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Victoria is incorporated into 79 municipalities for the purposes of local government, including 39 shires, 32 cities, seven rural cities and one borough.
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| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Localities: Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Magdala gold deposit (Magdalena mine), Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Dookie township quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 Localities: Mount Shadwell Quarry, Mortlake, Moyne Shire, Victoria, Australia Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Middle Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Woodend Province, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Aenigmatite Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] |
| ⓘ Aikinite Formula: CuPbBiS3 |
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Localities: Reported from at least 47 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Albite var. Anorthoclase Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8 Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ 'Alkali amphibole' References: |
| ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' |
| ⓘ Allanite-(Ce) Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Allophane Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O Description: Reported as pale earthy stalactites up to 8 cm long |
| ⓘ Alluaudite Formula: (Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3 Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' |
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ 'Amber' |
| ⓘ Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F |
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2 |
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region. Habit: trapazohedra up to 2mm Colour: colorless Description: "Masses of individual colourless analcime crystals, up to 2 mm across, occur in small vesicles in basalt at Jindivick. They often form a base for levyne crystals as well as crystallising on levyne." |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Andorite' Formula: AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ Andradite Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Andradite-Grossular Series' |
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. Description: "Ankerite is of major importance within the quartz veins and may easily be mistaken for dolomite. A continuous series between those two minerals is very likely in the quartz veins. Slightly deformed, reddish-brown rhombohedra, deposited later than dolomite, are probably ankerite." |
| ⓘ Annite Formula: KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Found associated with columbite and autunite. References: |
| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
| ⓘ Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 42 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Arfvedsonite Formula: NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe) Formula: Ag6(Cu4Fe2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Arrojadite-(KFe) Formula: (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: Reported from at least 55 localities in this region. Description: "Arsenopyrite, with pyrite, is one of the major ore minerals within the dyke belt. It occurs in pyramidal crystals sometimes exhibiting a slight helicoid torsion. Crystals may reach 1.5 cm across. The crystal habits include elongated crystals forming divergent groups, or star-like aggregates. Cruciform twins have also been recorded." |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Localities: Reported from at least 27 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Augite var. Fassaite Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6] |
| ⓘ Augite var. Ferroaugite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6 |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Aurostibite Formula: AuSb2 |
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ Axinite-(Fe) Formula: Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH Localities: Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Tynong North Quarry, Tynong North, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Axinite Group' References: |
| ⓘ Axinite-(Mn) Formula: Ca2Mn2+Al2BSi4O15(OH) Description: "In 1993 a boulder was discovered by the road adjacent to the small excavations on the deposit. The surface of the boulder contained some free-standing, wedge shaped, lustrous dark brown crystals up to 5mm across, which had been exposed by etching of the enclosing rock. X-ray diffraction and microprobe analysis determined the dark brown crystals to be manganaxinite set within a fine-grained matrix composed largely of diopside and calcite." |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. Description: "Powdery coatings, fibrous tuffs and thin films of malachite and azurite have been found on joints in the granite." |
| ⓘ Babingtonite Formula: Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) Description: "The babingtonite occurs as an elongated black crystalline aggregate, 2 cm by 3 mm in cross-section, enclosed partly by stilbite and partly by apophyllite. In addition, many small single crystals, up to 5 mm long, are enclosed in stilbite or apophyllite, or project into a small irregular cavity which has been etched from the apophyllite. The babingtonite crystals are glossy black, crushing to a dark greyish green. They tend to be slightly tabular and may show coffin-shaped longitudinal sections. Faces in the plane of flattening may be striated." |
| ⓘ Bariopharmacosiderite Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O Localities: Description: "Pharmacosiderite was first recorded from Clunes in 1866 as drusy coatings of brownish red, sub transparent crystals, up to 1/8 inch in size, in the Port Phillip Company's Mine.
There are several pharmacosiderite specimens preserved in the collection on the Museum of Victoria.
The barium-pharmacosiderite forms transparent to translucent reddish brown to orange brown cubes up to 1.5 mm across, on quartz coated with pyrolusite. The larger crystals often show slightly curved faces and appear zoned. The crystals are often modified displaying the cube and tetrahedron combination with octahedral fractures present. Generally crystal groups of simple contact twins are present." |
| ⓘ 'Bariopharmacosiderite-C' Formula: Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 5H2O Colour: Pale orange-brown References: Hager, S. L., Leverett, P., Williams, P. A., Mills, S. J., Hibbs, D. E., Raudsepp, M., Kampf, A. R., Birch, W. D. (2010) The single-crystal X-ray structures of bariopharmacosiderite-C, bariopharmacosiderite-Q and natropharmacosiderite. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (6) 1477-1485 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.5.1477 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Beraunite Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O Localities: Description: "Beraunite occurs as clusters of dark brown to pinkish brown prismatic to bladed crystals up to about 0.1 mm long. They sit on a matrix of pink Al-rich strengite which encrusts small cavities in dark grey chert." |
| ⓘ Berthierite Formula: FeSb2S4 Localities: Antimony occurrence, Inglewood, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Gentle Annie mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia United Brothers mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Smile of Fortune mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Steels Creek, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Bertossaite Formula: Li2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4 Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Betpakdalite-FeFe (TL) Formula: [Fe3+2 (H2O)15(OH)2Fe3+(H2O)6][Mo8As2Fe3+3O37] Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Beudantite Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Biotite var. Titanium-bearing Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ Birnessite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O |
| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 Description: Poorly-crystalline bismite containing tellurium. |
| ⓘ Bismoclite Formula: BiOCl |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 Localities: Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Leven Star Reef, Drummond North Gold Field, Drummond North, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia Womobi Mine, Thologolong, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia Belltopper Hill, Drummond North Gold Field, Drummond North, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ Bleasdaleite (TL) Formula: (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 Type Locality: Description: "In April 1995 a boulder was broken open of pegmatite in the quarry, exposing copper mineralisation consisting of massive supergene chalcocite partially altered to a suite of secondary copper and silver minerals, including one containing Ca,Cu,Bi,P and Cl. (Bleasdaleite).
