Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Giant's Causeway | Nature Reserve |
| Co. Antrim | County |
| Northern Ireland | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
2454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2454:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a376b662-8898-41b8-94c6-d868ef2ca330
Other Languages:
French:
Chaussée des Géants, comté d'Antrim, Irlande du Nord, Royaume-Uni
German:
Giant’s Causeway, Antrim, Nordirland, Vereinigtes Königreich
Irish Gaelic:
Clochán an Aifir, Contae Aontroma, Tuaisceart Éireann, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Italian:
Selciato del gigante, Antrim, Irlanda del Nord, Regno Unito
Russian:
Дорога гигантов, Антрим, Северная Ирландия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
巨人堤道, 安特里姆郡, 北爱尔兰, 英国
Spanish:
Calzada del Gigante, Condado de Antrim, Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Giant's Causeway, Noord-Ierland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Arabic:
ممر العمالقة, مقاطعة أنترم, أيرلندا الشمالية, المملكة المتحدة
Armenian:
Հսկաների ճանապարհ, Անտրիմ, Հյուսիսային Իռլանդիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Asturian:
Calzada del Xigante, Condáu d'Antrim, Irlanda del Norte, Reinu Xuníu
Azeri:
Kozuay sahili, Şimali İrlandiya, Böyük Britaniya
Bashkir:
Гиганттар юлы, Төньяҡ Ирландия, Бөйөк Британия
Basque:
Erraldoien Galtzada, Antrim konderria, Ipar Irlanda, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Дарога гігантаў, графства Антрым, Паўночная Ірландыя, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
জায়ান্ট কজওয়ে, এন্ট্রিম কাউন্টি, উত্তর আয়ারল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Chaoser ar Ramzed, Kontelezh Aontroim, Norzhiwerzhon, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Пътят на великаните, Антрим, Северна Ирландия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Calçada del Gegant, Comtat d'Antrim, Irlanda del Nord, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland, Hiniusang Gingharian
Croatian:
Prolaz divova, Sjeverna Irska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Czech:
Giant's Causeway, Hrabství Antrim, Severní Irsko, Spojené království
Danish:
Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Nordirland, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Noord-Ierland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
گذرگاه ساحلی جاینت, شهرستان انتریم, ایرلند شمالی, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Giant’s Causeway, Antrimin kreivikunta, Pohjois-Irlanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Calzada do Xigante, Condado de Antrim, Irlanda do Norte, Reino Unido
Georgian:
გიგანტების გზა, ანტრიმის საგრაფო, ჩრდილოეთი ირლანდია, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Hebrew:
סוללת הענק, מחוז אנטרים, צפון אירלנד, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
दैत्य सेतुक, एंट्रीम काउंटी, उत्तरी आयरलैंड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Óriások útja, Antrim, Észak-Írország, Egyesült Királyság
Indonesian:
Giant's Causeway, Irlandia Utara, Britania Raya
Japanese:
ジャイアンツ・コーズウェー, アントリム州, 北アイルランド, イギリス
Korean:
자이언트 코즈웨이, 앤트림주, 북아일랜드, 영국
Latvian:
Milža dambis, Ziemeļīrija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Lithuanian:
Milžinų kelias, Antrimo grafystė, Šiaurės Airija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Low Saxon/Low German:
Giant’s Causeway, Vereenigt Königriek vun Grootbritannien un Noordirland
Luxembourgish:
Giant's Causeway, Nordirland, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Malay:
Giant's Causeway, Ireland Utara, United Kingdom
Narom:
Pont ès Giants, Irlande du Nord, Rouoyaume Unni
Norwegian:
Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Nord-Irland, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, Nord-Irland, Storbritannia
Polish:
Grobla Olbrzyma, Antrim , Irlandia Północna, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Calçada dos Gigantes, Condado de Antrim, Irlanda do Norte, Reino Unido
Punjabi:
ਜਾਇੰਟ ਕੌਜ਼ਵੇ, ਉੱਤਰੀ ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ, ਯੂਨਾਈਟਡ ਕਿੰਗਡਮ
Romanian:
Giant's Causeway, Comitatul Antrim, Irlanda de Nord, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Serbian:
Пролаз дивова, Антрим, Северна Ирска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Prolaz divova, Sjeverna Irska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Slovak:
Giant’s Causeway, Antrim , Severné Írsko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Velikanova pot, Grofija Antrim, Severna Irska, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
Swedish:
Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Nordirland, Storbritannien
Tamil:
இராட்சசப் படுகை, கவுண்டி அன்ரிம், வட அயர்லாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Traditional Chinese:
巨人堤道, 安特里姆郡, 北愛爾蘭, 英國
Turkish:
Devler Kaldırımı, Antrim Kontluğu, Kuzey İrlanda, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Дорога Гігантів, Антрім, Північна Ірландія, Велика Британія
Venetian:
Salizzada del Zigante, Irlanda del Nord, Regno Unìo
Vietnamese:
Giant's Causeway, Bắc Ireland, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Waray:
Giant's Causeway, Amihanan nga Irlanda, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Sarn y Cawr, Swydd Antrim, Gogledd Iwerddon, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Western Punjabi:
جائینٹ کازوے, اینٹرم, اتلا آئرلینڈ, برطانیہ
Wu Chinese:
巨人堤道, 北爱尔兰, 英国
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (5 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places.
Much of the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site is owned and managed by the National Trust. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Northern Ireland, receiving over 998,000 visitors in 2019. Access to the Giant’s Causeway is free of charge: it is not necessary to go via the visitor centre, which charges a fee. The remainder of the site is owned by the Crown Estate and several private landowners.
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| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite' References: |
| ⓘ Chabazite-Na Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O Description: From Benanouran Head and other areas of the Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim. |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O Description: Transparent flat prisms up to 5 mm long in cavities in tholeiitic basalt at Port Noffer, Giant's Causeway,
Co. Antrim; XRD and electron microprobe identification. I. Adair, pers. comm., 1986. [First record of undoubted clinoptilolite from the British Isles.] |
| ⓘ Erionite-K Formula: (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Erionite Subgroup' Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Mesolite Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ 'Paulingite-Na' Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Description: Colourless, whitish or orange-tinged twinned crystals (<5 mm) resembling phillipsite, in cavities in tholeiitic basalt at Benanouran Head. Identified by morphology, XRD, and electron microprobe analysis. |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite' Formula: (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O Description: Colourless, whitish or orange-tinged twinned crystals (<5 mm) resembling phillipsite, in cavities in tholeiitic basalt at Benanouran Head. Identified by morphology, XRD, and electron microprobe analysis. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Stellerite Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Mesolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Paulingite-Na' | 9.GC.35 | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| ⓘ | Chabazite-Na | 9.GD.10 | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Erionite-K | 9.GD.20 | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| ⓘ | Stellerite | 9.GE.15 | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Erionite Subgroup' | - | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite' | - | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite var. Phacolite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| H | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| O | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| K | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| K | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| K | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Erionite-K | (K2,Ca,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Sr | ⓘ Chabazite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup var. Wellsite | (K,Ba,Ca,K2)Al2Si6O16 · 6H2O |
| Ba | ⓘ Paulingite-Na | (Na2,K2,Ca,Ba)5[Al10Si35O90] · 45H2O |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Causeway |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q106187 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7521399 |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Ireland
- Co. Antrim
- Giant's Causeway
- Co. Antrim
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Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK