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Ratho Quarry, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKi
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Ratho QuarryQuarry (Backfilled)
City of EdinburghCouncil Area
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 55' 24'' North , 3° 23' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Backfilled) - last checked 2018
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ratho1,730 (2017)1.0km
Newbridge1,013 (2018)1.1km
Ratho Station1,190 (2017)1.6km
Kirkliston3,590 (2017)3.4km
Kirknewton1,950 (2017)4.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary ClubLeith, Edinburgh15km
Mindat Locality ID:
2981
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2981:3
GUID (UUID V4):
429dc10e-4d94-4b92-9f92-ed6cb94403b2
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Lothian


Quarry has been disused since the 1990s, and is now partly filled and landscaped. Minerals are no longer in evidence.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Reference: F. Rutley: "Elements of Mineralogy", 12th Ed. (1900)
β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Reference: F. Rutley: "Elements of Mineralogy", 12th Ed. (1900)
β“˜ 'Julgoldite Subgroup'
Formula: Ca2XFe3+2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
Reference: Livingstone, A. (1976) Julgoldite, New Data and Occurrences; A Second Recording. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 40, nΒ° 315, 761-763. Embrey, P.G. (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 42, nΒ° 322, 169-177. (referring to Livingstone)
β“˜ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Reference: Dana 6: 374; Specimen in the Natural History Museum, London.; Peter G. Embrey (1978) Fourth Supplementary List of British Minerals. Mineralogical Magazine 42:169-177

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) Β· H2O
β“˜Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'Julgoldite Subgroup'-Ca2XFe3+2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hβ“˜ Julgoldite SubgroupCa2XFe23+[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oβ“˜ Julgoldite SubgroupCa2XFe23+[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Naβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siβ“˜ Julgoldite SubgroupCa2XFe23+[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caβ“˜ Julgoldite SubgroupCa2XFe23+[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Julgoldite SubgroupCa2XFe23+[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A

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