The chalcocite in the bleasdaleite-bearing boulder forms massive patches up to about 5 cm across, occupying space between large orthoclase crystals. The rock around these patches is stained green, possibly due to malachite. Thin sections show that much of the chalcocite has been corroded and altered to veinlets of covellite. Secondary minerals have precipitated on the corroded surface of the chalcocite-covelliet. Pseudomalachite and chalcosiderite/turquoise form globules and crusts, while rare ulrichit, libethenite, torbernite and iodargyrite are present as scattered crystals with dimensions less than 1 mm. Bleasdaleite itself occurs as thin, dark brown scaly crusts and hemispherical clusters up to about 0.1 mm across. Scanning electron microscopy reveals delicate tabular crystals forming open rosette-like clusters and linings. The crystals reach up to about 20 micron across but are less than 1 micron thick. The lustre on broken surfaces is resinous, streak pale brown. Thin sections show bleasdaleite crystals are transparent and also reveal a well developed (001) cleavage." References: |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Thursdays Gossan prospect, Dunkeld district, Rural City of Ararat, Victoria, Australia Mt Unicorn, Biggara, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia Magdala gold deposit (Magdalena mine), Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Dartmouth, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Localities: Morning Star Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Rose of Denmark Mine, Gaffney's Creek, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Maude and Yellow Girl Mine, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Fosterville Gold Mine, Fosterville, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia A1 Mine, A1 Mining Settlement, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: "Boulangerite has been confirmed from the Morning Star Mine as a minor constituent of the quartz veins and has been deposited during or slightly after the gold and bournonite. It often forms fragile hair like crystals." |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: "Bournonite is a relatively common mineral in the quartz veins, occurring as small striated, prismatic crystals. Its deposition is related to that of gold." |
| ⓘ Brazilianite Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Brookite Formula: TiO2 Localities: Description: "Brookite if found only in a quartz vug at the Little Comet mine. About 10 specimens have been recognized, most of them unfortunately being broken. They are associated with either quartz or albite. The colour may vary from sky blue to honey-yellow, sometimes with a slight reddish tinge. The crystals are striated. Brookite forms delicate, thin plates between 0.5 and 0.3 mm thick and up to 1 cm in length. The crystals show a consistent habit although a few are unusually thick. Some of the darker crystals are a mixture of brookite and rutile." |
| ⓘ Brushite Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Bultfonteinite Formula: Ca2(HSiO4)F · H2O |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O Localities: Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Lavers Hill, Fish Creek, Hoddle Range, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Phosphate Hill, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Howe's Creek Phosphate Belt, Mansfield, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 106 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Iron-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Fe)CO3 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. Description: "Ferroan calcite is abundant and is intimately associated with the zeolites. The calcites are various shades of yellow, orange and brown, are translucent to opaque, and occur in a number of spectacular forms such as clubs which sometimes taper to fragile stems providing the point of attachment to the matrix; 'bow-ties'; hemispheres and nodules. The various structures are usually made up of tightly packed fibres which give a silky appearance to the specimen when held in a certain direction. Calcite also occurs as yellowish brown glassy prisms. Simple calcite rhombs are rare, although 'dog-tooth spar' is not uncommon." |
| ⓘ 'Calcite Group' Formula: ACO3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Localities: Description: "The celestite nodules are up to 7.5cm long and consist almost entirely of densely interlocking crystals of celestite. The crystals are prismatic, in most cases showed poorly developed terminations, and approx. 2 to 3 mm long." |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cervantite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4 |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite' Localities: Reported from at least 35 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite' |
| ⓘ Chabazite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. Description: "Chabazite is the most abundant mineral at Jindivick, occurring as colourless rhombohedral crystals up to 5 mm across, often as simple interpenetration twins. The irregularly shaped basalt cavities are often coated with a druse of chabazite crystals. A combination of small colourless chabazite crystals scattered on spherules of thomsonite and slender orange crystals of calcite, makes for attractive microspecimens." |
| ⓘ Chabazite-K Formula: (K2,Ca,Na2,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O Description: Chabazite occurs in a few cavities associated with siderite as drusy crusts and colourless interpenetrating twins up to 1 mm across usually in the clay-pyrite breccia. The chabazite from Narre Warren is unusually rich in magnesium. |
| ⓘ Chabazite-Na Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca,Sr,Mg)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O Localities: Ringwood Gold and Antimony Mine (Antimony Mine), Ringwood, City of Maroondah, Victoria, Australia Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chalcophanite Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 53 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chalcosiderite Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Description: "Pale blue, pale green or bluish green globular crusts and individual spheres or hemispheres of minerals in the composition series between turquoise and chalcosiderite are widespread in the Lake Boga granite quarry. They occur most often lining small miarolitic cavities but may also be found on joint planes and in cavities etched in fluorapatite. Individual globules may reach close to 1 mm across. Well formed crystals have not been observed. Massive partial replacements of orthoclase crystals by turquoise have been collected, but are very rare. As an early-formed secondary hydrothermal mineral, turquoise/chalcosiderite is found with most of the other secondary phosphates from Lake Boga. Microprobe analyses of the bluish green crusts show the compositions fall between ferrian turquoise and aluminan chalcosiderite." |
| ⓘ Cheralite Formula: CaTh(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Localities: Silver Mines (Silver Reef), St Arnaud, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Lord Nelson Reef, St Arnaud, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia United Brothers mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite var. Bromine-bearing Chlorargyrite Formula: Ag(Cl,Br) |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Localities: |
| ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' References: Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how) |
| ⓘ Chrysoberyl Formula: BeAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Localities: Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Dartmouth, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Thomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia ? (more information) |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: "Well forrmed crystals of cinnabar are uncommon and rarely exceed 0.5mm. However, drusy patches and cavity linings of bright red, striated crystals occur on some ore specimens. Cinnabar more commonly occurs as bright to dull red scaly coatings on fractures within quartz veins." |
| ⓘ Claudetite Formula: As2O3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Localities: Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Meerschaum mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Mokoan quarry, Goorambat, Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia Kennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Clinochrysotile' Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Clinoenstatite Formula: MgSiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Localities: |
| ⓘ Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C Description: As crystal clusters closely associated with taenite (Buchwald, 1975) |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Cookeite Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 Locality: Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Barklyite (FRL) Formula: Al2O3 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: "The chalcocite in the bleasdaleite-bearing boulder forms massive patches up to about 5 cm across, occupying space between large orthoclase crystals. The rock around these patches is stained green, possibly due to malachite. Thin sections show that much of the chalcocite has been corroded and altered to veinlets of covellite. Secondary minerals have precipitated on the corroded surface of the chalcocite-covellite." |
| ⓘ Cowlesite Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O Localities: Description: "At Jindivick, cowlesite occurs as soft, platy, radiating crystals forming brilliant white balls, up to 0.5 mm across, in small vesicles in the basalt. Cleavages across the balls have a characteristic pearly lustre. Cowlesite is closely associated with levyne, with the two minerals often occurring in adjacent vesicles." |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Localities: Description: "Crandalite occurs rarely as glistening white hemispheres up to 0.3 mm across in miarolitic cavities. As well, pale blue crandallite with a pearly lustre forms rare cavity infillings and prismatic radiating crystal sprays a few mm across, possibly pseudomorphs after wavellite. Microprobe analysis show this pale blue variety has a composition between crandallite and goyazite and contains a small amount of copper. It is best refered to as cuprian strontian crandallite." |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Cronstedtite Formula: Fe2+2Fe3+((Si,Fe3+)2O5)(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 Localities: Description: "Cubanite occurs in a similar manner to pentlandite, being found as minute inclusions in chalcopyrite or pyrrhottite in the Morning Star Mine." |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Cuspidine Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 |
| ⓘ Cyrilovite Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O Localities: Rixon Sandstone Quarries, Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Habit: tabular Colour: bright yellow through yellowish-green and olive-green to orange and brown |
| ⓘ Danburite Formula: CaB2Si2O8 |
| ⓘ Datolite Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH) Locality: Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Description: Datolite at Dookie is not common. It is usually found as white anhedral masses in narrow veins which are filled with calcite. These veins also usually contain andradite crystals. |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Localities: Eldorado, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Reedy Creek, Eldorado, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Alluvial gold mine, Carapooee, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Beechworth, Indigo Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Diaspore Formula: AlO(OH) |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region. Description: "The dark brown crystals of manganaxinite were set within a fine grained matrix composed largely of diopside and calcite." |
| ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series' Localities: Description: Al-diopside / hedenbergite series.
Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites. |
| ⓘ Dittmarite (TL) Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in bat guano.
Was originally found "in the form of small rhombic transparent crystals". The original material is lost and no other specimens appear to have been collected. References: |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Reported from at least 29 localities in this region. Description: "Dolomite is considered to be the major carbonate phase at the Little Comet mine and forms thin flattened rhombohedra showing 'growth marks'. Colour is usually off-white or cream, but may be greenish due to dispersed chlorite inclusions or coatings." |
| ⓘ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Localities: Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia Gembrook, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Alluvial gold mine, Carapooee, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Henry's Hill Wolfram Deposit, Avoca, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia ? (more information) Description: Tourmaline - probably dravite, but not analysed(?). |
| ⓘ Dufrénite ? Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O Description: "The iron phosphate mineral originally reffered to as dufrenite by Howitt (1913) has been identified as rockbridgeite by X-ray diffractionand microprobe analysis. Seams of dufrenite occurring with turquoise were said by IMC (1967) to be widespread, however no evidence for this exists on Museum specimens." |
| ⓘ Dumortierite Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
| ⓘ Edscottite (TL) Formula: Fe5C2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Elbaite Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Localities: Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Wombat Creek, Strathbogie Ranges, Strathbogie Shire, Victoria, Australia Strathbogie Ranges, Strathbogie Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Elbaite-Schorl Series' Localities: Description: Museum Victoria Natural Sciences Collection #M 51168 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 Localities: Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Middle Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Eosphorite Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O Description: "Attractive honey-brown to pinkish brown, tapering prismatic crystals of eosphorite occur in cavities in the Wycherproof pegmatite veins. Drusy crusts of eosphorite crystals up to 0.2mm have been found in a vertical seam in the adjacent granite. In the pegmatites, the larger crystals often form sheaf-like aggregates, with individual crystals up to 1cm long. The eosphorite crystals often appear dull due to a thin coating of cyrilovite." |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Epidote Supergroup' Formula: (A1A2)(M1M2M3)O4[Si2O7][SiO4]O10 |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Erionite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| ⓘ Erionite-Na Formula: (Na2,K2,Ca)2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| ⓘ 'Erionite Subgroup' Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Inferred (explain how) |
| ⓘ Eskolaite Formula: Cr2O3 |
| ⓘ Eulytine Formula: Bi4(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ Faustite Formula: ZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Description: "At Phosphate Hill faustite occurs as pale green crystal aggregates up to 0.2mm across, enclosed in wavellite forming thin seams in dark grey chert. Microprobe analysis shows the faustite to contain significant copper." |
| ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: Reported from at least 24 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
| ⓘ Felsőbányaite Formula: Al4(SO4)(OH)10 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 Localities: Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia Cornella wolframite occurrence, Cornella, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Henry's Hill Wolfram Deposit, Avoca, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: "Small clusters of black tabular crystals of ferberite up to 2 mm across occur in miarolitic cavities in the Lake Boga granite."
Ferberite has also been found in crystalline masses up to 5 cm across embedded in granite. |
| ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg Formula: [Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ 'Ferrierite Subgroup' Localities: Redcliff Head (Red Cliff Head), Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Berrys Beach, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Smith Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Red Bluff, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Ferrimolybdite Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Ferrocalcite' |
| ⓘ 'Ferro-kaersutite' Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+3AlTi)(Si6Al2O22)O2 |
| ⓘ Ferrosilite Formula: Fe2+2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Ferro-tschermakite ? Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 Locality: Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Description: Ferro-tschermakite is common at Dookie where it occurs as felt-like masses of fibrous brown to black needles with axinite-(Fe), andradite, actinolite and occasionally prehnite.
See also: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-516596.html |
| ⓘ Fibroferrite Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Fluellite Formula: Al2(PO4)F2(OH) · 7H2O Localities: Description: "Fluellite occurs vary rarely as pale yellow drusy coatings in dark grey chert." |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Localities: Reported from at least 29 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) Localities: Description: "Attractive well-formed fluorapatite crystals are found in miarolitic cavities, particularly in the upper levels of the quarry. In general, crystals have simple hexagonal to near circular outlines, and range from tabular to blocky and, less often to prismatic. Complex terminations are absent, and crystals usually have a flat lustrous pinacoids face, often showing growth outlines. Some crystals show weakly developed low angle pyramidal faces. The prism faces are almost always striated. The largest crystal collected include tabular varieties 4.5 cm across and 1 cm thick, and prisms 2.5 cm long and 1.2 cm across. Colour in the larger crystals generally ranges from shades of dull greyish to bluish green and deep opaque blue. Most crystals show colour zoning involving these shades, as well as near colourless and pale purple zones. The most common scheme is for pale blue translucent crystals to have dark blue bands at the upper and lower pinacoids. Sparklings of smaller crystals from opaque cream or grey to colourless or transparent blue or mauve are also found. Apatite has also been found rarely at Lake Boga as lustrous, fibrous globular dark green linings to cavities." |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) References: |
| ⓘ Fluorapophyllite-(K) Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. Description: "Thin seams of purple fluorite have been found on joint planes in the granite." |
| ⓘ Fluor-schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F Description: Fluor-schorl is the dominant tourmaline at Lake Boga occurring as black interlocking crystals masses up to 15 cm across in the granite, also as single black crystals up to 5 cm long in miarolitic cavities (pers. com. S.Mills) References: Dyar, M. Darby, Meyer, Hans-Peter, Rossman, George R., Henry, Darrell J., Prem, Markus, Ludwig, Thomas, Nasdala, Lutz, Lengauer, Christian L., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Niedermayr, Gerhard, Ertl, Andreas, Kolitsch, Uwe, Dyar, M. Darby, Meyer, Hans-Peter, Rossman, George R., Henry, Darrell J., Prem, Markus, Ludwig, Thomas, Nasdala, Lutz, Lengauer, Christian L., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Niedermayr, Gerhard (2016) Fluor-schorl, a new member of the tourmaline supergroup, and new data on schorl from the cotype localities. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (1) 163-177 doi:10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2501 |
| ⓘ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Foshagite Formula: Ca4(Si3O9)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 44 localities in this region. Description: "Galena has been recorded in minor amounts in quartz veins in the altered dyke at the Little Comet Mine." |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Geerite Formula: Cu8S5 |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS Localities: Dowd's prospect, Cornella, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Silver Spoon prospect, Mount Camel, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Wattle Gully Gold Mine (Wattle Gully Quartz Mine), Chewton, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Thomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ 'Glass' |
