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Dorset, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dorset | Unitary Authority |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Area:
2,650 km2
Type:
Other Languages:
French:
Dorset, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Dorset, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Dorset, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Дорсет, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
多塞特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Dorset, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Dorset, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Anglo-Saxon:
Dorsǣte, Englaland, Geāned Cynerīce
Arabic:
دورست, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Aragonese:
Dorset, Anglaterra, Reino Unito
Armenian:
Դորսետ, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Asturian:
Dorset, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Basque:
Dorset, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Дорсет, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Дорсэт, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
ডরসেট, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Dorset, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Дорсет, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Dorset, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Dorset, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Dorset, Pow Sows, Ruwvaneth Unys
Czech:
Dorset, Anglie, Spojené království
Danish:
Dorset, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Dorset, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Dorset, Engelaand (regio), Verienigd Keuninkriek
Esperanto:
Dorset, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Dorset, Inglismaa, Suurbritannia
Farsi/Persian:
دورست, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Dorset, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Dorset, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Georgian:
დორსეტი, ინგლისი, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Greek:
Ντόρσετ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
ડોરસેટ, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hakka:
Dorset, England, Yîn-koet
Hebrew:
דורסט, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
डॉर्सेट, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Dorset, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Dorset, England, Bretland
Ido:
Dorset, Anglia, Unionita Rejio
Indonesian:
Dorset, Inggris, Britania Raya
Interlingua:
Dorset, Anglaterra, Regno Unite
Japanese:
ドーセット, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಡಾರ್ಸೆಟ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್ಡಂ
Korean:
도싯주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Dorcestria, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Dorseta, Anglija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Lithuanian:
Dorsetas, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Luxembourgish:
Grofschaft Dorset, England, Vereenegt Kinnekräich
Macedonian:
Дорсет, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Malayalam:
ഡോർസെറ്റ്, ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട്, യുണൈറ്റഡ് കിങ്ഡം
Manx:
Dorset, Sostyn, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Marathi:
डॉर्सेट, इंग्लंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Dorset, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Mirandese:
Dorset, Reino Ounido
Northern Frisian:
Dorset, Ingelun, Feriind Kiningrik
Norwegian:
Dorset, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Dorset, England, Storbritannia
Occitan:
Dorset, Anglatèrra, Reialme Unit
Polish:
Dorset, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Dorset, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Quechua:
Dorset, Inlatirra, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu
Romanian:
Dorset, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Dorset, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
Serbian:
Дорсет, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Dorset, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Sicilian:
Dorset, Nglaterra, Regnu Unitu
Slovak:
Dorset, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Dorset, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
Swedish:
Dorset, England, Storbritannien
Tamil:
டோர்செட், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Telugu:
డోర్ సెట్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్డమ్
Thai:
ดอร์เซต, ประเทศอังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
多實郡, 英倫, 英國
Turkish:
Dorset, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Дорсет, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
ڈورسٹ, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Vietnamese:
Dorset, Anh, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Volapük:
Dorset, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Waray:
Dorset, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Dorset, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
West Frisian:
Dorset, Ingelân, Feriene Keninkryk
Western Punjabi:
ڈورسٹ, انگلستان, برطانیہ
Yiddish:
דארסעט, ענגלאנד, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך
Dorset is a ceremonial and historic county in south-west England, United Kingdom, bordered by Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east, with the English Channel forming its southern boundary. It covers an area of approximately 2,650 km² and includes a diverse landscape of rolling hills, chalk downland, river valleys, heathlands, and a highly varied coastline. Major rivers include the Frome, Stour, and Piddle, while the coast is internationally renowned for its geological exposures.
Geologically, Dorset is one of the most significant counties in England and forms the heart of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site extending along the county’s shoreline. The geology exposes an almost continuous sequence of Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, spanning approximately 185 million years of Earth history. These strata are folded and faulted by Alpine-related tectonics, producing dramatic coastal landforms such as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, and the Isle of Purbeck. Inland, Upper Cretaceous chalk forms the Dorset Downs, while Jurassic limestones and clays and Lower Cretaceous sands and clays give rise to a varied interior landscape.
Dorset has a long and varied mineral and extractive heritage closely tied to its sedimentary geology. Quarrying of Purbeck limestone has been important since Roman times and supplied building stone used across southern England, including in major historic structures. The county is also notable for its oil shale and petroleum resources, with oil extracted from the Wytch Farm field, one of the largest onshore oilfields in western Europe. Clay extraction supported brick and pottery industries, while sand and gravel have been widely worked for construction. Small-scale extraction of cement raw materials and chalk for lime has also occurred.
Administratively, Dorset is largely governed by a unitary authority, with Dorchester as the county town, while Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole form a separate unitary authority within the ceremonial county. Dorset has a strong cultural and scientific identity rooted in its geology, with its coastline serving as a classic reference area for stratigraphy, palaeontology, and coastal geomorphology. The county’s landscapes, settlement patterns, and industries have been profoundly shaped by the exceptional visibility and diversity of its sedimentary rocks.
