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Saponite from
Craighill Quarry, Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Chabazite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Craighill Quarry, Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:525280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:525280:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Saponite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBruslee quarry, Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘCarnmoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘGobbins, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘLangford Lodge borehole, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘLindsay's Leap, Newcastle, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
References
Trevor Boyd Collection
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Tindle, Andrew G.; Green, David. I. (2024) Minerals of Britain and Ireland 2009 - 2024. Independent Publishing Network.
Book (edition)
Minerals of Britain and Ireland 2009-2024 Andrew G. Tindle and David I. Green Sponsored and Distributed...ink-and-paper book on the mineralogy ofBritain and Ireland. given my reputation for building digital information...Yet the importance of mineralogy in Britain and Ireland seems to have been forgotten. even as a hobby the...characterised over 6000 minerals. Minerals of Britain and Ireland 2009-2024 is an extremely important contribution...the UK that set a new standard for others to follow. Together with Minerals of Britain and Ireland, which
Heddle, M. Forster; Goodchild, J.G. - Ed. (1901) The Mineralogy of Scotland Vol. 1. David Douglas.
Book (volume)
filamentous net-work is here brown. Ayrshire. At Lagg Quarry, Fisherton, Ayr. The mossy or stalactitic surrounded... : Liulithgowshire in an opening near the old quarry of Kirkton, masses in limestone of Yoredale age...reader may find useful. Mr Thorns has compiled the County List. Messrs Macfarlane & Erskine's engravings... of Great additions thereto. Britain and Ireland, Greg and Lettsom's making many original He...the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, being the larger. An active member of the Scottish
Armstrong, M., Paterson, I. B., Browne, M. A. E. (1985) Geology of the Perth and Dundee district - Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheets 48W, 48E, 49. British Geological Survey.
Book
BSc, University of Liverpool PhD Printed in the UK for HMSO 8/85 C20 Dd 737400 MA and 1985 MAPS...Structural features of the Dalradian rocks 8 Flagstone quarry, Dundee Formation, Dodd Hill 11 12 13. 14 15 16...29 Load-cast structures, Dundee Auchterhouse Quarry 14 Formation, current-lineation, Dundee Cross-bedded...Hills 37 Intrusion of basic porphyrite, Cunmont Quarry Unconformity of Upper Devonian on Lower Devonian... Edinburgh where photocopies can be purchased. COUNTY SHEETS Perth 62 NW, SW Harris and Paterson
Armstrong, M., Paterson, I. B., Browne, M. A. E. (1985) Geology of the Perth and Dundee district - Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheets 48W, 48E, 49. British Geological Survey.
Book
BSc, PhD University of Liverpool Printed in the UK for HMSO Dd 737400 C20 8/85 1:625 000 Geological...Structural features of the Dalradian rocks 8 Flagstone quarry, Dundee Formation, Dodd Hill 1 1 6 7 8 9 10 11...Load-cast structures, Dundee Formation, Auchterhouse Quarry 1 4 Primary current-lineation, Dundee Formation...ills 3 7 Intrusion of basic porphyrite, Cunmont Quarry 43 Unconformity of Upper Devonian on Lower Devonian... Edinburgh where photocopies can be purchased. COUNTY SHEETS Perth 62 NW, SW 73 NW, SW 85 NW Harris
(1901) Catalogue and index of the publications of the United States Geological Survey, 1880-1901. Bulletin 177. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b177
Report (issue)
geology and mining industry of Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons, pp. 201-290, pis. xliv-xlv...and hydrography Continued. The mines of Ouster County, Colorado, by Samuel Franklin Emmons, pp. 405-472...The age of the Franklin white limestone of Sussex County, New Jersey, by John Eliot Wolff and Alfred Hulse...cvi-cviii. Present condition of the forested areas in northern Idaho outside the limits of the Priest River Forest...paper on the geology of the Cascade Mountains in northern Washington, by Israel C. Russell, pp. 83-210,
 
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