Double Arches Quarry, Heath and Reach, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Double Arches Quarry | Quarry |
| Heath and Reach | Civil Parish |
| Central Bedfordshire | Unitary Authority |
| Bedfordshire | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 57' 10'' North , 0° 38' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SP937292
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heath and Reach | 1,346 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Great Brickhill | 817 (2018) | 3.8km |
| Woburn | 933 (2017) | 4.1km |
| Hockliffe | 823 (2017) | 4.2km |
| Leighton Buzzard | 37,469 (2017) | 4.2km |
A large sand quarry intermittently worked over the last 50 years at least. The quarry is know for it Jurrasic fossils, and septerian nodules, as well as gypsum crystals. All collected from the London/Gault clay that overlays the large sand deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte ? Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine ? Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte ? | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine ? | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- AvaloniaVolcanic Arc
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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