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Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UKi
Regional Level Types
Seabank VillaGroup of Sills
Loch Scridain areaLoch
Isle of MullIsland
Argyll and ButeCouncil Area
ScotlandCountry
UKCountry

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Seabank Villa, Isle of Mull.

Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Sapphire

Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Seabank Villa, Isle of Mull.

Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
05917060017272007885580.jpg
Sapphire

Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Seabank Villa, Isle of Mull.

Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Sapphire

Seabank Villa, Loch Scridain area, Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 22' 39'' North , 6° 4' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.37773,-6.07715
GRN:
N38W03
Type:
Group of Sills
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Isle Of Mull2,667 (2014)20.2km
Isle of Iona125 (2015)21.5km
Tobermory1,010 (2017)27.1km
Isle of Colonsay108 (2012)34.0km
Isle of Coll164 (2012)40.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
2985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2985:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Argyllshire


Andesite sills intruding Paleogene lava's and underlying Mesozoic sedimentary and Proterozoic Moine Supergroup metasedimentary rocks. The sills contain numerous partially melted xenoliths.

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2 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMullite (TL)9.AF.20Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MulliteAl4+2xSi2-2xO10-x

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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

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References

R. Jeremy Preston, Tim J Dempster, Brian R. Bell and Graemne Rogers (1999): The Petrology of Mullite-bearing Peraluminous Xenoliths: Implications for Contamination Processes in Basaltic Magmas, Journal of Petrology, Vol 40, No 4, pp 549–573
R. H. Grapes (2006): Pyrometamorphism, Springer Verlag.
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