Hills Port, Gobbins, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hills Port | Occurrence |
| Gobbins | Occurrence |
| Islandmagee | Civil Parish |
| Co. Antrim | County |
| Northern Ireland | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 48' 0'' North , 5° 41' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehead | 3,697 (2016) | 5.3km |
| Larne | 18,421 (2016) | 9.8km |
| Carrickfergus | 29,208 (2016) | 11.9km |
| Greenisland | 5,073 (2016) | 16.2km |
| Bangor | 60,385 (2016) | 16.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
39319
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39319:8
GUID (UUID V4):
860c7b8e-70a7-4ddb-b867-6f3ce49e56be
At the coastal escarpment near Hills Port, south of The Gobbins.
In amygdales in basalts.
Irish grid ref. J 485972.
Park in roadside lay-by at J 480978 and follow the path down past the Gobbins.
Note: Specimens are small!
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' |
| ⓘ Cowlesite Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ 'Gmelinite Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Gobbinsite (TL) Formula: Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O Type Locality: Description: occurring as compact radiating masses filling cavities in amygdaloidal basalt |
| ⓘ Gonnardite Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Description: Ryback et al. (1988): "A heulandite-like mineral with, in some cases, Mg > (Ca + Na + K), from Island Magee, Co. Antrim, is under investigation; possibly a new species. R. Nawaz and I. Adair, unpublished data." |
| ⓘ 'Lévyne' |
| ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Paranatrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ 'Tetranatrolite' Description: Fibrous, compact, intimately associated with thomsonite and gonnardite and accompanied by paranatrolite, in white to pink spherules up to 3 cm across in basalt. XRD and electron microprobe identification. |
| ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH' Formula: Ba-Al-Si-O-H Description: Single-crystal XRD photographs of gobbinsite from the type locality indicate the presence of an oriented second phase with cell dimensions and Miller indices similar to those of merlinoite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Gonnardite | 9.GA.05 | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Paranatrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Tetranatrolite' | 9.GA.20 | |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Gobbinsite (TL) | 9.GC.05 | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| ⓘ | Cowlesite | 9.GG.05 | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chabazite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Gmelinite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Lévyne' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Thomsonite Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH' | - | Ba-Al-Si-O-H |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH | Ba-Al-Si-O-H |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH | Ba-Al-Si-O-H |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Al | ⓘ UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH | Ba-Al-Si-O-H |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Gobbinsite | Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Paranatrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| Si | ⓘ UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH | Ba-Al-Si-O-H |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Cowlesite | CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gonnardite | (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ UM1982-15-SiO:AlBaH | Ba-Al-Si-O-H |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Ireland (island)Island
North Atlantic Igneous ProvinceLarge Igneous Province
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References
Nawaz, Rab, Malone, John F. (1982) Gobbinsite, a new zeolite mineral from Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. Mineralogical Magazine, 46 (340) 365-369 doi:10.1180/minmag.1982.046.340.12