| ⓘ Glauberite Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ 'Glauconite' Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Glaucophane Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Gmelinite-Na Formula: Na4(Si8Al4)O24 · 11H2O Localities: Simmons Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia Little Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia West Head, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Gmelinite Subgroup' Localities: Kennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Cairns Bay, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia Little Bird Rock, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia Point Sambell, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Gmelinite Subgroup var. Ledererite' |
| ✪ Gobbinsite Formula: Na5(Si11Al5)O32 · 11H2O Habit: Radiating crystal group Colour: White Description: "The gobbinsite crystals form aggregates up to 4 mm across. They are water clear, with a wedge-like habit and lustrous faces that show evidence for lamellar twinning. Crystals are complexly interpenetrating and in some clusters show an apparent epitaxial relationship with a phillipsite crystal or with platy twinned aggregates of thomsonite." |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Gonnardite Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: "The gonnardite/natrolite intergrowth, considered mesolite prior to 1988, has been verified from all Melbourne localities, and occurs as small, opaque white hemispheres and tufts composed of radiating fibres and prismatic needles. The individual groups have diameters up to 6 mm, though typically are 1 to 3 mm. The groups show a variety of lustre-chalky, sub-vitreous or silky- and the prismatic needles appear quite glassy when viewed through the microscope. The clusters that have been studied are radially zoned, presenting a compact gonnargite-rich core and a soft fibrous natrolite-rich outer zone." |
| ⓘ Gorceixite Formula: BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Gordonite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O Colour: colourless Description: Gordonite forms crusts and aggregates of colorless platy crystals up to 0.3 mm across, often on soft pale brown clay fragments. Parwan is the first record of this mineral forming in a cave environment. |
| ⓘ Goyazite Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Localities: Description: Encrusts zircon in montebrasite. |
| ⓘ Goyazite var. Barium-bearing Goyazite Formula: (Sr,Ba)Al3(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O Description: Encrusts zircon in montebrasite. References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Localities: Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite), Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Magdala gold deposit (Magdalena mine), Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Ballarat West Goldfield, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Jamieson Mercury mine, Quicksilver creek, Jamieson, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Graphite var. Cliftonite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Greenalite Formula: (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Grossite Formula: CaAl4O7 |
| ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region. Habit: Single and twinned crystals and large groups of crystals. Colour: Predominantly colourless, but may be coloured orange, brown or grey. |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Halloysite Formula: Al2Si2O5(OH)4 · n(H2O) |
| ⓘ Halotrichite Formula: Fe2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Hannayite (TL) Formula: (NH4)2Mg3H4(PO4)4 · 8H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in bat guano.
Hannayite occurs as slender, translucent, near-colourless to pale yellow prisms reaching a maximum size of 12mm long, 2mm wide and approximately 1mm thick. |
| ⓘ Hechtsbergite Formula: Bi2(VO4)O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Hedleyite Formula: Bi7Te3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 20 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Heterosite Formula: Fe3+(PO4) Localities: Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Heulandite-Ca Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Hexahydrite Formula: Mg(H2O)6(SO4) |
| ⓘ Hexamolybdenum Formula: (Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os) |
| ⓘ Hibonite Formula: CaAl12O19 |
| ⓘ Hidalgoite Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Hisingerite Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Huntite Formula: CaMg3(CO3)4 Localities: Description: "White nodules of huntite from Clifton Hill quarries have been identified by X-ray diffraction of old specimens of 'hydrous dolomite'. "
The original report of this materials is as follows.
"Occasionally, large and small cavities, as well as horizontal planes and joints, contain a soft white substance, of a consistence varying, when freshly exposed, from a near milky state, to that of a soft putty, of which an analysis proved it to be a hydrous dolomite. These soft masses seem gradually to part with their water, and become converted into a variety of dolomite, sometimes soft and earthy, resembling chalk; and at other times extremely hard and semi-opaline in appearance." |
| ⓘ Huttonite Formula: ThSiO4 Locality: United Brothers mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Habit: Anhedral. Included by minute galena grains. Has rimmed diagenetic pyrite. Description: Found in metapelite, directly adjacent to an aplite-pegmatite dyke in drill core close to the United Brothers workings. Identified by electron microprobe, identity confirmed by Stuart Mills.
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| ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite Formula: ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) References: |
| ⓘ Hydroxycalcioroméite Formula: (Ca,Sb3+)2(Sb5+,Ti)2O6(OH) |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Iddingsite' |
| ⓘ Ilesite Formula: Mn2+(SO4) · 4H2O Description: "This mineral is very similar to szmikite in appearance and habit, although it tends to be finer-grained and more glistening on broken surfaces of the crusts. It is also slightly harder and more compact. It can also form more open intergrowths of roughly spherical aggregates which appear to have partly dissolved. SEM examination of samples identified as ilesite by XRD does not show any consistent textural features, suggesting it has replaced another sulphate." |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: Reported from at least 38 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI Description: "A pegmatite boulder containing patches of massive chalcocite up to 4 cm across was found in April 1995. The chalcocite occupies cavities between large orthoclase crystals. Alteration of the chalcocite has produced a suite of secondary copper phosphate minerals in small cavities. In some cavities are colourless, waxy, platy to tabular crystals, up to about 1.0 mm across, which have been identified as a polymorph of silver iodide, probably iodargyrite." References: |
| ⓘ 'Jahnsite Group' Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4 Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Jasper var. Darlingite' (FRL) Formula: SiO2 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Jôkokuite Formula: MnSO4 · 5H2O Description: "Jokokuite tends to be the more transparent and vitreous of the three manganese sulfates, and is more irregular in form and slightly harder. It occurs either as interlocking open crusts, or as isolated shapeless grains enclosed in ilesite. The colour ranges from cream to very pale blue, the latter colour being caused by traces of copper. It is likely that bladed crystals showing varying degrees of dissolution are jokokuite, although some may have been pseudomorphed by szmikite or ilesite." |
| ⓘ Jonassonite Formula: AuBi5S4 References: |
| ⓘ Joséite-A Formula: Bi4TeS2 |
| ⓘ Joséite-B Formula: Bi4Te2S References: |
| ⓘ Kaersutite Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Keckite Formula: CaMn2+(Fe3+Mn2+)Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3 · 7H2O References: |
| ⓘ Kermesite Formula: Sb2S2O Localities: Ringwood Gold and Antimony Mine (Antimony Mine), Ringwood, City of Maroondah, Victoria, Australia United Brothers mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Cherry Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Coimadai Antimony Mine, Coimadai, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia Morning Star Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Kidwellite Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 Localities: Description: "At Lake Boga, cream to pale yellow spherical clusters up to 0.3 mm across of delicate platy crystals of kidwellite have been found in miarolitic cavities. On a few specimens the mineral forms a continuous furry coating on the cavity walls. When broken, the spheres have a fibrous silky appearance in contrast to the waxy, globular, cream or pale yellow clay mineral which may be associated. Kidwellite occurs with cyrilovite, turquoise/chalcosiderite, torbernite or saleeite." |
