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Melanite from
Ledmore river outcrop, Loch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Andradite var: Melanite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ledmore river outcrop, Loch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1416324
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1416324:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLoch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘAllt a'Mhuillin Gorge, Loch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘAllt a'Mhuillin Quarry, Loch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘAssynt Minor Intrusions, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘLoch Ailsh Complex, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘAchmelvich dike, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
Shand, S. J. (1910) On Borolanite and its Associates in Assynt. Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society, 9 (3). Edinburgh Geological Society. 202-215
Woolley, A. R. (1965). The Loch Borralan alkaline igneous complex (Doctoral dissertation, Royal Holloway, University of London).
 
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