursory glance through the records...baroque natural pearl weighing 119.35 ct. The largest South Sea natural pearl that Mr Norman remembers dealing...year a trading standards officer from one of the UK city councils attended one of our one day courses...example, devitrite, apatite, wollastonite, or fluorite and cristobalite, in the glassy groundmass (Hammer...granite from Ailsa Craig, Scotland Dr Douglas Nichol Wrexham, Wales ABSTRACT: Ailsa Craig granite, a distinctive |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | online April 2013 Apatite-supergroup minerals in UK Palaeogene granites: composition and relationship...Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YQ, UK *Corresponding author, e-mail: r.macdonald@lancaster...macdonald@lancaster.ac.uk Abstract: The Palaeogene granites of Scotland and Northern Ireland range mineralogically from...As part of an ongoing study of accessory phases in UK Palaeogene granites (Macdonald et al., 2013), we...nepheline syenites of the Ilı́maussaq intrusion, South Greenland. There are significant variations in major |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (111) plane of halite and for the (100) plane of fluorite in the cases considered so far, and it is physically...obvious Evjen molecule to use for the (100) plane of fluorite is a square pyramidal Ca(89 with its base on the...Ca(1F)s molecules to evaluate the (100) plane of fluorite but this procedure still leads to an excessively...neutralization were as local as possible. For fluorite (100) this was achieved by using tetrabedral Ca(89...Na(4XCl)4 (110) linear Na(~.Cl)2 (111) (89 see fig. 1 Fluorite (100) tetrahedralCa(89 (110) flat rectangularCa(89 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | groups. Appendix 3: Minerals discovered first in Scotland 5 5 6 7 9 10 11 11 12 13 39 44 47 SYNOPSIS...groups; and minerals which were discovered first in Scotland. Some 15 per cent of the species listed in this...knowledge as to which mineral species occur in Scotland, but that there is also a need for greater precision...to find the first recordings of minerals new to Scotland since 1901. Many authors have been unaware that...described had not been recorded previously for Scotland or the United Kingdom. The main criteria for accepting |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Post-Carboniferous Intrusive Igneous Rocks of the West of Scotland," and a paper jointly with Mr. N. Martin on the...Geology of the New Red Sandstones of the South of Scotland, with their Associated Breccias " ; Professor...Cape system (Devonian and Carboniferous). In the south these strata are greatly folded, and the quartzites...Glasgow. The base of the Karroo system throughout South Africa is formed by the celebrated Dwyka conglomerate...blance to the Pleistocene glacial material covering Scotland. It contains striated boulders, and north of latitude |  | | Book | | Sandy Freir Tony Holland and Cedric Rogers 2. SCOTLAND GEMSTONES OF KINTYRE—Peter Rodgers AGATES OF...course, is famous for its fluorite minerals. Good specimens of massive fluorite are available but of interest...this country’s mineral wealth. Tin from Cornwall, fluorite from the Midlands and the North, are booming as...happen in Weardale, where there is a brisk trade in fluorite minerals. Last October at the Becermet Mine in...the sites' working life. In the Highlands of Scotland, where there is currently much prospecting but |  | | Book | | Sites of Geological interest in England, Wales and Scotland compiled by Peter R Rodgers BRITISH BROADCASTING...some of the similar, but much older rocks of South Scotland. Around Britain it is always more common to...vents on Arthur’s Seat were Southern Uplands of Scotland. Further infilled with small intrusions and with...Period, some 70 million years ago, the West of Scotland, the Hebridean Islands and Antrim were all the...neck ofa volcano 1.12 Trap topography, Central Scotland 13 In many areas the slow cooling of the thick |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minor quantities of magnetite, stilpnomelane and fluorite. Banded peralkaline granite is found near the...,;ubhedral crystals of a yellow lithium mica. Fluorite is also present ofte~ ~imming pyroc~,~lore and...concentrations are rnonazite, pyrochlore, xenotime., fluorite, apatite, sphene and ilmeni~e. Analytical techniques...using the photopeak metiaod of Routi (1969)o The Ailsa Craig granite, supplied by the Open University, was...(Mineyev 1963) and riebeckite microgranite from Ailsa Craig (Meighan 1979). The zone is taken as ch~acteristic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Origin of the Tertiary Lundy Granite (Bristol Channel, UK) by R. S. THORPE, A. G. T I N D L E AND A. GLEDHILL...Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK76AA, UK {Received 15 June 1989; revised typescript accepted...(1982)]. The complexes extend from Skye and Mull in Scotland, through the Moume Mountains and Slieve Gullion...cordierite (commonly altered to pinite), epidote, fluorite, garnet, monazite, pyrrhotite, rutile, sphene...Walsh et al. (1979), Thorpe (unpub. data)]. 7: Ailsa Craig (Govindaraju, 1987). Elements in brackets are |  | | Book (chapter) | | Rockall, lie in the North Atlantic to the west of Scotland (Fig. 1.1). St Kilda is formed by a central complex...granulites exposed in the Outer Hebrides and north-west Scotland. The Helen's Reef microgabbro is associated with...with the earlier, alkali-microgranite boss of Ailsa Craig (62 Ma; Harrison et al., 1987) and with some...Shiant Isles lie about 20 kin north of Skye and 8 km south-east of Lewis. They consist of sheets of dolerite...of the Eilean Mhuire sill, exposed towards the south-east end of the island, contains a layer about 20 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Carney, with kind permission of Aggregate Industries UK]. Ian Jefferson, Mike Rosenbaum, Ian Smalley 157...Chris Lavers Excursion Reports Millstone Grit of South Derbyshire The Yorkshire Coast Fountains Abbey and...farther north, just west of Eastwell (SK770283). The UK Seismic Monitoring and Information Service, based...A chart of main shocks experienced throughout the UK landmass would nevertheless place the Melton Earthquake...by factors that include pressures exerted by the south-easterly ‘drift’ of the Eurasian Plate, away from |  | | Book | | MINERALS OF SCOTLAND PAST AND PRESENT Alec Livingstone National Museums of Scotland Publishing Limited... Publishedby NMS PublishingLimited NationalMuseumsof Scotland ChambersStreet EdinburghEHl lJF © 1MS PublishingLimited...FOREWORD Vll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Scotland, the country, physiography Xl Xlll SCOTLAND'S...SCOTLAND'S GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION The voyage of Scotland through time COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS Introduction...species 1 55 2 Minerals originally discovered in Scotland 188 3 Scottish minerals 1991-96 190 REFERENCESAND |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Riebeckite-granite-porphyry, Ailsa Cmii (3689 NB) Riebeakite-mimogranite with fluorite, Ailsa Cmig (308%) Riebeckite-microgranite...Nb/Ta ratio of 35. fn the alkali rocks from Ailsa Craig the development of riebeckite is hailed by the...The alkaline igneous complex of Kiingnbt Fjeld, South Greenland. Medd. om. Gwm. 123, Nr. 4, 145 pp. ZNAMENSKII |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1893, 1, 385) .-In the Gross-Schleifsteinthal, south of Goslar, there has recently been found a lode...coast of Ireland, and probably derived from Ailsa Craig, in the Firth of Clyde, contains, in drusy cavities...crystals of smoky quartz, epidote, tourmaline, fluorite, albite, orthoclase, zoisite, and apatite, of |  | | Book (volume) | | "TOlVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND VOL. II. Printed by Neill and Company, Limited...Pyrites. DRAWN! eV DR HCDDLE THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND BY THE LATE M. FORSTER HEDDLE, M.D., F.R.S...Stereograms of Gypsum, & and c Projections, Map of Scotland, Index to the one- inch Ordnance Survey . . ... Orthoclase. J . G. GOODCHILD. THE MINERALOGY OF SCOTLAND, VOL. II. OXYGEN II. SILICATES. ANHYDKOUS...porphyry dyke Anal. 6. HEBRIDES. Harris, on the south shore of West Loch Tarbert, of a deep red, in hornblendic |  | | Book | | and landscapes of Scotland Second Edition DUNEDIN Geology and landscapes of Scotland Iona, looking toward...Lewisian gneiss. Geology and landscapes of Scotland Second edition Con Gillen University of Edinburgh...published by Roger Jones, Terra Publishing, Harpenden, UK in 2003 Second edition first published in 2013 by...science of the Earth Introduction The rock fabric of Scotland The rock cycle Structure of the Earth Folds, faults... vii 1 1 1 12 12 15 19 Geological regions of Scotland Introduction Geological regions Geological evolution |  | | Report (edition) | | Geology The Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland FOURTH EDITION CH Emeleus BR Bell Contributor:...geology: the Palaeogene volcanic districts of Scotland (Fourth edition). (British Geological Survey,...licence number I 000 I 789712005. Printed in the UK b>f Hawthornes, Nottingham C/0 7105 Authors CH Emeleus...Sciences, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH I 3LE BR Bell Division of Earth...Microgranitic and rhyolitic sills, south Arran 90 Composite si lls of Arran and south Bute 90 Tighvein lntrusion |  | | Book | | Gallery G, the gTeat collection of the rocks of Scotland formed by H.M. Geological Survey. These are exhibited...displayed . in six cases along the railing on the south side. This collection consists of selected specimens... 