| ⓘ Koechlinite Formula: Bi2MoO6 Localities: Habit: Crust Colour: Pale yellow Description: "Koechlinite from Pittong consists mainly of a soft, pale yellow material showing a range of habits, from powdery masses to flattened aggregates of radiating fibres and needle-like crystals, up to about 0.6 mm long. The lustre varies from earthy to silky for the finer-grained fibrous aggregates, but more open clusters consisting of larger crystals have a pronounced glistening appearance. The colour of these aggregates tends to be a brighter yellow." |
| ⓘ Kosnarite Formula: KZr2(PO4)3 Description: "Rhombohedral, vitreous, grey blue crystals up to 0.5mm acros occurring with eosphorite and cyrilovite in a 1cm wide miarolic cavity have been identified as kosnarite." |
| ⓘ Kryzhanovskite Formula: (Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)3 |
| ⓘ Kunatite (TL) Formula: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: "Kunatite was first found about 1990, and occurs on only 7 or 8 small pieces of granite matrix, which may have been the contents of a single miarolitic cavity. kunatite from Lake Boga occurs as acicular to lath-like microcrystals that are rapidially intergrown to form compactto slightly open spheres, hemispheres and flattened sprays up to about 0.25mm across. Individual fibrous crystals are up to 30 micron long and 5 micron thick. The only supergene mineral associated with kunatite is chalcosiderite/turquoise. Thin blades of manganoan ferberite occur on several of the specimens, but this is regarded as an accidental association. The matrix minerals are smoky quartz, white albite, cream orthoclase and muscovite." |
| ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Lacroixite Formula: NaAl(PO4)F Description: Good XRD pattern fit of montebrasite material as "natromontebrasite", now known to be a mixture of montebrasite and lacroixite. |
| ⓘ Lakebogaite (TL) Formula: CaNaFe3+2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O Type Locality: Description: "Lakebogaite occurs as bright lemon-yellow transparent prismatic crystals up to 0.4 mm across. The crystals have a vitreous luster and a pale yellow streak. It is associated with meurigite-Na, torbernite and saleeite on a matrix of microcline, albite, smoky quarz, and muscovite." |
| ⓘ Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Lavendulan Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Lazulite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Lévyne' Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Lévyne-Ca Formula: (Ca,Na2,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Lévyne-Na Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)[Al2Si4O12] · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Lechatelierite ? Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Lepidocrocite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' Localities: Colour: Lavender - purple of various intensity Description: Purple mica with ball-peen habit occurs both on the dumps and in outcrop. Grain size varies from a few mm to ~1.5cm. Maximum birefringence at 30 microns in thin section is second order, fitting with lepidolite and unlike the third order colours of muscovite at the same thickness. Pale green muscovite coexists with the lepidolite in some specimens.
XRD analysis to distinguish from muscovite was inconclusive, however the association of habit, colour, and occurrence in a fractionated pegmatite, along with petrographic information indicates that the species is lepidolite. |
| ⓘ Leucite Formula: K(AlSi2O6) |
| ⓘ Leucophosphite Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O Localities: Description: "Sparkling spherical and hemispherical clusters of transparent pale brown, pale yellow or brownish pink leucophosphite occur in some of the etched cavities in the pegmatite veins. The clusters are up to 1mm across, and may be seen with rockbridgite, eosphorite, kidwellite and quartz." |
| ⓘ 'Leucoxene' |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) Description: "Crusts and hemispherical tufts and sprays of transparent dark green to olive green libethenite crystals occur in miarolitic cavities in the Lake Boga granite. Crystals are prismatic and up to 2.5 mm long, ranging from finely fibrous needles to more stubby individuals which are well-terminated. Small cavities may be completely lined with inwardly pointing libethenite crystals. The minerals most frequently associated with libethenite are turquoise/chalcosiderite, ulrichite, pseudomalachite and sampleite." |
| ⓘ Lime Formula: CaO |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. Habit: dendritical Colour: black |
| ⓘ Lizardite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| ⓘ 'Luinaite-(OH)' Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Machiite (TL) Formula: Al2Ti3O9 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Macivorite (TL) Formula: (NH4)3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 Localities: Willow Grove ataxite, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia Dilwyn Bay, Otway Range, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia Leigh River, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia Sedimentary Holdings alluvial gold operations, Amphitheatre, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia Alluvial gold mine, Carapooee, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Aluminous Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 Localities: Cosgrove quarry, Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Lake Bullen Merri (Bullenmerri), Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Woodend Province, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia Kennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. Description: "Malachite is found as an alteration production of chalcopyrite and is rarely crystallized. It was found at the Little Comet Mine associated with quartz and dolomite." |
| ⓘ Maldonite (TL) Formula: Au2Bi Localities: Nuggety Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Parkins Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia North British mine, Parkins Reef, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Eaglehawk Mine, Maldon, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' Localities: Nichterlein's quarry, Lower Paper Mills Road, Fyansford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia Armytage Quarry, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Eastern Hill, Mount Anakie, Anakie, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Manganoblödite Formula: Na2Mn(SO4)2 · 4H2O Description: "Manganoblodite from the Womobi mine occurs as blocky pale-pink crystals up to 60 micron on edge and have been found on a specimen of szmikite that has replaced jokokuite." |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Melilite Group' Formula: A2M(XSiO7) |
| ⓘ Melkovite Formula: [Ca2(H2O)15Ca(H2O)6][Mo8P2Fe3+3O36(OH)] References: |
| ⓘ Merenskyite Formula: PdTe2 |
| ⓘ Merrillite Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
| ⓘ Mesolite Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS Description: "Dark grey varieties of cinnabar have been recorded and it is possible that these incorporate very thin alteration films of metacinnabar that may be very difficult to detect optically or by X-ray defraction." |
| ✪ Metanatroautunite Formula: Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 Habit: As clusters to 4 mm. Colour: lemon yellow Description: "The metanatroautunite forms crystals and clusters up to 4 mm across on limonite-coated joint planes and in miarolitic cavities. Crystals may appear to be aggregates of intergrown plates with slightly rounded edges. In some crystals with more blocky habits, these plates may be separated. The upper surface of these crystals tend to be slightly concave and crinkled partly due to dehydration. Rare intergrowths with saleeite or torbernite occur.
Metanatroautunite is initially difficult to distinguish from saleeite at Lake Boga. However, metanatroautunite tends to be translucent with a pearly or slightly greasy lustre, and be bright lemon yellow. This colour may be slightly more intense on the edge than on the upper face. Saleeite at Lake Boga is generally transparent and more golden yellow." |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Localities: Wycheproof granite quarry, Wycheproof, Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia Meerschaum mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Gentle Annie mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Iron deposit, Mt Kooyoora, Brenanah, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: "A few opaque dull-green microcrystals of metatorbernite have been found in small etch cavities." |
| ⓘ Meurigite-K Formula: KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O Description: Originally thought to be a mineral resembling potassian kidwellite (Birch 1994) has now been confirmed as meurigite-K.
