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Birness, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UKi
Regional Level Types
Birness- not defined -
Ellon- not defined -
AberdeenshireCouncil Area
ScotlandCountry
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
57° 24' 11'' North , 1° 59' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
57.40322,-1.99291
GRN:
N39W01
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hatton890 (2017)4.8km
Ellon10,100 (2017)6.5km
Cruden Bay1,670 (2017)8.5km
Port Erroll1,620 (2017)8.9km
Newburgh1,470 (2017)9.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
2835
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2835:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aberdeenshire


Located NE of Ellon, 20 miles north of Aberdeen.
Manganese oxide "pan" in glacial sediments.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBirnessite (TL)4.FL.45(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

Jones, L. H. P., Milne, Angela A. (1956) Birnessite, a new manganese oxide mineral from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 31 (235) 283-288 doi:10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.01
Embrey, Peter G. (1978) Fourth supplementary list of British minerals. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (322) 169-177 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.322.01
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