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St Oswalds Bay, West Lulworth, Purbeck, Dorset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
St Oswalds BayBay
West LulworthCivil Parish
PurbeckDistrict
DorsetUnitary Authority
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 37' 15'' North , 2° 16' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
50.62106,-2.26685
GeoHash:
G#: gbyrurm34
GRN:
N34W02
Type:
Bay
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
West Lulworth332 (2018)1.5km
Winfrith Newburgh326 (2018)4.6km
Owermoigne334 (2018)6.5km
Wool2,724 (2018)7.3km
Bovington Camp2,586 (2018)8.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
239381
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239381:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Bay showing sequence of upper Jurassic and Cretaceous (Purbeckian to Middle Chalk). Chalk cliffs towards centre of bay conspicuous by the presence of dissolution pipes, although difficult to access, interestingly yield gypsum, aluminite and other species. Elsewhere marcasite/pyrite nodules to be found in the lower chalk.

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7 valid minerals.

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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
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘNatrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘAluminite7.DC.05Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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