Osmington Mills, Osmington, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Osmington Mills | Group of Hamlets |
| Osmington | Civil Parish |
| West Dorset | District (Abolished) |
| Dorset | Unitary Authority |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 38' 12'' North , 2° 22' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Hamlets
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Osmington | 227 (2018) | 1.3km |
| Overcombe | 4,971 (2011) | 4.0km |
| Owermoigne | 334 (2018) | 4.7km |
| Weymouth | 57,691 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Winfrith Newburgh | 326 (2018) | 7.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
241822
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241822:6
GUID (UUID V4):
872631fe-1d72-450b-be7e-18879b339a94
Outcrops of inferior oolite on the shore near Osmington Mills.
Osmington Mills is a coastal hamlet in the English county of Dorset. It lies within the civil parish of Osmington, 5 miles (8.05 km) northeast of Weymouth.
The coastline around Osmington Mills is part of Dorset's Jurassic Coast, and fossils can be found in the cliffs. The rocks consist of Kimmeridge Clay and the Corallian group from the Oxfordian (Upper Jurassic) and have an interesting trace fossil assemblage. To the west are Black Head and beyond that, Redcliff Point, with fossils in the Upper Oxford Clay.
Osmington Mills is popular with tourists, providing facilities such as camping and caravan sites, a public house (of which the site has been traced back to the 13th century), and attractive coastal walks.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Jurassic Coast World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Site (UNESCO)
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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