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Balgray and Blackness Hills, Dundee City, Scotland, UKi
Regional Level Types
Balgray and Blackness HillsHill
Dundee CityCouncil Area
ScotlandCountry
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
56° 27' 39'' North , 3° 0' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
56.46094,-3.00509
GRN:
N38W02
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dundee147,710 (2017)2.1km
Invergowrie1,770 (2017)3.5km
Newport-On-Tay4,203 (2006)4.9km
Liff940 (2017)5.6km
Muirhead1,542 (2012)5.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
2905
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2905:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ayrshire


'On the hills of Baltray and Blackness fine specimens of porphyry are found"

Balgay and Blackness are suburbs/areas of Dundee - coordinates are for midpoint of these.

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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

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

List of minerals for each chemical element

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

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent

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References

[1] Cooke, G.A. (1802) A topographical Description of the Middle Division of Scotland, 107 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZJYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA93&lpg=RA1-PA93&dq=cooke+topographical+middle+division+scotland&source=bl&ots=-CItx1jDRl&sig=Uo4Q2XHaa6NGdLRXI35tVBlj3Xo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje8uScyLDbAhWRXMAKHZGiB4kQ6AEIJzAA#v=onepage&q=cooke%20topographical%20middle%20division%20scotland&f=false
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