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Vauxhall Bridge foreshore area, Lambeth, Greater London, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Vauxhall Bridge foreshore areaForeshore
LambethBorough
Greater LondonRegion
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 29' 12'' North , 0° 7' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.48667,-0.12639
GeoHash:
G#: gcpuvhggw
GRN:
N35W01
Type:
Foreshore
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kennington4,000 (2010)1.4km
Lambeth6,000 (2011)1.5km
City of Westminster247,614 (2018)1.6km
Battersea75,651 (2012)2.4km
London7,556,900 (2016)2.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
RockWatchPicadilly, London 3km
The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and IrelandTwickenham14km
Sidcup Lapidary & Mineral SocietyBexleyheath, Kent20km
Essex Rock & Mineral SocietyShenfield, Essex35km
Medway Fossil & Mineral SocietyRochester, Kent45km
Mindat Locality ID:
246348
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246348:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


In 2001, UK TV show "Time Team" investigated Bronze Age oak posts driven into the foreshore next to Vauxhall Bridge.

They found vivianite occurring in cut marks in the timber.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Geochronology

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Quaternary
   Pleistocene
ⓘ The Anglian Glaciation0.45 ± 0.03 MaGreater London, England, UK
    
   
  Paleogene
   Eocene
ⓘ London Clay depositionEocene
(49 - 56.0 Ma)		Greater London, England, UK

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Bridge
Wikidata ID:Q1142134

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK

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