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Bairds Brae, Templepatrick, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
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Bairds BraeQuarry
TemplepatrickCivil Parish
Co. AntrimCounty
Northern IrelandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 40' 47'' North , 6° 1' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.67989,-6.02039
GeoHash:
G#: gcexp40j6
GRN:
N37W03
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Templepatrick1,627 (2016)4.1km
Carnmoney2,775 (2016)4.5km
Newtownabbey63,860 (2016)7.5km
Jordanstown5,494 (2016)7.7km
Ballyclare9,472 (2016)8.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
258357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:258357:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Baird's Brae Landfill Site


Located at 140 Mallusk Road, Mallask.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Gyrolite
Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Ireland (island)Island
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province

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References

Walker, G.P.L. (1960) The amygdale minerals in the Tertiary lavas of Ireland. IV. The crystal habit of calcite. Mineralogical magazine, 32 (251) 609-618
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