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Loch Awe Shale Quarry

Past Producer in Highland, United Kingdom with commodities Potassium, Stone, Crushed/Broken
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024165
MRDS ID I010001
Record type Site
Current site name Loch Awe Shale Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.98064, 58.14908 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Highland(province)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
United Kingdom Highland

Comments on the location information

  • DRAINAGE BASIN OF THIS SALAR COVERS 333 SQ MILES.
  • IN THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS, NEAR INCHNADAMPH. LAT-LONG IS FOR THE TOWN OF INCHNADAMPH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Potassium Primary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Analytical data

Result SHALE CONTAINS 8-12% POTASH (IN AUTHIGENIC POTASH FELDSPAR, ADULARIA, AND MICA). SHALE ALSO HAS AN APPARENT ABILITY TO BLOCK RADIOACTIVE CESIUM 137 UPTAKE BY PLANTS FROM THE SOIL.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Fucoid Beds
    Rock description Fucoid Beds

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.98064, 58.14908
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Assynt-Coigeach National Scenic Area

Comments on the production information

  • SITE IS A FORMER READSTONE QUARRY. LIQUID CRYSTALS LTD PLANS TO EXTRACT 120,000 TPA OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD AND PROCESS FOR POTASH.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 2400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Potassium Potash 8 wt-pct Potassium Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994, NEW SOURCE OF POTASH, IN WORLD OF MINERALS: NO. 317, P. 19

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1994.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SALAR COVERS 75 SQ MILES. BORATE MINERALIZATION OCCURS ONLY IN THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PART OF THE SALAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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