Portree Quarry (Co-op Quarry), Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Eilean á Chèo, Highland, Scotland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Portree Quarry (Co-op Quarry) | Quarry |
| Portree | - not defined - |
| Trotternish | Peninsula |
| Isle of Skye | Island |
| Eilean á Chèo | Ward |
| Highland | Council Area |
| Scotland | Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 26' 13'' North , 6° 13' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NG465464
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Portree | 2,410 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Broadford | 760 (2017) | 28.7km |
| Mallaig | 780 (2017) | 53.7km |
| Isle of Scalpay | 322 (2012) | 56.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
51248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51248:3
GUID (UUID V4):
a6d75c46-144a-4665-88c2-bdfc1c2087df
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Inverness-shire
This small basalt quarry is sometimes known as the Co-op quarry because the aggregate from here was used to build the new Co-op supermarket at Portree. There is very little exposure of zeolite-bearing rock as the quarry is in the massive basalt lava flows.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Mesolite Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Mesolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Mesolite | Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province
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