7, Quartz. ,, 3, Calcite. ,, 8, Topaz. ,, 4, Fluorite. ,, 9, Corundum. ,, 5, Apatite. ,, 10, Diamond...minerals; if, for example, a mineral scratches fluorite and is itself scratched by apatite, its hardness...Examples. Granitic rocks are extren1ely abundant in Scotland, and are represented by many specimens in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and is possibly the highest inhabited land in Scotland. The village lies on the side of a valley; some...on the south the Solway Firth, the Isle of Man, the Cumberland Hills, on the west Ailsa Craig, the Arran...generally N.N.W,, which shows the lowest beds. On the south side of the hill under which they lie, at angles...have the distinction of being the only ones in Scotland called by a christian as well as a surname, and...to one another. The Wanlock, or Grey Glen, runs south-easterly from the Crawick stream for nearly four |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Regional geochemistry of southern Scotland and part of northern England Keyworth, Nottingham...History Museum Earth Galleries, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DE 11' 071-589 4090 11'...SURVEY. 1993. Regional geochemistry of southern Scotland and part of northern England. (Keyworth, Nottingham:...are likely to become increasingly important in the UK, and no doubt in many other parts of the world, in...volume covers the south-west Highlands, Midland Valley and Southern Uplands areas of Scotland, and the northern |  | | Book (edition) | | Mining and Metallurgy Past-President Geol. Soc. of South Africa A. K. WELLS o.sc. Fonnerly Reader in Geology...Crystal habits of topaz fronz Kleine Spitzkop, South-West Africa 51. Three crystal habits of corundum...thin section, from contaminated 110rite, Arnage, Scotland 54. Simplified ,nap of the Carboniferous lava...Causeway, Co. Antrim, Ireland 59. Sketch-map of the South-West Highlands, showing a system of northwest basic...Iceland 83. Riebeckite-microgranite, Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, Scotland 84. Riebeckite-microgranite, Mynydd |  | | Book (edition) | | Gold Occurrences in the UK A Gold Prospector's Guide LEE GARY PALMER MSc Published in the United...Productions 40 Archers Ave Irvine, Ayrshire KA11 2GB Scotland UK Content copyright© Lee Gary Palmer...November 2019 Printed and bound in Scotland by Brown Brothers, Irvine, Ayrshire First Edition ISBN 978-1-9162803-0-4...Nuggets of the UK Preface Gold The Word The Element Origin Locations Information Maps England South West England...Cornwall South West England - Devon South West England - Somerset South East England - Essex South East England |  | | Book | | Professor of Geology, University College, Cardiff, UK PERGAMON PRESS QE 2fcl ASI7 Date due 97 11...Northern Highlands Shetland The Grampian Highlands (Scotland and Ireland) Connemara and its flanks CALEDONIAN...Ireland South-East Ireland HERCYNIAN TERRAINS 156 7.1 7.2 156 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 South-West England...England South Wales and Pembrokeshire Coalfields and their Borders Central England North-East England Midland...Midland Valley of Scotland Central Ireland Southern Ireland vii 173 188 201 210 231 238 Contents |  | | Book (edition) | | hexagonal crystals of quartz; B —my crystals of fluorite. CRYSTAL FORM: this is important as it reflects... Orthoclase feldspar 2. Gypsum 3. Calcite 4. Fluorite 5. Apatite 7. Quartz 8. Topaz 9. Corundum (e...completely alter its appearance in this respect. Thus fluorite may appear yellow, red, green or purple depending...some 220 kilometres (136 miles) from Devonshire south-westwards to the Isles of Scilly. Other large granite...to erosion, to the grandeur of the Highlands of Scotland, e.g. in Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire. Granite |  | | Book | | Nortlrn·est Highlands of Scotland Con Gillen 9. The Inner Hebrides of Scotland Con Gillen 11. The Gulf...sters Da,·id Alexander Geology and landscapes of Scotland Con Gillen La catastrophe: A1ow11Pelee and the...London; National Museums of Scotland (Royal Museum and Museum of Scotland), Edinburgh; Oxford University...ofthe sacrifices made by Margaret, Lucy, Ian and Ailsa. For a considerable time the project felt like a...t.1useum (NaturalHistory). NMSNati:malMuseumof Scotland(RoyalMuseuma:idt.~JSe:.rm of Scot'a:1d). Edinb |
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