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Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
SymondsburyCivil Parish
West DorsetDistrict (Abolished)
DorsetUnitary Authority
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
302143
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302143:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Italian:
Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Bulgarian:
Сймондсбурй, Западен Дорсет, Дорсет, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Cebuano:
Symondsbury, West Dorset District, Dorset, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
سیموندزبری, دورست, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Irish Gaelic:
Symondsbury, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Ladin:
Symondsbury
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Symondsbury, Dorset, Eng-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Polish:
Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Symondsbury, West Dorset, Dorset, England, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Symondsbury, Gorllewin Dorset, Dorset, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig


Symondsbury (/ˈsɪməndzbəri/) is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, 1.5 miles (2.41 km) west of Bridport and 16 miles (25.75 km) west of Dorchester. The village is located just to the north of the A35 trunk road, which runs between Southampton and Honiton. The village has a pub (the Ilchester Arms), a pottery and a primary school. The village is the head of Symondsbury Parish, which extends from Eype and West Cliff (West Bay) in the south, to the Marshwood Vale in the north. The village is set in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The name Symondsbury derives from Old English and means the hill or barrow (beorg) belonging to a man named Sigemund. It was listed in the Domesday Book as Simondesberge.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences22
Youngest Fossil Listed151 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed190 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 7 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cylindrobullina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cylindrobullinidae : Cylindrobullina189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Propectinatites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Propectinatites155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Megalosaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria : Megalosauridae : Megalosaurus155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Serpulidae
family
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Ostreidae
family
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Cylindrobullina ventricosa
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cylindrobullinidae : Cylindrobullina : Cylindrobullina ventricosa189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Cryptaulax slatteri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Cryptaulacidae : Cryptaulax : Cryptaulax slatteri189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gibbirhynchia amalthei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Gibbirhynchia : Gibbirhynchia amalthei189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gibbirhynchia muirwoodae
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Gibbirhynchia : Gibbirhynchia muirwoodae189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gibbirhynchia thorncombiensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Gibbirhynchia : Gibbirhynchia thorncombiensis189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rhapidothyris reversa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Lobothyrididae : Rhapidothyris : Rhapidothyris reversa189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Zeilleria elliotti
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Zeilleriidae : Zeilleria : Zeilleria elliotti189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Gramannella apostolescui
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Gramannella : Gramannella apostolescui189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Homoeorhynchia acuta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Homoeorhynchia : Homoeorhynchia acuta189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Furcirhynchia furcata
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Furcirhynchia : Furcirhynchia furcata189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Goniorhynchia boueti
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Goniorhynchia : Goniorhynchia boueti167.7 - 164.7 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanoceras) autissiodorensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Aulacostephanidae : Aulacostephanus : Aulacostephanus (Aulacostephanoceras) autissiodorensis155.7 - 150.8 Ma
Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symondsbury
Wikidata ID:Q2725397
GeoNames ID:7298421

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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