Port Noffer, Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Port Noffer | Bay |
| Giant's Causeway | Nature Reserve |
| Co. Antrim | County |
| Northern Ireland | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 14' 27'' North , 6° 30' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bushmills | 1,309 (2016) | 4.1km |
| Ballintoy Harbour | 2,103 (2018) | 8.8km |
| Portrush | 6,684 (2016) | 10.3km |
| Portstewart | 8,394 (2016) | 14.7km |
| Coleraine | 25,681 (2016) | 15.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
294737
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294737:5
GUID (UUID V4):
e2eeb528-2280-4405-8673-d0ecdb04c34a
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ '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.] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Ireland (island)Island
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province
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