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Corstorphine Hill, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKi
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Corstorphine HillHill
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 57' 12'' North , 3° 16' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.95358,-3.27670
GeoHash:
G#: gcvwm6jcp
GRN:
N38W02
Type:
Hill
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Edinburgh464,990 (2017)5.0km
Colinton7,637 (2013)5.3km
Currie6,500 (2013)6.7km
Ratho Station1,190 (2017)7.2km
Ratho1,730 (2017)7.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary ClubLeith, Edinburgh7km
Mindat Locality ID:
2978
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2978:3
GUID (UUID V4):
9c599b49-a1aa-4a05-80ca-9e45ee4e07f6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Lothian


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Reference: Mineralogical Magazine 1884 6 : 104-105
β“˜ Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Reference: Mineralogical Magazine 1884 6 : 104-105
β“˜ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Reference: [Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London]; Mineralogical Magazine 1884 6 : 104-105
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Reference: Mineralogical Magazine 1884 6 : 104-105
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Reference: No reference listed
β“˜ Stevensite
Formula: (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
Reference: www.minsocam.org/msa/Handbook/Stevensite.PDF.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜Harmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 Β· 12H2O
β“˜Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Stevensite9.EC.45(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hβ“˜ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oβ“˜ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Naβ“˜ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siβ“˜ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Siβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caβ“˜ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

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