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			[[Mica quarrying and processing in Scotland during the Second World War\|'''Article about Mica quarrying and processing in Scotland during the Second World War''']]

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	File:P528068.jpg\|Plan of Loch Nevis Mica prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528068.		File:P528068.jpg\|Plan of Loch Nevis Mica prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528068.

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	<gallery caption="Mica from the Strathgarve area, Eastern Ross-shire">		<gallery caption="Mica from the Strathgarve area, Eastern Ross-shire">
			File:P528074.jpg\|Mica localities in the Strathgarve District, eastern Rossshire. P528074.
	File:P527595.jpg\|Muscovite mica from the Loch Glass area. P527595.		File:P527595.jpg\|Muscovite mica from the Loch Glass area. P527595.
	File:P527596.jpg\|Muscovite mica from Little Scatwell, Wester Ross, Rossshire. P527596.		File:P527596.jpg\|Muscovite mica from Little Scatwell, Wester Ross, Rossshire. P527596.
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	File:P527622.jpg\|Muscovite garnet tourmaline pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527622.		File:P527622.jpg\|Muscovite garnet tourmaline pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527622.
	File:P527623.jpg\|Muscovite pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527623.		File:P527623.jpg\|Muscovite pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527623.
	~~File:P528074.jpg\|Mica localities in the Strathgarve District, eastern Rossshire. P528074.~~
	File:P528123.jpg\|Muscovite mica, cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528123.		File:P528123.jpg\|Muscovite mica, cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528123.
	File:P528124.jpg\|Muscovite mica, a close-up of mica cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528124.		File:P528124.jpg\|Muscovite mica, a close-up of mica cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528124.

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	<gallery caption="Mica from Western Inverness-shire and North-west Argyllshire — other occurences">		<gallery caption="Mica from Western Inverness-shire and North-west Argyllshire — other occurences">
			File:P528073.jpg\|Mica localities in western Invernessshire and north-west Argyllshire. P528073.
	File:P527612.jpg\|Muscovite mica with beryl from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527612.		File:P527612.jpg\|Muscovite mica with beryl from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527612.
	File:P527613.jpg\|Muscovite mica from the Ranochan, Loch Eilt area, Invernessshire. P527613.		File:P527613.jpg\|Muscovite mica from the Ranochan, Loch Eilt area, Invernessshire. P527613.
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	File:P527617.jpg\|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527617.		File:P527617.jpg\|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527617.
	File:P527619.jpg\|Muscovite mica from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527619.		File:P527619.jpg\|Muscovite mica from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527619.
	~~File:P528073.jpg\|Mica localities in western Invernessshire and north-west Argyllshire. P528073.~~
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	File:P527622.jpg\|Muscovite garnet tourmaline pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527622.		File:P527622.jpg\|Muscovite garnet tourmaline pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527622.
	File:P527623.jpg\|Muscovite pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527623.		File:P527623.jpg\|Muscovite pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527623.
	~~File:P527624.jpg\|Tourmaline pegmatite, Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527624.~~
	~~File:P527625.jpg\|Quartz pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527625.~~
	File:P528074.jpg\|Mica localities in the Strathgarve District, eastern Rossshire. P528074.		File:P528074.jpg\|Mica localities in the Strathgarve District, eastern Rossshire. P528074.
	File:P528123.jpg\|Muscovite mica, cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528123.		File:P528123.jpg\|Muscovite mica, cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528123.

