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Bismuth sulphosalts within quartz veining hosted by the Loch Shin monzogranite, Scotland
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2018
Abstract
The Loch Shin monzogranite is host to quartz veins bearing the sulphosalts aikinite, hammarite, lindströmite, krupkaite, gladite and pekoite, which belong to the aikinite-bismuthinite series, and represents the first significant occurrence of this series in the United Kingdom. Inclusions of the sulphotelluride tetradymite occur in krupkaite-gladite. Berryite is present as inclusions in chalcopyrite. Electron microprobe analyses reveal a range of compositions in individual crystal masses from hammarite to krupkaite in one sample, and from krupkaite to gladite in a second. Compositions between friedrichite and hammarite and gladite and pekoite are notably absent.
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Present address: Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK
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