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Corstorphine Hill, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, UKi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
55° 57' 12'' North , 3° 16' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
55.95358,-3.27670
GRN:
N38W02
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Edinburgh464,990 (2017)5.0km
Colinton7,637 (2013)5.3km
Currie6,500 (2013)6.7km
Ratho Station1,190 (2017)7.2km
Ratho1,730 (2017)7.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary ClubLeith, Edinburgh7km
Mindat Locality ID:
2978
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2978:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mid Lothian


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Harmotome
Formula: Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
ⓘ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Stevensite
Formula: (Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘPectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘStevensite9.EC.45(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
ⓘHarmotome9.GC.10Ba2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Hⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Oⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Naⓘ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O
Siⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Stevensite(Ca,Na)xMg3-x(Si4O10)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32 · 12H2O

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