Churchwood quarry, Wickwar, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Churchwood quarry | Quarry |
Wickwar | Civil Parish |
South Gloucestershire | Unitary Authority |
Gloucestershire | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 36' 24'' North , 2° 24' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wickwar | 1,717 (2017) | 1.6km |
Charfield | 2,370 (2017) | 2.3km |
Kingswood | 1,252 (2018) | 3.7km |
Tytherington | 666 (2017) | 5.0km |
Hillesley | 350 (2018) | 5.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
425848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425848:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0eedcc71-e5d4-41ae-9a03-46dd81c718b6
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wickwar Quarry - CEMEX
The Wickwar impact ejecta layer defines a 0–150 mm thick unconformable boundary between the Carboniferous Clifton Down limestone and the Triassic continental red Mercia mudstone (i.e. the Keuper Marl). The deposit contains c. 1 mm sized, mainly rounded, spherules that have been devitrified to clay and/or replaced by calcite during post-depositional diagenesis.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Shocked Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Reidite Formula: ZrSiO4 |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Shocked Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Reidite | 9.AD.45 | ZrSiO4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Reidite | ZrSiO4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Shocked Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Reidite | ZrSiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Shocked Quartz | SiO2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | ⓘ Reidite | ZrSiO4 |
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