Geologically, Dorset is one of the most significant counties in England and forms the heart of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site extending along the county’s shoreline. The geology exposes an almost continuous sequence of Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, spanning approximately 185 million years of Earth history. These strata are folded and faulted by Alpine-related tectonics, producing dramatic coastal landforms such as Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, and the Isle of Purbeck. Inland, Upper Cretaceous chalk forms the Dorset Downs, while Jurassic limestones and clays and Lower Cretaceous sands and clays give rise to a varied interior landscape.
Dorset has a long and varied mineral and extractive heritage closely tied to its sedimentary geology. Quarrying of Purbeck limestone has been important since Roman times and supplied building stone used across southern England, including in major historic structures. The county is also notable for its oil shale and petroleum resources, with oil extracted from the Wytch Farm field, one of the largest onshore oilfields in western Europe. Clay extraction supported brick and pottery industries, while sand and gravel have been widely worked for construction. Small-scale extraction of cement raw materials and chalk for lime has also occurred.
Administratively, Dorset is largely governed by a unitary authority, with Dorchester as the county town, while Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole form a separate unitary authority within the ceremonial county. Dorset has a strong cultural and scientific identity rooted in its geology, with its coastline serving as a classic reference area for stratigraphy, palaeontology, and coastal geomorphology. The county’s landscapes, settlement patterns, and industries have been profoundly shaped by the exceptional visibility and diversity of its sedimentary rocks.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramEntries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| ⓘ Aluminite Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O References: |
| ⓘ Alum-(K) Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O Locality: Kimmeridge, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Ringstead Bay, Osmington, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK Houns Tout, Corfe Castle, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK Brandy Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK Inmosthay Mine & Quarry, Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK Osmington Mills, Osmington, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Bassanite Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Localities: Durlston Head, Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK Swanage-Worth Matravers Quarry (Swan-Worth Quarry; Swanworth Quarry; Sheepsleights Quarry), Worth Matravers, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK Mutton Cove, Isle of Portland, Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK Lulworth Cove, West Lulworth, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK Worbarrow Tout, Worbarrow Bay, Steeple with Tyneham, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK |
| ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O References: |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Felsőbányaite Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hydrobasaluminite Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Mogánite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Natrojarosite Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Fissure infill in Cretaceous limestones. |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Mogánite | 4.DA.20 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Natrojarosite | 7.BC.10 | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Alum-(K) | 7.CC.20 | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Aluminite | 7.DC.05 | Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Felsőbányaite | 7.DD.05 | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Hydrobasaluminite | 7.DE.60 | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Vivianite | 8.CE.40 | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Allophane | 9.ED.20 | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glauconite' | - | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Aluminite | Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrobasaluminite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aluminite | Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrobasaluminite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mogánite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Aluminite | Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Hydrobasaluminite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Allophane | (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Mogánite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Aluminite | Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Felsőbányaite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hydrobasaluminite | Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Alum-(K) | KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Glauconite | K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Natrojarosite | NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Vivianite | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 2856 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
- England
- Dorset
- North Dorset
- Purbeck
- Eocene🐚 Bagshot Beds
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Chinchen's Quarry
- Eocene🐚 Corfe
- Eocene🐚 Creech
- Late Jurassic🐚 Egmont Bight
- Late Jurassic🐚 Encombe Bay pterosaur
- Late Jurassic🐚 Freshwater Steps
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Langton Matravers
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Langton Matravers pterosaurs
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Lock's Quarry
- Eocene🐚 Lower Bagshot - Arne
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Marble Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Queensground Quarry
- Late Jurassic🐚 Rope Lake Head / Freshwater Steps
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Small quarry near Acton
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 South Barn Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Spyways area quarry
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 White Nothe
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Worth Gate Quarry
- Kimmeridge
- Steeple with Tyneham
- Studland
- Swanage
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 "Mutton Hole"
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Belle Vue Farm Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 DCa-Greensand
- Mesozoic🐚 Durlston Bay
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Durlston Bay shore
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Durlston Bay track
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Lander's Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Northern end of Durlston Bay