"At Wycheproof, meurigite occurs as yellow spheres and hemispheres up to about 0.2 mm across, with a silky white to cream fibrous internal structure. It is accompanied by rockbridgeite, cyrilovite and leucophosphite in small etch cavities in the granite pegmatite veins." |
| ⓘ Meurigite-Na Formula: NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O Localities: Habit: Spherical aggregates of needles-llike crystals Colour: yellowish brown Description: These crystals give an X-ray diffraction pattern similar to meurigite and the Na-rich environment of the locality suggests these will be the sodium-rich analogue of meurigite. Chemical analysis is required to confirm the identification. |
| ⓘ Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' Localities: Lake Bullen Merri (Bullenmerri), Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia Sultan Reef (Sultan Mine), Blackwood, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia Everton Mine, Everton, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Mount Misery Creek, Enfield, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Pyramid Hill granite quarry (Mawson's Quarry), Pyramid Hill, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia Granite quarry, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ1-n Locality: Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia References: |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS Localities: Morning Star Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Dowd's prospect, Cornella, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Silver Spoon prospect, Mount Camel, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Thomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: "Millerite is a rare mineral restricted to the bleached zone at the Morning Star Mine." |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Minnesotaite Formula: Fe2+3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Moissanite Formula: SiC References: Heck, Philipp R., Greer, Jennika, Kööp, Levke, Trappitsch, Reto, Gyngard, Frank, Busemann, Henner, Maden, Colin, Ávila, Janaína N., Davis, Andrew M., Wieler, Rainer (2020) Lifetimes of interstellar dust from cosmic ray exposure ages of presolar silicon carbide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (4) 1884-1889 doi:10.1073/pnas.1904573117 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Molybdite Formula: MoO3 |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Group' Formula: REE(PO4) Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Monazite Supergroup' Formula: MTO4, where M = LREE, Th, Ca, Bi, Pb; T = P, As, Si, Cr6+ |
| ⓘ Montebrasite Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH) Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Montgomeryite Formula: Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O Colour: off-white Description: In the Parwan Cave montgomeryite occurs in the clay-Taranakite matrix as off-white, straw-like crusts, with a pearly lustre up to 3 mm thick. Montgomeryite also forms spongy aggregates of elongated, platy, cream colored crystals up to 0.5 mm long, and loose clusters of white to cream spheres, between 0.1 and 0.3 mm across, consisting of platy crystals. Another variety of montgomeryite occurs as thin, light-yellow crusts, composed of slightly botryoidal rosettes of tiny plates. |
| ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Mrázekite Formula: Bi2Cu3(PO4)2O2(OH)2 · H2O References: |
| ⓘ Muonionalustaite Formula: Ni3(OH)4Cl2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Murchisite (TL) Formula: Cr5S6 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 59 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Namibite Formula: Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH) Habit: isolated hemispheres and coatings of very thin tabular xls Colour: pistachio-green to black References: Frost, Ray L., Henry, Dermot A., Weier, Matt L., Martens, Wayde (2006) Raman spectroscopy of three polymorphs of BiVO4: clinobisvanite, dreyerite and pucherite, with comparisons to (VO4)3-bearing minerals: namibite, pottsite and schumacherite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37 (7). 722-732 doi:10.1002/jrs.1499 |
| ⓘ Native Antimony Formula: Sb Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Native Arsenic Formula: As |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 461 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Localities: Meerschaum mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Waratah Bay, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Dartmouth, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia Thomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Native Iridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Iridium var. Osmiridium Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe Localities: Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Willow Grove ataxite, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia Wedderburn meteorite, Wedderburn, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite), Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Localities: Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite), Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia Wedderburn meteorite, Wedderburn, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Mercury Formula: Hg Description: "Ore samples shows that mercury almost always occurs associated with the quart-dolomite veins and patches. Within the veins these are small cavities, from a few millimetres up to about 15mm across, that commonly contain globules of mercury. Those globules less than about 0.5mm across are generally spherical but larger globules up to 3mm across, are irregular. One cavity contained a continuous film up to 10mm across. As well, mercury may infill gaps between quartz crystals. Tiny spherical globules may also be found scattered across the surface of fractures along very thin quartz veinlets." |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Native Zinc Formula: Zn References: |
| ⓘ Natrodufrénite Formula: NaFe3+Fe3+5(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 Localities: Habit: Spherical Colour: greenish- and dark-blue to almost black |
| ⓘ Natrojarosite Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6 Localities: Kewell deposit, Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Wolfram Mine, Pittong, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia Jarosite Mine, Jarosite Mine Track, Bells Beach, Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Greta South turquoise field, Greta South, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 23 localities in this region. Description: "The gonnardite/natrolite intergrowth, considered mesolite prior to 1988, has been verified from all Melbourne localities, and occurs as small, opaque white hemispheres and tufts composed of radiating fibres and prismatic needles. The individual groups have diameters up to 6 mm, though typically are 1 to 3 mm. The groups show a variety of lustre-chalky, sub-vitreous or silky- and the prismatic needles appear quite glassy when viewed through the microscope. The clusters that have been studied are radially zoned, presenting a compact gonnargite-rich core and a soft fibrous natrolite-rich outer zone." |
| ⓘ Natrolite var. Mooraboolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O Description: Note: the reference by Spencer refers to another reference: "G. B. Pritchard, Victorian Naturalist, 1901, vol. xviii, p. 63. A zeolite occurring as white, radial aggregates in the decomposed basalt of the Moorabool valley, Victoria".
References: |
| ⓘ Natropharmacosiderite Formula: NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Newberyite (TL) Formula: Mg(PO3OH) · 3H2O Localities: Description: Newberyite crystals from Skipton Caves show 3 different habits
1- the crystals are tabular, translucent to opaque and grey-brown, with faces of the dominant form being uneven and dull. Complex twinning on these faces produces irregular rosettes of intergrown plates or roughly spheroidal shape which may reach 5 cm across.
2- these crystals are glassy, internally fractured, have lustrous faces and range from pale yellow to a dirty brown colour. Inclusions of guano particles are common. These crystals are usually 0.1-10 mm.
