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Treshnish, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UKi
Regional Level Types
Treshnish- not defined -
Isle of MullIsland
Argyll and ButeCouncil Area
ScotlandCountry
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 33' 14'' North , 6° 18' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tobermory1,010 (2017)16.4km
Isle of Coll164 (2012)17.3km
Isle of Iona125 (2015)25.6km
Isle of Colonsay108 (2012)52.9km
Mallaig780 (2017)57.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
284876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:284876:4
GUID (UUID V4):
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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Description: Euhedral crystals up to about 1 cm on thomsonite.
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'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Description: Blocky colourless crystals up to about 15 mm with spiky natrolite. Often coated with a white alteration product.
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Gyrolite
Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
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Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Description: Present both as the typical hair-like crystals, and in intimate intergrowth with natrolite.
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Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Description: Well-formed acicular needles up to ca. 1 cm long. May be intimately intergrown with mesolite as revealed by quantitative XRF.
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Saponite
Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Thomsonite Subgroup'
Description: Compact, mamillated, often with a later generation of analcime crystals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Gyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
H GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
H MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
O GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
O MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Na MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Al MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Si GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Si MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Ca GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Ca MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Ca SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Fe SaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

Localities in this Region

  • Scotland

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province
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