Oadby, Oadby and Wigston, Leicestershire, England, UKi
Regional Level Types | |
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Oadby | - not defined - |
Oadby and Wigston | District |
Leicestershire | County |
England | Constituent Country |
UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
52° 36' 6'' North , 1° 4' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Oadby | 23,184 (2011) | 0.6km |
Wigston Magna | 33,720 (2015) | 2.5km |
Great Glen | 2,977 (2018) | 4.2km |
Leicester | 508,916 (2017) | 5.4km |
Burton Overy | 440 (2018) | 5.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Club | Location | Distance |
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The Russell Society | Knighton | 33km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8367
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8367:9
GUID (UUID V4):
b7886c35-ec46-482c-a998-bd6f2796245b
Exposures only occur during construction works
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: 'Selenite' occurs scattered through thin layers near the top of the chalky boulder clay (mostly about 1m below the surface). Nice twinned crystals occur up to 75x25mm, although crystals to 30mm are common.
Pyrite nodules are common too. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- South-East England Sedimentary AreaGeologic Region
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