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Woolley, A. R., Symes, R. F., Elliott, C. J. (1972) Metasomatized (fenitized) quartzites from the Borralan Complex, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (299) 819-836 doi:10.1180/minmag.1972.038.299.06

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TitleMetasomatized (fenitized) quartzites from the Borralan Complex, Scotland
JournalMineralogical Magazine
AuthorsWoolley, A. R.Author
Symes, R. F.Author
Elliott, C. J.Author
Year1972 (September)Volume38
Issue299
PublisherMineralogical Society
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/MinMag/Volume_38/38-299-819.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.1180/minmag.1972.038.299.06Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceWoolley, A. R., Symes, R. F., Elliott, C. J. (1972) Metasomatized (fenitized) quartzites from the Borralan Complex, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (299) 819-836 doi:10.1180/minmag.1972.038.299.06
Plain TextWoolley, A. R., Symes, R. F., Elliott, C. J. (1972) Metasomatized (fenitized) quartzites from the Borralan Complex, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 38 (299) 819-836 doi:10.1180/minmag.1972.038.299.06
In(1972, September) Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 38 (299) Mineralogical Society
Abstract/NotesSummaryFenitized quartzites are described from three localities around the Borralan alkaline igneous complex. Chemical and electron-probe analyses of amphiboles, pyroxenes, micas, and feldspars are given. Early-formed amphiboles are calcic, but these are replaced by alkaline varieties with increasing fenitization. Rock analyses indicate a β€˜straight line’ rate of increase of Ti, Fe2+ + Fe3+, Mg, Al, K, and a more variable increase of Ca and Na atoms, at the expense of Si atoms. The simple composition of the unaltered quartzite allows the accurate calculation of bulk changes during fenitization. The final product of the alkali metasomatism is a syenite lying close to the albite-orthoclase minimum though the primary source of the fenitizing fluids was probably a highly potassic magma.

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Loch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK

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Loch Borralan Complex, Assynt, North， West and Central Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UKβ“˜ Aegirine-augite, β“˜ Albite, β“˜ Andradite, β“˜ Apatite, β“˜ Arfvedsonite, β“˜ Biotite, β“˜ Borolanite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Cancrinite, β“˜ Carbonatite, β“˜ Chondrodite, β“˜ Diopside, β“˜ Epidote, β“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, β“˜ Feldspar Group, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Garnet Group, β“˜ Hornblendite, β“˜ Ilmenite, β“˜ K Feldspar, β“˜ Limestone, β“˜ Magnesio-arfvedsonite, β“˜ Magnetite, β“˜ Marble, β“˜ Melanite, β“˜ Mica Group, β“˜ Microcline, β“˜ Muscovite, β“˜ Nepheline, β“˜ Nepheline-syenite, β“˜ Oligoclase, β“˜ Olivinite, β“˜ Pegmatite, β“˜ Perthite, β“˜ Phlogopite, β“˜ Plagioclase, β“˜ Potassic-richterite, β“˜ Pseudoleucite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Pyroxene Group, β“˜ Pyroxenite, β“˜ Quartz-syenite, β“˜ Quartzite, β“˜ Rhombohedral Carbonate, β“˜ Serpentinite, β“˜ Spinel, β“˜ Syenite, β“˜ SΓΈvite, β“˜ Titanite, β“˜ Titanium-bearing Garnet, β“˜ Titanium-bearing Magnetite, β“˜ Tremolite, β“˜ Zeolite Group, β“˜ Zircon

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