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	File:P527616.jpg\|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527616.		File:P527616.jpg\|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527616.
	File:P527617.jpg\|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527617.		File:P527617.jpg\|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527617.
	~~File:P527618.jpg\|Quartz from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527618.~~
	File:P527619.jpg\|Muscovite mica from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527619.		File:P527619.jpg\|Muscovite mica from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527619.
	File:P528073.jpg\|Mica localities in western Invernessshire and north-west Argyllshire. P528073.		File:P528073.jpg\|Mica localities in western Invernessshire and north-west Argyllshire. P528073.
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	File:P528072.jpg\|Grades of commercial mica. P528072.		File:P528072.jpg\|Grades of commercial mica. P528072.
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<gallery caption="Mica from Western Inverness-shire and North-west Argyllshire — Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart">
File:P528068.jpg|Plan of Loch Nevis Mica prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528068.
File:P000156.jpg|View of Sgurr Coire nan Gobhar mica workings, Loch Nevis, Knoydart, Inverness-shire. No. 3 Working, Upper Bench. P000156.
File:P000157.jpg|Sgurr Coire nan Gobhar, Loch Nevis, Knoydart. Inverness-shire. Opencast mica workings. P000157.
File:P000158.jpg|Samples of mica books after rough dressing (rough cobbed) as sent for processing to the Pitlochry Depot. P000158.
File:P000159.jpg|View of the Sgurr Coire nan Gobhar mica workings, No. 1 Working, Loch Nevis, Knoydart, Inverness-shire. West end of Lower Bench. P000159
File:P527593.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P527593.
File:P527594.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P527594.
File:P527599.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P527599.
File:P527600.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P527600.
File:P527602.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P527602.
File:P527626.jpg|Muscovite mica from Tom an Neoil, in the close vicinity of the Loch Nevis mica prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P527626.
File:P528132.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as A1 from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528132.
File:P528133.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 2', 'good stained' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528133.
File:P528134.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 2', 'slightly stained' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528134.
File:P528135.jpg|Muscovite mica cut, trimmed, split and graded as 'No. 3', 'stained' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528135.
File:P528136.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5', 'fair stained' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528136.
File:P528137.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5.5 ', '1st quality' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528137.
File:P528141.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5', 'dotted green' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528141.
File:P528142.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5', 'dotted' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528142.
File:P528143.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 6', 'fair stained' from the Loch Nevis Mica Prospect, Knoydart, Invernessshire. P528143.
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File:P527612.jpg|Muscovite mica with beryl from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527612.
File:P527613.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Ranochan, Loch Eilt area, Invernessshire. P527613.
File:P527615.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Diollaid mica prospect, west of Glenfinnan, Loch Eilt, Invernessshire. P527615.
File:P527616.jpg|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527616.
File:P527617.jpg|Ruled silvery muscovite from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527617.
File:P527618.jpg|Quartz from the old mica trial near Austincroft Dalilea, Loch Shiel, Invernessshire. P527618.
File:P527619.jpg|Muscovite mica from Lochan an Resipol, Invernessshire. P527619.
File:P528073.jpg|Mica localities in western Invernessshire and north-west Argyllshire. P528073.
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<gallery caption="Mica from the Strathgarve area, Eastern Ross-shire">
File:P527595.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Loch Glass area. P527595.
File:P527596.jpg|Muscovite mica from Little Scatwell, Wester Ross, Rossshire. P527596.
File:P527597.jpg|Muscovite mica from Sguirr Marcasaidh, south of Loch Luichart, Ross and Cromarty. P527597.
File:P527601.jpg|Biotite mica from Sguirr Marcasaidh, south of Loch Luichart, Ross and Cromarty. P527601.
File:P527603.jpg|Muscovite mica from Carn Fearna, Garve, Rossshire. P527603.
File:P527604.jpg|Muscovite mica from Loch Affric area. P527604.
File:P527605.jpg|Muscovite mica from Ben Fionnalaidh (Benula), south of Loch Mullardoch, Ross and Cromarty. P527605.
File:P527606.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Braetollie A deposit, five miles north 30 degrees west of Alness, Rossshire. P527606.
File:P527620.jpg|Muscovite-biotite intergrowth from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527620.
File:P527621.jpg|Biotite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527621.
File:P527622.jpg|Muscovite garnet tourmaline pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527622.
File:P527623.jpg|Muscovite pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527623.
File:P527624.jpg|Tourmaline pegmatite, Carn Gorm mica prospect, near Garve, Rossshire. P527624.
File:P527625.jpg|Quartz pegmatite from the Carn Gorm mica prospect near Garve, Rossshire. P527625.
File:P528074.jpg|Mica localities in the Strathgarve District, eastern Rossshire. P528074.
File:P528123.jpg|Muscovite mica, cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528123.
File:P528124.jpg|Muscovite mica, a close-up of mica cut and trimmed at the mica processing Pitlochry Depot during World War Two. P528124.
File:P528125.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 1', 'heavy stained' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528125.
File:P528126.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 2', 'white' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528126.
File:P528127.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 3', 'white' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528127.
File:P528128.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 4', 'good quality white' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528128.
File:P528129.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 4', 'stained' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528129.
File:P528130.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5', 'spotted' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528130.
File:P528131.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5.5', 'good stained' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528131.
File:P528138.jpg|Muscovite mica from the Braetollie mica prospect, Alness, Rossshire. P528138.
File:P528139.jpg|Muscovite mica split and trimmed from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528139.
File:P528140.jpg|Muscovite mica from Little Scatwell, with accompanying letter. P528140.
File:P528144.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5', 'heavily stained' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528144.
File:P528145.jpg|Muscovite mica split, trimmed and graded as 'No. 5', 'spotted' from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, 8 miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528145.
File:P528151.jpg|Rough block mica from the Little Scatwell mica prospect, eight miles from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty. P528151.
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<gallery caption="Processing mica at the Pitlochry Depot">
File:P000160.jpg|Rough splitting of dressed 'books' by two workers at the Sorting Factory. Processing of Scottish mica. Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. P000160
File:P000161.jpg|Cutting and trimming mica at the Sorting Factory, Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. P000161.
File:P000162.jpg|Cutting and trimming mica at the Sorting Factory, Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. P000162.
File:P000163.jpg|Cutting and trimming mica at the Sorting Factory, Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. P000163.
File:P000164.jpg|Selecting sheets for grade and quality at the Sorting Factory. Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. P000164
File:P000165.jpg|Graded sheet mica stored in trays ready for packing at the Sorting Factory. Processing of Scottish mica. Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. P000165.
File:P000166.jpg|Processing of Scottish mica. Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. A single box of processed mica being carefully packed. P000166.
File:P000167.jpg|Processing of Scottish mica. Pitlochry Depot (January 1945). Perthshire. Consignment of sheet mica ready for despatch at the Sorting Factory. P000167.
File:P528072.jpg|Grades of commercial mica. P528072.
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