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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
WellingboroughBorough
NorthamptonshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wellingborough50,577 (2017)
Earls Barton5,387 (2018)
Irchester4,419 (2018)
Finedon4,309 (2018)
Wollaston3,491 (2018)
Bozeat2,052 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
302439
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302439:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Borough of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Уэллингборо, Нортгемптоншир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
韋靈伯勒區, 北安普敦郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Municipio de Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Bulgarian:
Уелингбъроу , Нортхамптъншър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Cebuano:
Wellingborough District, Northamptonshire, Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Korean:
웰링버러 구, 노샘프턴셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Norwegian:
Wellingborough , Northamptonshire, England, Storbritannia
Polish:
Wellingborough , Northamptonshire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Wellingborough District, Northamptonshire, England, Storbritannien
Urdu:
بورو ویلنگبورو, نارتھیمپٹنشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ


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11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Felsőbányaite
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Description: Originally described from here as the now discredited mineral "basaluminite", for which it was the type locality.
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hydrobasaluminite (TL)
Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O
'Limonite'
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Wad'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Felsőbányaite7.DD.05Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Hydrobasaluminite (TL)7.DE.60Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Halloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H HydrobasaluminiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O HematiteFe2O3
O HydrobasaluminiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
Al HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al HydrobasaluminiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O
SiSilicon
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S FelsőbányaiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HydrobasaluminiteAl4(SO4)(OH)10 · 12-36H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SideriteFeCO3

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Triturus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Salamandridae : Triturus0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Rana
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : Rana0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Elaphe longissima
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Elaphe : Elaphe longissima0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
Microcleidus homalospondylus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Sauropterygia : Microcleididae : Microcleidus : Microcleidus homalospondylus182 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Triletes
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Triletes201.3 - 145 Ma
Jurassic
Anguis fragilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Anguis : Anguis fragilis0.781 - 0.126 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough_of_Wellingborough
Wikidata ID:Q894099
GeoNames ID:7290605

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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