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Forrestblyth
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 Posted: Mar 06, 2025 09:55 Post subject: Isle of Skye, a selection of unusual minerals |
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Isle of Skye , a selection of unusual minerals
| Mineral: | Analcime |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom |  |
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| Dimensions: | 2 cm |
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| Analcime (Blue) from Talisker Bay |
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| Mineral: | Analcime |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Apophyllite (Group) |
| Locality: | | The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 5cm |
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| Mineral: | Chabazite-(Ca) |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Cowlesite |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 1 cm |
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Forrestblyth
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2025 10:29 Post subject: Re: Isle of Skye , a selection of unusual minerals |
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Photographs just taken from phone. Hoping to practice using these with the super macro DSLR.
| Mineral: | Stilbite-(Ca) |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Thomsonite-(Ca), Chabazite-(Ca) |
| Locality: | | Oisgill Bay, Dunvegan, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Thomsonite-(Ca), Mesolite, Chabazite-(Ca) |
| Locality: | | The Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 3 cm |
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Forrestblyth
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| Posted: Jul 19, 2025 12:37 Post subject: Re: Isle of Skye, a selection of unusual minerals |
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Acquired a few new specimens today , firstly Analcime , Mesolite Geode
| Mineral: | Analcime, Mesolite |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm |
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| Mineral: | Analcime, Mesolite |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm |
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95 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Analcime, Mesolite |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm |
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96 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Analcime, Mesolite |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm |
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95 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Analcime, Mesolite |
| Locality: | | Talisker Bay, Talisker, Carbost, Minginish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 mm |
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Forrestblyth
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| Posted: Jul 19, 2025 13:03 Post subject: Re: Isle of Skye, a selection of unusual minerals |
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My Second specimen is a very nice multi combination of rare IOS minerals. I need to zoom in to ID and designate some detailed focused shots after looking over this delightful combination and trying to work out what is what. If anyone can shout out the particular minerals on the label that would be a great help in producing some decent individualised shots in macro
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| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm |
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| Mineral: | _ |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm |
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| Mineral: | _ |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm |
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| Mineral: | _ |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm |
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83 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | _ |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm |
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83 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | _ |
| Locality: | | Moonen Bay, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Highlands, Scotland / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm |
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