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Scawt Hill, Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
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Scawt HillHill
LarneTown
Co. AntrimCounty
Northern IrelandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 54' 37'' North , 5° 54' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NW540573
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Larne18,421 (2016)9.2km
Carnlough1,427 (2016)10.2km
Glenariff1,286 (2016)18.3km
Ballyclare9,472 (2016)18.5km
Broughshane2,581 (2016)18.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
2452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2452:8
GUID (UUID V4):
2684f2ee-5774-46d4-ab08-852619920abc


Contact-metamorphosed limestones and dolostones intruded by diabase.
Famous for being the type locality of various hydrated Ca-silicates.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


29 valid minerals. 6 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜ Afwillite
Formula: Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in a contact zone between limestone and dolerite.
β“˜ Γ…kermanite
Formula: Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
β“˜ Bredigite (TL)
Formula: Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
Type Locality:
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cebollite
Formula: Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Ettringite
Formula: Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Description: Occurs in a contact zone between limestone and dolerite.
β“˜ Ferrobustamite
Formula: CaFe2+(Si2O6)
Description: In American Mineralogist, Volume 60, pages 209-212, 1975, the highest iron content of wollastonite is 2.23 percent FeO, in the wollastonite composition field.
β“˜ Gehlenite
Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜ Hydrocalumite (TL)
Formula: Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs in a contaxct zone between limestone and dolerite.
β“˜ Larnite (TL)
Formula: Ca2SiO4
Type Locality:
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
β“˜ Okenite
Formula: Ca10Si18O46 · 18H2O
β“˜ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
β“˜ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ PlombiΓ¨rite
Formula: [Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O)
β“˜ Portlandite (TL)
Formula: Ca(OH)2
Type Locality:
Description: Occurs in a contact zone between limestone and dolerite.
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rankinite (TL)
Formula: Ca3Si2O7
Type Locality:
β“˜ Scawtite (TL)
Formula: Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Type Locality:
Habit: Tilley & Hey (1930): plates flattened in the plane of the principal cleavage. Frequently these form subparallel or slightly divergent clusters. Owing to mutual interference and intergrowth with the surrounding minerals no well-defined crystals can be isolated. The largest individuals met with do not exceed 1.5 mm. in length.
Colour: colourless with vitreous lustre
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Spurrite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
β“˜ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Tobermorite
Formula: Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
β“˜ Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜ Xonotlite
Formula: Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Portlandite (TL)4.FE.05Ca(OH)2
β“˜Hydrocalumite (TL)4.FL.10Ca4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 Β· 4H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Ettringite7.DG.15Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 Β· 26H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Larnite (TL)9.AD.05Ca2SiO4
β“˜Bredigite (TL)9.AD.20Ca7Mg(SiO4)4
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Afwillite9.AG.75Ca3(HSiO4)2 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Spurrite9.AH.15Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3)
β“˜Gehlenite9.BB.10Ca2Al[AlSiO7]
β“˜Cebollite9.BB.10Ca5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
β“˜Γ…kermanite9.BB.10Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
β“˜Rankinite (TL)9.BC.15Ca3Si2O7
β“˜Scawtite (TL)9.CK.15Ca7(Si3O9)2CO3 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜var. Titanium-bearing Augite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
β“˜Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
β“˜Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
β“˜Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
β“˜Ferrobustamite ?9.DG.05CaFe2+(Si2O6)
β“˜PlombiΓ¨rite9.DG.08[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 Β· 2H2O] Β· (Ca Β· 5H2O)
β“˜Tobermorite9.DG.10Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2 Β· (Ca Β· 3H2O)
β“˜Xonotlite9.DG.35Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2
β“˜Okenite9.EA.40Ca10Si18O46 Β· 18H2O
β“˜Anorthite
var. Labradorite
9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
β“˜'Thomsonite Subgroup'-
β“˜'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AfwilliteCa3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Hβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Hβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ OkeniteCa10Si18O46 · 18H2O
Hβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hβ“˜ PlombiΓ¨rite[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O)
Hβ“˜ PortlanditeCa(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Hβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Cβ“˜ ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Cβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oβ“˜ AfwilliteCa3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Oβ“˜ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Oβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Oβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ OkeniteCa10Si18O46 · 18H2O
Oβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oβ“˜ PlombiΓ¨rite[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O)
Oβ“˜ PortlanditeCa(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Oβ“˜ ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Oβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Oβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Alβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Alβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Alβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siβ“˜ AfwilliteCa3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Siβ“˜ CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Siβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Siβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Siβ“˜ OkeniteCa10Si18O46 · 18H2O
Siβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siβ“˜ PlombiΓ¨rite[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Siβ“˜ ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Siβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Siβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AfwilliteCa3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Γ…kermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ BredigiteCa7Mg(SiO4)4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CebolliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O
Caβ“˜ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Caβ“˜ GehleniteCa2Al[AlSiO7]
Caβ“˜ HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ LarniteCa2SiO4
Caβ“˜ OkeniteCa10Si18O46 · 18H2O
Caβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caβ“˜ PlombiΓ¨rite[Ca4Si6O16(OH)2 · 2H2O] · (Ca · 5H2O)
Caβ“˜ PortlanditeCa(OH)2
Caβ“˜ RankiniteCa3Si2O7
Caβ“˜ ScawtiteCa7(Si3O9)2CO3 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ SpurriteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Caβ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caβ“˜ XonotliteCa6(Si6O17)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Caβ“˜ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ FerrobustamiteCaFe2+(Si2O6)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6

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Wikidata ID:Q7430650

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