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Plagioclase from
Foss Mine, Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Foss Mine, Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1474948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1474948:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘComrie contact aureole, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘSron Gharbh (Sron Garbh), Fort William and Ardnamurchan, Highland, Scotland, UK
93.4km (58.1 miles) ⓘSithean Sluaigh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
93.6km (58.1 miles) ⓘLoch Quoich, Caol and Mallaig, Highland, Scotland, UK
References
Moles, N. R. (1985). Metamorphic conditions and uplift history in central Perthshire: evidence from mineral equilibria in the Foss celsian–barite–sulphide deposit, Aberfeldy. Journal of the Geological Society, 142(1), 39-52.
Moles, Norman R. (2025) Barian Micas and Exotic Ba-Cr and Ba-V Micas Associated with Metamorphosed Sedimentary Exhalative Baryte Deposits near Aberfeldy, Scotland, UK. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050511
 
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