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Eskdale No. 2 borehole (Aislaby), Aislaby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Eskdale No. 2 borehole (Aislaby)Borehole
AislabyCivil Parish
ScarboroughBorough (Abolished)
North YorkshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 27' 52'' North , 0° 40' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NZ855085
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sleights1,972 (2018)1.5km
Whitby13,213 (2018)5.0km
Hawsker291 (2018)6.9km
Goathland265 (2018)7.6km
Robin Hood's Bay457 (2017)10.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
1633
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:1633:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The grid reference is for Aislaby village (not the locality itself).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Boracite
Formula: Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Halite
Formula: NaCl
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Polyhalite
Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
Description: At a depth of 4,500 feet in a boring.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Veatchite-1M'
Formula: Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Halite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 6 - Borates
'Veatchite-1M'6.EC.15Sr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O
Boracite6.GA.05Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Polyhalite7.CC.65K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
H Veatchite-1MSr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O
BBoron
B BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
B Veatchite-1MSr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O
CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Veatchite-1MSr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O
NaSodium
Na HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mg BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl BoraciteMg3(B7O13)Cl
Cl HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
K PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca PolyhaliteK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
SrStrontium
Sr Veatchite-1MSr2B11O16(OH)5 · H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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