SPODUMENE FROM THE PEATFOLD PEGMATITE, GLEN BUCHAT1, ABERDEENSHIRE - THE FIRST SCOTTISH OCCURRENCE

摘要

The presence of macroscopic, subhedral crystals of spodumene (LiAlSi2O6) associated with a lithium pegmatite at Peatfold, Glen Buchat is reported. Fieldwork, involving the trenching of an area of float boulders, has confirmed the occurrence of a lithium pegmatite at shallow depth, bearing gem quality tourmaline. Detailed measurement, photography and sampling of the pegmatite has yielded a considerable dataset for future analysis. This preliminary note provides the first record of spodumene from Scotland.