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Rhum

Occurrence in Highland, United Kingdom with commodities Iridium, Cobalt, Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039236
MRDS ID M046828
Record type Site
Current site name Rhum
Alternate or previous names Rum

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.36407, 56.96577 (WGS84)
Relative position 80 KM WEST OF FORT WILLIAM, SCOTLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Highland(province)

United Kingdom(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
United Kingdom Highland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iridium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Chromium Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IR CONTENT AT RHUM PROBABLY TWO ORDERS OF MAGNATITUDE LOWER THAN BUSHVELD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Olivine Ore
Plagioclase Ore

Analytical data

Result IR IN PLAGIOCLASE = .06 PPB AVG, IR IN CLINOPYROXENE = .075 PPB AVG., IR IN OLIVINE = .35 PPB AVG.
Result FELDSPARS AVERAGE: CO = 1.45 PPM, CR = 53.4 PPM
Result PYROXENES AVERAGE: CO = 35.7 PPM, CR = 4400 PPM
Result OLIVINES AVERAGE: CO = 166.7 PPM, CR = 245.5 PPM

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.36407, 56.96577
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SILL - ELLIPSE
    Length 11265.1M
    Width 8046.5M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BRITISH TERTIARY VOLCANIC PROVINCE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Inner Hebrides, Isle Of Rhum

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GIUBELS, R., HENDERSON, P. AND ZELS, J., 1976 , RHUM TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY: ECON. GEOL., V. 71 , N. 7 , P. 1364

  • Deposit

    WAGNER AND BROWN, 1967 , LAYERED IGNEOUS ROCKS: FREEMAN AND CO., SAN FRANCISCO, P. 246 - 297

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1977 Blair, Will N. 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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