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Port Mary Cove, Dundrennan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK i
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Port Mary Cove Cove
Dundrennan - not defined -
Dumfries and Galloway Council Area
Scotland Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

54° 47' 15'' North , 3° 56' 20'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

54.78768,-3.93913

UK National Grid Reference:

NX756454

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Kirkcudbright	3,390 (2017)	9.0km
Castle Douglas	4,070 (2017)	17.1km
Dalbeattie	4,260 (2017)	17.8km
Gatehouse of Fleet	950 (2017)	18.9km
Southerness	170 (2017)	23.9km

Mindat Locality ID:

299201

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:299201:6

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Other/historical names associated with this locality:

, , Kirkcudbrightshire

Coastal exposures, various minerals can be found in the bay within the rocks and continuing Eastwards from here along the coast

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ var. Chalcedony

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: BaSO₄

References:

Render, Paul (n.d.) Paul Render Collection.

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Render, Paul (n.d.) Paul Render Collection.

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Render, Paul (n.d.) Paul Render Collection.

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Render, Paul (n.d.) Paul Render Collection.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Render, Paul (n.d.) Paul Render Collection.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Baryte	7.AD.35	BaSO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Baryte	BaSO₄

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