Hamstead beach, Hamstead, Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hamstead beach | Beach |
Hamstead | Village |
Shalfleet | Civil Parish |
Isle of Wight | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 43' 30'' North , 1° 25' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SZ403919
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cranmore | 316 (2017) | 2.0km |
Shalfleet | 605 (2017) | 2.7km |
Yarmouth | 912 (2017) | 5.3km |
Norleywood | 342 (2018) | 7.5km |
Freshwater | 7,829 (2017) | 8.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society | Southampton, Hampshire | 23km |
Mindat Locality ID:
64500
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:64500:0
GUID (UUID V4):
2a548fbf-2908-4473-8f8c-986f9c9c6342
Beach backed by clay cliffs of oligocene period, 34 myo.
Good, clear, to heavily clay included Selenite crystals. Pyrite is not crystaline but replaces and cements fossils.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
✪ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Gin-clear to heavily clay included. Singles and clusters of doubly terminated, stacked crystals. References: |
✪ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Description: Gin-clear to heavily clay included. Singles and clusters of doubly terminated, stacked crystals. References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Massive form. Replacing and cementing fossil gastropods/molluscs, etc. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK
- England
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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