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Beachy Head, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Beachy HeadHeadland
EastbourneNon-metropolitan District
East SussexCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 44' 14'' North , 0° 14' 51'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
TV590955
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eastbourne118,219 (2017)4.4km
Friston1,620 (2018)4.5km
Alfriston829 (2018)10.1km
Seaford22,584 (2018)10.9km
Pevensey Bay2,864 (2017)11.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Brighton & Hove Geological SocietyBrighton, East Sussex24km
Hastings & District Geological SocietyHastings, East Sussex30km
Sussex Mineral and Lapidary SocietyHaywards Heath, West Sussex38km
Mindat Locality ID:
225824
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225824:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
UK

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