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Paine's Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Peveril Point
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Pines Hotel
- Cretaceous🐚 Punfield Cove
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 shore
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Sunnydown Farm Quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Swanage
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Swanage Bay tracksite
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Swanage quarry
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Townsend Road tracksite
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Zigzag path track
- West Lulworth
- Worth Matravers
- West Dorset
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Burton Bradstock
- Early Jurassic🐚 0.6 km east Charmouth
- Jurassic🐚 Abbotsbury
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Allotment quarry
- Jurassic🐚 Backwater
- Jurassic🐚 Barn Point
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Beaminster
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 110b
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 111
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 112
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 112d
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 118
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 119
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 121
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 122
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bed 124
- Early Jurassic🐚 Between Golden Cap and Seatown
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Bincombe railway cutting
- Early Jurassic🐚 Bothenhampton
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Bradford Abbas
- Jurassic🐚 Bradford Abbas
- Jurassic🐚 Bradford Abbas Lower Inferior Oolite
- Jurassic🐚 Broad Windsor
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Broadwindsor
- Cretaceous🐚 Buckland Newton [Upper Greensand]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Burnt Bottom [Phosphatic Conglomerate]
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Burstock
- Jurassic🐚 Burton Bradstock
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Burton Bradstock
- Early Jurassic🐚 Cards Mill Farm
- Early Jurassic🐚 Catherstone Lane
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Chilfrome Lane
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Closworth
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Cockroad Farm near Beaminster
- Jurassic🐚 Coombe Quarry
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Corscombe
- Jurassic🐚 Day's Shell Bed
- Mesozoic🐚 Dorset
- Jurassic🐚 Dorset BR51
- Jurassic🐚 East Fleet
- Middle Jurassic🐚 England HPQ
- Early Jurassic🐚 Flatstones
- Dorset
- England
- Dorset
- West Dorset
- Jurassic🐚 Fleet
- Jurassic🐚 Fleet
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Frome Vauchurch
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Greenhill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Herbury Peninsula
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Herbury Point
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Herbury Promontory
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Herbyleigh
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Horethorne Down
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Langton Herring
- Jurassic🐚 Langton Herring
- Early Jurassic🐚 Loose block at St. Gabriel's Mouth
- Jurassic🐚 Marston Road
- Jurassic🐚 Melbury
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Microzoan Bed
- Early Jurassic🐚 Monkton Wyld brook
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Nethercomb
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Oborne
- Cretaceous🐚 Old orchard
- Early Jurassic🐚 Ophiuroidea
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Poxwell
- Early Jurassic🐚 Quarry between Shipton Gorge and Bothenhampton
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Ridgeway
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Ridgeway Hill
- Jurassic🐚 Ringstead Bay
- Cretaceous🐚 Rocks Lane
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Sandford Lane
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Seaborough Court
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Sherborne
- Early Jurassic🐚 Sherborne-Marston road
- Early Jurassic🐚 Shipton Long Lane
- Mesozoic🐚 soft-tissue Scelidosaurus site
- Jurassic🐚 Stoford
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Stoke Knapp
- Early Jurassic🐚 Stoke Mill sluice
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Swyre
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Toller Fratrum [Basement Bed]
- Late/Upper Cretaceous🐚 Upper Sydling [Lower Chalk]
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Vetney Cross
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Vetney Cross
- Early Jurassic🐚 west of Seatown
- Jurassic🐚 Whaddon Hill
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Wyke
- Jurassic🐚 Yeovil Sands
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Yetminster
- Bridport
- Charmouth
- Early Jurassic🐚 Black Ven
- Early Jurassic🐚 Black Ven ichthyosaur
- Early Jurassic🐚 Charmouth
- Early Jurassic🐚 Charmouth area
- Cretaceous🐚 Charmouth theropod
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Fairy Dell
- Early Jurassic🐚 foot of Black Ven
- Early Jurassic🐚 foreshore
- Early Jurassic🐚 lower cliff face
- Early Jurassic🐚 Northwest corner of Black Ven Water
- Chickerell
- Chideock
- Lyme Regis
- Early Jurassic🐚 along path
- Early Jurassic🐚 Base of Church Cliffs
- Early Jurassic🐚 Birchi Nodules
- Early Jurassic🐚 Black Ven
- Early Jurassic🐚 Black Ven landslip
- Early Jurassic🐚 Black Ven Marls
- Early Jurassic🐚 Church Cliff
- Early Jurassic🐚 Lyme Regis
- Early Jurassic🐚 Lyme Regis
- Early Jurassic🐚 Lyme Regis
- Early Jurassic🐚 Lyme Regis
- Early Jurassic🐚 Lyme Regis unspecified
- Early Jurassic🐚 Monmouth Beach
- Early Jurassic🐚 near the church
- Early Jurassic🐚 Stonebarrow
- Osmington
- Symondsbury
- Weymouth and Portland
- Jurassic🐚 Jordan's Cliff
- Jurassic🐚 Near Weymouth
- Jurassic🐚 Portland Harbour
- Jurassic🐚 Preston
- Jurassic🐚 Radipole
- Jurassic🐚 Smallmouth Sands
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Weymouth
- Jurassic🐚 Weymouth
- Early/Lower Cretaceous🐚 Weymouth ankylosaur
- Jurassic🐚 Weymouth Kimmeridge Clay Formation
- Middle Jurassic🐚 Weymouth stegosaur
- Isle of Portland
- West Dorset
- Dorset
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_(district) |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q23159 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2651079 |
Localities in this Region
- England
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
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- England
- Dorset
- Dorset National LandscapeNational Landscape
- Jurassic Coast World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Site (UNESCO)
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
- Dorset
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