Trace element minerals from carbonatite-related fluids, The Aird, Scotland

E. A. Heptinstall; J. Parnell; A. J. Boyce; J. W. Still

doi:10.1144/sjg2021-015

Trace element minerals from carbonatite-related fluids, The Aird, Scotland

E. A. Heptinstall^*
, J. Parnell
, A. J. Boyce
, J. W. Still

^*Corresponding author for this work

Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC)

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Abstract

Fenitized rocks in Neoproterozoic country rocks adjacent to the Great Glen Fault, Scotland, contain calcite veins with mineral inclusions. The minerals include the rare earth vanadate wakefieldite, sulfur-rich monazite, scandium-rich ilmenite and manganese oxides rich in barium and lead. Each of these phases is recorded in carbonatites elsewhere. An affinity with carbonatites is further suggested by the carbon isotope composition of the calcite veins, and anomalously high levels of manganese and strontium in the veins. These data add weight to a model in which Scotland NW of the Great Glen Fault was affected by carbonatite-related fluids during the Caledonian Orogeny.

Original language	English
Article number	sjg2021-015
Number of pages	18
Journal	Scottish Journal of Geology
Volume	59
Issue number	1-2
Early online date	7 Jul 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2021-015
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2023

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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article.

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This work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/M010953/1; partial support to JP). The isotope facility at SUERC is supported by NERC.

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NERC	NE/M010953/1

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