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Heather Hill, Luthrie, Fife, Scotland, UKi
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Heather HillHill
Luthrie- not defined -
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Carnelian

Heather Hill, Luthrie, Fife, Scotland, UK
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Carnelian

Heather Hill, Luthrie, Fife, Scotland, UK
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Carnelian

Heather Hill, Luthrie, Fife, Scotland, UK
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 21' 55'' North , 3° 5' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.36538,-3.09658
GRN:
N38W02
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gauldry660 (2017)6.9km
Cupar9,270 (2017)7.3km
Errol1,410 (2017)7.8km
Springfield960 (2017)8.1km
Newburgh2,060 (2017)8.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary ClubLeith, Edinburgh44km
Mindat Locality ID:
2898
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2898:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


"Possibly west of Luthrie at or around Emily Hill" - Scottish Agates, by Nick Crawford and David Anderson, Lapidary Stone Publications (2010), ISBN 978-0955810619

Coordinates are for Emily Hill.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

Crawford, N. & Anderson, D. (2010) Scottish Agates, Lapidary Stone Publications Wiltshire.
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