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Boulby Cliff, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types
Boulby CliffCliff
LoftusCivil Parish
Redcar and ClevelandUnitary Authority
North YorkshireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 33' 46'' North , 0° 49' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.56303,-0.82664
GeoHash:
G#: gcxqmhyh9
GRN:
N37W01
Type:
Cliff
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Easington923 (2017)1.9km
Staithes826 (2018)2.2km
Hinderwell618 (2018)4.4km
Loftus4,824 (2017)4.5km
Skinningrove1,606 (2017)4.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
260132
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:260132:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Can be approached safely from Staithes heading westwards on a retreating tide only.
Once there you will have only about an hour.

Warning: this is an exceptionally dangerous stretch of the coast due to the tides!

Within the high cliffs at this location, a large part of the Jurassic sequence can be seen, starting off with the Lias at beach level. Above the Lias, there is a hard blocky sandstone with which within there are numerous mineral-rich carbonaceous "Neptunian" style pipes.
These unusual pipes are rich in zinc with much crystalline sphalerite (together with lesser amounts of other Zn-bearing species such as zincite, hydrozincite and smithsonite).

Other minerals found in these pipes include calcite, siderite, baryte, dolomite and others yet to be identified.

Similar pipes may also be occasionally seen at other parts of the Yorkshire coastline.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Aluminite
Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
โ“˜ 'Limonite'
โ“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
โ“˜ Sideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
โ“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
โ“˜ Zincite ?
Formula: ZnO

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
โ“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Zincite ?4.AB.20ZnO
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
โ“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
โ“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
โ“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
โ“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 ยท H2O
โ“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Aluminite7.DC.05Al2(SO4)(OH)4 ยท 7H2O
โ“˜Sideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) ยท 3H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Hโ“˜ SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cโ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Cโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oโ“˜ SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oโ“˜ ZinciteZnO
Oโ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sโ“˜ SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
Sโ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caโ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caโ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feโ“˜ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feโ“˜ SideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znโ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znโ“˜ ZinciteZnO
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulby
Wikidata ID:Q895040

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