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Analcime from
Flodigarry Quarry, Flodigarry, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Analcime
Formula:Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Analcime data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flodigarry Quarry, Flodigarry, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:14467
Long-form Identifier:1:3:14467:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Analcime
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘFlodigarry Coast, Flodigarry, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘSgurr Mor, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘQuiraing, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘQuiraing Road quarry, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘAn Corran Beach, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘCuithur, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘKingsburgh Quarry, Kingsburgh, Loch Snizort, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘThe Storr, Staffin, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘLittle Minch Sill Complex, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘPortree Quarry (Co-op Quarry), Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
Day, Harry (1999) BMS Database, British Micromount Society.
 
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