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Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia i
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Penrice marble quarry Quarry (Active)
Penrice Town
Barossa Council Local Government Area
South Australia State
Australia Country

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Penrice marble quarry	Quarry (Active)
Penrice	Town
Barossa Council	Local Government Area
South Australia	State
Australia	Country

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Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Angastonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Angastonite

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Aragonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Angastonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Angastonite

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Aragonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Angastonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

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Quarry (Active) - last checked 2022

Mindat Locality ID:

18330

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:18330:6

GUID (UUID V4):

A limestone quarry which commenced in the 1930s. The upper levels had some gossanous zones with complex phosphate mineralization, and some caves.

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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Marble

Mineral List

29 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Limestone

ⓘ Marble

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aldermanite

Formula: [Mg(H₂O)₆][Na(H₂O)₂Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₆] · H₂O

References:

S. Mills (in prep)

ⓘ Angastonite (TL)

Formula: CaMgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₄ · 7H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Mills, S. J., Groat, L. A., Wilson, S. A., Birch, W. D., Whitfield, P. S., Raudsepp, M. (2008) Angastonite, CaMgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·7H₂O: a new phosphate mineral from Angaston, South Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (5) 1011-1020 doi:10.1180/minmag.2008.072.5.1011

ⓘ Aragonite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Joan Lamond Collection

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Chinnerite (TL)

Formula: [Mg(H₂O)₆]Na(H₂O)₂Al₃(PO₄)₂F₆

Type Locality:

References:

Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2024) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 77. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 165-172 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-165-2024

Elliott, Peter, Grey, Ian E., Boer, Stephanie, Kampf, Anthony R., MacRae, Colin M., Glenn, Alexander. M, Davidson, Cameron (2024) Chinnerite, [Mg(H2O)6]Na(H2O)2Al3(PO4)2F6, a new penriceite-related mineral, from the Penrice Marble Quarry, South Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 25 (1). 5-13

ⓘ Crandallite

Formula: CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆

References:

ⓘ Elliottite

Formula: NaMgAl₃(PO₄)₂F₆ · 9H₂O

References:

Grey, Ian Edward, Elliott, Peter, Mumme, William Gus, MacRae, Colin M., Kampf, Anthony R., Mills, Stuart J. (2022) Redefinition of angastonite, CaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4 ⋅ 7H2O, as an amorphous mineral. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (2) 215-221 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-215-2022 ("Since the submission of this paper, the mineral designated as the 11 Å phase has been approved as a new mineral, elliottite with the formula NaMgAl3(PO4)2F6⋅9H2O, by the IMA CNMNC (Grey et al., 2022, unpublished data).")

ⓘ Fluellite

Formula: Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH) · 7H₂O

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

References:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Gordonite

Formula: MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Halloysite

Formula: Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄ · n(H₂O)

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Manganite

Formula: Mn³⁺O(OH)

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Minyulite

Formula: KAl₂(PO₄)₂F · 4H₂O

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Penriceite (TL)

Formula: [Mg(H₂O)₆][Na(H₂O)₂Al₃(PO₄)₂F₆] · H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) CNMNC Newsletter 64. IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) Mineralogical Magazine, 86 (1) 178-182 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.93

Elliott, P., Grey, I.E., Macrae, C.M., Kampf, A.R., Davidson, C. (2021) Penriceite, [Mg(H206)][Na(H20)2Al3(P)4)2F6].H20, the F-analogue of aldermanite, from the Penrice marble quarry, South Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 23(1), 5-12.

ⓘ Perhamite

Formula: Ca₃Al_7.7Si₃P₄O_23.5(OH)_14.1 · 8H₂O

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

Mills, S. J. (2003) A note on perhamite from the Moculta (Klemms) phosphate quarry, South Australia. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 9 (1). 43-45

ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Pyrolusite

Formula: Mn⁴⁺O₂

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

References:

Graham, A. M. (1996). Investigations into blast affected marble at the Penrice quarry (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).

ⓘ Spessartine

Formula: Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

ⓘ Tomsquarryite (TL)

Formula: NaMgAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆ · 8H₂O

Type Locality:

References:

Elliott, Peter, Grey, Ian E., Mumme, William G., MacRae, Colin M., Kampf, Anthony R. (2022) Tomsquarryite, NaMgAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆ ⋅ 8H₂O, a new crandallite-derivative mineral from Tom's phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South Australia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (4) 375-383 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-375-2022

ⓘ Wavellite

Formula: Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃ · 5H₂O

References:

Francis, G.L., Peisley, V., 2012. Minerals from Penrice quarry and the phosphate deposits Klemms and St Kitts, Angaston, South Australia. (self published).

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Aragonite

Aragonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Aragonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia

Aragonite, etc.

Penrice marble quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia