ZIRCON PYROXENITE FROM UPPER BADCALL, SUTHERLAND, NORTH-WEST SCOTLAND

摘要

Coarse euhedral crystals of greyish-pink zircon up to 16 mm in length were collected in early 2012 from an Archean zirconiferous pyroxenite south of Scourie in the Loch an Daimh Mor area near Upper Badcall, Sutherland in NW Scotland. This occurrence is considered to be unique in the UK both for the size and colour of the zircon crystals and their occurrence in ultrabasic rocks. Previous research suggests that the zircons are of magmatic origin and that they partially recrystallized during subsequent metamorphic events.