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Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
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Dolerite

Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Dolerite

Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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Dolerite

Ballintoy, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Type:
Civil Parish
Mindat Locality ID:
2937
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2937:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Ballintoy, comté d'Antrim, Irlande du Nord, Royaume-Uni
Irish Gaelic:
Baile an Tuaigh, Contae Aontroma, Tuaisceart Éireann, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Italian:
Ballintoy, Antrim, Irlanda del Nord, Regno Unito
Spanish:
Ballintoy, Condado de Antrim, Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido
Basque:
Ballintoy, Antrim konderria, Ipar Irlanda, Erresuma Batua
Cebuano:
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland, Hiniusang Gingharian
Farsi/Persian:
بالینتوی, شهرستان انتریم, ایرلند شمالی, بریتانیا
Indonesian:
Ballintoy, Irlandia Utara, Britania Raya
Malay:
Ballintoy, Ireland Utara, United Kingdom
Pali:
बल्लिन्तोय
Scottish Gaelic:
Baile an Tuaigh, Contae Aontroma, Èirinn a Tuath, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Swedish:
Ballintoy, Antrim, Nordirland, Storbritannien


Ballintoy (from Irish Baile an Tuaigh 'the northern townland') is a small village, townland (of 274 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, 28 km (ca. 17 mi) north-east of Coleraine, 8 km (ca. 5 mi) west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills. It is in the historic barony of Cary. The village lies about one kilometre from Ballintoy Harbour, a small fishing harbour at the end of a very small, narrow, steep road down Knocksaughey hill which passes by the entrance to Larrybane and Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge.

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ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Calcite crystals occur along joints in the chalk. They are often found weathered.
ⓘ Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballintoy
Wikidata ID:Q1130080

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