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Menimuir Burn, Cassencarie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UKi
Regional Level Types
Menimuir Burn- not defined -
Cassencarie- not defined -
Dumfries and GallowayCouncil Area
ScotlandCountry
UKCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 55' 50'' North , 4° 18' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
54.93061,-4.30158
GRN:
N37W02
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Creetown650 (2017)5.9km
Gatehouse of Fleet950 (2017)9.2km
Wigtown900 (2017)11.5km
Newton Stewart4,010 (2017)12.0km
Kirkcudbright3,390 (2017)19.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
31513
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31513:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kirkcudbrightshire; Moneypool Burn


Now called Moneypool Burn

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
ⓘ Rammelsbergite
Formula: NiAs2
ⓘ Retgersite
Formula: NiSO4 · 6H2O
Description: Pale blue to blue-green crusts and minute curved or twisted crystals associated with annabergite and niccolite (= nickeline), RSM X-ray diffraction identification 1977 from specimens in Heddle collection.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘNickeline2.CC.05NiAs
ⓘRammelsbergite2.EB.15aNiAs2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘRetgersite7.CB.30NiSO4 · 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAnnabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
NiNickel
Niⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Niⓘ NickelineNiAs
Niⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2
Niⓘ RetgersiteNiSO4 · 6H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ NickelineNiAs
Asⓘ RammelsbergiteNiAs2

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References

Temple, A.K. (1954) Rammelsbergite from the Southern Uplands of Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, vol. 30, n° 227, p. 541-543.
Livingstone, A., Macpherson, H. G. (1983) Fifth supplementary list of British minerals (Scottish) Mineralogical Magazine, 47 (342) 99-105 doi:10.1180/minmag.1983.047.342.23
Livingstone, Alec (2002) Minerals of Scotland - Past and Present. National Museums of Scotland Publishing Ltd., Edinburgh.
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