3- less common habit shows features with characteristics of the tabular form and equant habits. These form "skeleton" crystals, in reference to the set of partly separated plates developed parallel to the brachy-pinacoids. |
| ⓘ Nierite Formula: Si3N4 |
| ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Nordstrandite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
| ⓘ Offretite Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Description: "Fibrous overgrowth of offretite on (0001) faces of Jindivick levyne crystals give the levyne a frosted appearance. The fibrous coatings may be up to 0.5 mm thick, which represents up to 5 times the thickness of the levyne crystal." |
| ⓘ Olenite Formula: NaAl3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3O3(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 References: Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Omphacite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(AleFe3+fFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 38 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Hyalite Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-CT Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Owyheeite Formula: Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 |
| ⓘ Oxy-schorl Formula: Na(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O References: Identified by The Museum Of Victoria mineral departmentIdentification: SEM-EDS |
| ⓘ Palygorskite Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Paratacamite Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
| ⓘ Pargasite Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Parwanite (TL) Formula: (Na,K)(Mg,Ca)4Al8(PO4)8(CO3)(OH)7 · 30H2O Type Locality: Habit: Globular grains. Colour: White Description: Parwanite occurs as clusters up to 0.2 mm across of pseudo hexagonal platy crystals lining fissures and cavities in the clay/taranakite matrix. It has also crystalized on the brown clay fragments enclosed in the matrix. The crystals are white to cream and have a pearly lustre. References: |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Localities: Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite), Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia Morning Star Mine, Woods Point, Mansfield Shire, Victoria, Australia Silver Spoon prospect, Mount Camel, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Thomson River Copper Mine (Cooper's Creek Copper Mine), Walhalla, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: As ubiquitous terrestrial corrosion veins in troilite |
| ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Petrified Wood' |
| ⓘ Pharmacosiderite Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O |
| ⓘ Philipsbornite Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Phillipsite-Ca Formula: Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O Localities: Description: "Phillipsite is not common in the Jindivick basalt. It occurs as small groups of fourling-twinned crystals up to 5 mm long, in vesicles." |
| ⓘ Phillipsite-K Formula: K6(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O Description: "At Trentham Falls quarry some attractive phillipsites have been collected. They often occur on a brown clay and are associated with chabazite and small spheres of siderite. The crystals up to 5mm show twinning and they are quite transparent with very few fractures." |
| ⓘ Phillipsite-Na Formula: (Na,K,Ca0.5,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] · 12H2O Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O Localities: Reported from at least 28 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Phosphoferrite Formula: (Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Phosphohedyphane Formula: Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Phosphosiderite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Variscite Mine, Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Phosphuranylite Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ 'Pinite' |
| ⓘ Pittongite (TL) Formula: Na0.22(W,Fe3+)(O,OH)3 · 0.44H2O Type Locality: Description: "Pittongite occurs as glistening, creamy yellow encrustations of very thin(0.3-0.5 micron) platy crystals on etched blades of ferberite up to 4 cm long, enclosed in massive white reef quartz. It has formed by alteration of ferberite in a supergene environment in the presence of oxidizing, acidic solutions containing Na." |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Planerite Formula: Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O Localities: Description: "Planerite occurs as very pale blue chalky and globular crusts on quartz at Lavers Hill. It has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction as a member of the turquoise group and microprobe analysis shows low copper content." |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Plumbogummite Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Polydymite Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Polylithionite Formula: KLi2Al(Si4O10)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Portlandite Formula: Ca(OH)2 Description: Specimen was not in situ. Confirmation needed.
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"A pale grey chert like mass, measuring about 45 x 30 x 25 cm was found in August 1995. The specimen had apparently been dislodged from where it had been enclosed in granite in the northeast corner of the quarr, about 6 metres from the top of the eastern wall. Thin quartz/calcite veinlets cut the portlandite." |
| ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 Localities: Chesney Vale, Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Tynong North Quarry, Tynong North, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia Grahams Quarry, Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+O5 Localities: |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Description: "Pseudomalachite occurs as irregular globular aggregates and, more rarely, rough crystals up to a few mm across, in cavities in the Lake Boga granite. It is pearly to vitreous, and transparent to translucent dark blueish green. It is often associated libethenite and ulrichite. The mineral also occurs as massive cavity fillings and scaly coatings on joint planes, where it its often seen with sampleiite, and may also occur very rarely as layers between cleavage flakes of muscovite." |
| ⓘ Pseudorutile Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+3O9 |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pucherite Formula: Bi(VO4) References: |
| ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup' Formula: Ca2XAl2[Si2O6(OH)][SiO4](OH)2A |
| ⓘ Purpurite Formula: Mn3+(PO4) |
| ⓘ Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 139 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Localities: Coleraine District, Southern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia Mount Shadwell Quarry, Mortlake, Moyne Shire, Victoria, Australia Colac Quarry, Ondit, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia Lethbridge quarry, Lethbridge, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia Dreeite, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 343 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Enhydro Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Eye Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Microcrystalline quartz |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quatrandorite Formula: AgPbSb3S6 |
| ⓘ Ranciéite Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O |
| ⓘ Rectorite Formula: (Na,Ca)Al4((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · 2H2O Localities: Description: "Rectorite is a soapy-looking, white, late vein filling mineral, very common in vugs at the Little Comet mine." |
| ⓘ Reevesite Formula: Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
| ⓘ 'Retinite' |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 Description: "Rhodochrosite was first recorded in 1866 as 'diallogite' from the Port Phillip Company Mine.
The rhodochrosite forms an attractive pinkish mauve to pinkish brown crust on manganese oxides coating quartz. Spherical globes up to 3 mm across occur, with broken surfaces showing a concentric growth structure." |
| ⓘ Richterite Formula: Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Riebeckite Formula: ◻Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Rucklidgeite Formula: PbBi2Te4 |
| ⓘ Russellite Formula: Bi2WO6 |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 References: |
| ⓘ Saléeite Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O Localities: Description: "In the Wycheproof pegmatite, thick tabular to blocky transparent yellow saleeite crystals up to about 0.5mm across occur amongst the alteration products of original phosphate minerals in etch cavities. Pale yellow translucent to opaque crystal clusters also occur on limonite stained joint planes in the granite adjacent to the pegmatite veins." |
| ⓘ Sampleite Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O Description: "This is one of the most attractive of the rare phosphates at Lake Boga, occurring as vivid sky blue, micaceous aggregates on joint planes and platy to powdery cavity infillings in the granite. Groups of free standing tabular transparent blue crystals up to 0.5 mm high are frequently observed. Sampleite is most closely associated with pseudomalachite, but may also be found with libethenite, turquoise/chalcosiderite, cyrilovite and more rarely, ulrichite." References: |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Localities: Spring Hill, Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia Ridge Road quarry, Daylesford, Hepburn Shire, Victoria, Australia Greenvale Reservoir, Greenvale, City of Hume, Victoria, Australia Malone Mine (Malone main shaft), Mount Egerton, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia Woodend Province, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Santabarbaraite Formula: Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Description: Santabarbarite has formed as a result of the oxidation of vivianite.
"This involves progressive oxidation of Fe 2+ accompanied by conversion of H2O ligands to OH ions. Such a process leads to a gradual collapse of the vivianite structure as hydrogen bonds are eliminated. Santabarbaraite is the end product of this process.
