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Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK i
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Lévyne

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Thomsonite-Ca

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Lévyne

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Thomsonite-Ca

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

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Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Lévyne

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Thomsonite-Ca

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

54° 42' 54'' North , 6° 13' 9'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: gcex62x6f

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Mindat Locality ID:

192042

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:192042:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Antrim (Irish: Aontroim [ˈeːnˠt̪ˠɾˠɪmʲ], meaning 'lone ridge') is a town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, on the northeast shore of Lough Neagh. It is the county town of County Antrim and was the administrative centre of Antrim Borough Council until its 2015 merger with Newtownabbey Borough Council. It is 22 miles (ca. 35 km) northwest of Belfast.

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ⓘ Rhyolite

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ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Localities:

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'

Formula: AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O

Locality: Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Colour: Clear

References:

Trevor Boyd Collection

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Localities:

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Colour: Clear/opaque

ⓘ Cowlesite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O

Localities:

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

ⓘ Erionite-Ca

Formula: (Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O

Localities:

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

ⓘ 'Erionite Subgroup'

Formula: M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O

Locality: Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

References:

Anderson, Violet (1979) Microminerals (Column) The Mineralogical Record, 10 (3) 173-176pp.174-175

ⓘ 'Gismondine Subgroup'

Locality: Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

References:

Collection of Barry Murphy, Micromounts specimen catalogue number 00864.

ⓘ 'Lévyne'

Localities:

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Habit: Platy crystals

Colour: white/clear

ⓘ Mesolite ?

Formula: Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O

Locality: Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Habit: Fine hair like crystals

Colour: Clear to white

References:

Trevor Boyd Collection

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

Locality: Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Habit: Dome shaped crystal clusters

Colour: White

Description: Occasionally occurs as pale orange colour

References:

Trevor Boyd Collection

ⓘ Stellerite

Formula: Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O

Locality: Tardree Mountain, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

References:

Preston, J. and Adair, I. (1986) pers. comm.

Ryback, George, Nawaz, R., Farley, E. (1988) Seventh supplementary list of British Isles minerals (Irish) Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (365) 267-274

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Locality: Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

References:

Trevor Boyd Collection

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O

Locality: Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Locality: Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Colour: Various

References:

Trevor Boyd Collection

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Tardree Mountain, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

References:

Nawaz, R. (1983) Space group of a low tridymite, Tardree Mountain, Northern Ireland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 47, n° 365, p. 567.

www.habitas.org.uk (n.d.) http://www.habitas.org.uk/escr/site.asp?Item=524

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Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂Oⓘ Analcime

Analcime, etc.

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Analcime, etc.

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Analcime, etc.

Parkgate Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂Oⓘ Mesolite ?

Mesolite

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Mesolite

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Mesolite

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂Oⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Phillipsite Subgroup

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Phillipsite Subgroup

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Phillipsite Subgroup

Lady Hill Quarry, Antrim, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Mesolite ?	9.GA.05	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Thomsonite-Ca	9.GA.10	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Erionite-Ca	9.GD.20	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
ⓘ	Stellerite	9.GE.15	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
ⓘ	Cowlesite	9.GG.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Apophyllite Group'	-	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Erionite Subgroup'	-	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
ⓘ	'Lévyne'	-
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Gismondine Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Thomsonite Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
H	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
O	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Na	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Al	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Apophyllite Group	AB₄[Si₈O₂₂]X · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Si	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Si	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
K	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Erionite-Ca	(Ca,K₂,Na₂)₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

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