Locality type:

Island

Classification

Species:

'Amphibole Supergroup' (not an IMA approved species)

Formula:

AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Ailsa Craig, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1416946

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1416946:1

GUID (UUID V4):

fcc8bee9-05a0-4512-8505-7dc99e298e45

References

Harrison, R. K., Stone, P., Cameron, I. B., Elliot, R. W., & Harding, R. R. (1987). Geology, petrology and geochemistry of Ailsa Craig, Ayrshire. British. Geological Saurvey Report, 16, 1-29.

Macdonald, R., Bagiñski, B., Dzierżanowski, P., Fettes, D. J., & Upton, B. G. (2013). Chevkinite-group minerals in UK Palaeogene granites: underestimated REE-bearing accessory phases. The Canadian Mineralogist, 51(2), 333-347. doi.org/10.3749/canmin.51.2.333

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	*Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., Zussman, J. (2013) An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals* (3rd ed.) Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. doi:10.1180/dhz**	Book (edition)
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Amphibole Supergroup from Ailsa Craig, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Amphibole Supergroup from
Ailsa Craig, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK