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Sales Corner Quarry, Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
Regional Level Types
Sales Corner QuarryQuarry (Disused)
Lisburn- not defined -
County Antrim- not defined -
Northern IrelandConstituent Country
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 32' 49'' North , 6° 4' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.54711,-6.07937
GeoHash:
G#: gcewm9vpu
GRN:
N37W03
Type:
Quarry (Disused) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lisburn77,506 (2016)3.9km
Hillsborough3,872 (2016)9.3km
Glenavy1,089 (2016)10.0km
Belfast274,770 (2018)11.4km
Crumlin5,149 (2016)11.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
443299
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:443299:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A disused basalt quarry to the north Of Lisburn now completely inaccessible to the the dumping of hazardous material several years ago.

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ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
References:
Ulster Museum Collection specimen ref I-13163Identification: Visual Identification

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ⓘ'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O

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