Santabarbaraite is brown to light brown in hand specimens but appears yellowish amber under the microscope."" |
| ⓘ Sasaite Formula: (Al,Fe3+)14(PO4)11(SO4)(OH)7 · 83H2O Localities: Description: Sasaite has been found at Skipton Caves as a white clay-like deposit on the surface and in cracks in dark consolidated floor material. It ranges in texture from soft white powdery to compact pale pinkish yellow. It was not found associated with the other phosphate minerals. |
| ⓘ Scarbroite Formula: Al5(CO3)(OH)13 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Schertelite (TL) Formula: (NH4)2MgH2(PO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: Occurs in small colourless flat crystals of somewhat indistinct character. The original material has been lost. References: |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Localities: Reported from at least 33 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Localities: Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite), Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia Willow Grove ataxite, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia Wedderburn meteorite, Wedderburn, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Description: As scattered hieroglyphic and skeleton monocrystalline crystals, as grain boundary precipitates, as inclusions in cohenite, and as ubiquitous rhabdites (Buchwald, 1975). |
| ⓘ Schumacherite Formula: Bi3(VO4)2O(OH) References: Frost, Ray L., Henry, Dermot A., Weier, Matt L., Martens, Wayde (2006) Raman spectroscopy of three polymorphs of BiVO4: clinobisvanite, dreyerite and pucherite, with comparisons to (VO4)3-bearing minerals: namibite, pottsite and schumacherite. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 37 (7). 722-732 doi:10.1002/jrs.1499 |
| ⓘ Scolecite ? Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Scorzalite Formula: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2 Localities: Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Segnitite Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Sekaninaite Formula: Fe2+2Al4Si5O18 |
| ✪ Selwynite (TL) Formula: NaK(Be,Al)Zr2(PO4)4 · 2H2O Type Locality: Habit: Has not been found in crystals Colour: pale purple to purplish blue Description: "This extremely rare mineral, a sodium beryllium zirconium phoshate, has been found in one of the pegmatite veins in the Wycherproof granite. It infills irregular cavities up to 8mm across, as deep purplish blue vitreous to fibrous masses and as granular pale purle aggregates mixed with limonite and muscovite. It may be associated with wardite and eosphorite." |
| ⓘ 'Selwynite (of Ulrich)' |
| ⓘ Senarmontite Formula: Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 44 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Sideronatrite Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Localities: Cave Hill Quarry (David Mitchell Limestone Quarry; Lilydale Quarry), Lilydale, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia Fiddlers Creek Reef, Percydale, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australia Limestone Creek, Cobberas, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Boulder Flat, Errinundra River, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Sperrylite Formula: PtAs2 |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 38 localities in this region. Description: "Sphalerite is another minor constituent in quartz veins at the Little Comet Mine. The crystals may vary from honey-yellow to black with a reddish tinge. Crystals may be up to 3 mm across." |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Spinel var. Pleonaste Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4 |
| ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Locality: Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Stellerite Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O Localities: The Harcourt Quarries, Harcourt North, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Mount, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Cooper quarry, Corop, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia Dookie Mineralogical Reserve quarry, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Tynong North Quarry, Tynong North, Cardinia Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: "Colourless to pale pink, translucent, bladed stellerite, without crystal terminations filled 90% of the aggregate in which the babingtonite occurs." |
| ⓘ Stephanite Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
| ⓘ Stercorite ? Formula: (NH4)Na(PO3OH) · 4H2O Description: MacIvor (1902) reported sodium ammonium monohydrogen orthophosphate in the aqueous extract separated from guano by repeated crystallisations. This may indicate transient existence of the mineral stercorite in the caves. |
| ⓘ Stibiconite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Localities: Brunswick Mine, Costerfield, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Fryerstown, Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia Ringwood Gold and Antimony Mine (Antimony Mine), Ringwood, City of Maroondah, Victoria, Australia Coimadai Antimony Mine, Coimadai, Moorabool Shire, Victoria, Australia Steels Creek, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Localities: Reported from at least 34 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Stilbite-Na Formula: Na9(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O |
| ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Stilpnomelane Formula: K4Fe2+48[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Strunzite ? Formula: Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Struvite Formula: (NH4)Mg(PO4) · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Sulphotsumoite Formula: Bi3Te2S |
| ⓘ Szmikite Formula: MnSO4 · H2O Description: "Szmikite is often in contact with the granite matrix. It forms white to very pale pink, opaque globular masses, which resemble billowing cumulus clouds under the microscope, although they tend to be dull and earthy appearance. Outlines of crystal faces seen on the surfaces of the roughly spherical aggregates making up the crusts may represent an earlier more hydrated sulphate, such as jokokuite. On some specimens, aggregates of well-formed tabular monoclinic crystals up to about 50 micron across can be detected by SEM." |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Ni,Fe) |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tamarugite Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 Locality: Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia References: |
| ⓘ Taranakite Formula: K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2 · 18H2O Localities: Description: Reported as a white powdery coating on the exposed surfaces of basalt, and as 0.5 mm sub-spherical growths in basalt boulders. |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. Description: "Tetrahedrite is a minor constituent of quartz veins. It occurs as crystalline aggregates, more rarely as small tetrahedral. The period of deposition seems to coincide with that of gold." |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup var. Silver-bearing Tetrahedrite' Formula: (Cu,Ag)6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]Sb4S13 |
| ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O Localities: Reported from at least 18 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Thorianite Formula: ThO2 |
| ⓘ 'Thunder Egg' |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTiO(SiO4) Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Tobermorite ? Formula: Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Tochilinite Formula: Fe2+5-6(Mg,Fe2+)5S6(OH)10 References: |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O Localities: Meerschaum mine, Sunnyside goldfield, Glen Wills, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Iron deposit, Mt Kooyoora, Brenanah, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia Lavers Hill, Fish Creek, Hoddle Range, South Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Mount Table Top, Dargo, Wellington Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: Reported from at least 17 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Trechmannite Formula: AgAsS2 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Localities: Description: Actinolite colour range is from green to white, but it is suspected that the white fibres probably represent the magnesium rich end-member tremolite. |
| ⓘ Tridymite Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Triphylite Formula: LiFe2+PO4 Locality: Dorchap Dyke Swarm, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Triplite Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F |
| ⓘ Tripuhyite Formula: Fe3+Sb5+O4 |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Localities: Cranbourne meteorite (incl. Beaconsfield meteorite; Langwarrin meteorite; Pearcedale meteorite; Pakenham meteorite), Cranbourne, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia Murchison meteorite, Murchison, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Wedderburn meteorite, Wedderburn, Loddon Shire, Victoria, Australia Description: As irregularly distributed nodules. One lenticular nodule measured 5 x 3 x 2 cm (Buchwald, 1975). |
| ⓘ Tsumoite Formula: BiTe |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. Description: "In the Edi-Cheshunt field the turquoise occurs as compact veins and fracture fillings up to 2 cm thick but generally less than 0.5 cm. The veins may follow either planar fractures or the surface of small irregular folds. The colour of the turquoise varies from greenish and pale blue, particularly near the surface, to interse sky blue shades. The appearance varies from subvitreous and translucent in the deeper blue material to chalky and opaque in pale varieties. Cavities with globular linings occurs in some veins." |
| ✪ Ulrichite (TL) Formula: CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: "This attractive mineral was first collected at the Lake Boga quarry in the mid-1980s. A zone a few metres across at the base of the east wall of the quarry, at a depth of around 20 metres has yielded all the ulrichite so far collected. Ulrichite forms delicate radiating sprays of translucent to transparent, pale green to bright lime green, needle-like crystals up to 1 mm long and 0.05 mm thick. They occur in small close up, irregular miarolitic cavities in a fine-grained equigranular phase of the Lake Boga granite. Some of the cavities are lined or partly filled with a glistening reddish brown clay mineral. Ulrichite is amongst the earliest of the secondary minerals to crystalise at Lake Boga and occurs most frequently with turquoise/chalcosiderite. It is also observed with cyrilovite, libethenite, pseudomalachite and rarely, with torbernite. It has also been found on etched fluorapatite crystals." References: |
| ⓘ Ulvöspinel Formula: TiFe2+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa' Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| ⓘ 'Unnamed (Au-Hg Amalgam)' Formula: Au2Hg |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| ⓘ Valentinite Formula: Sb2O3 |
| ⓘ Valleriite Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 Description: "Valleriite is only recorded as rare minute inclusions in chalcopyrite grains in the Cu-Ni mineralization in the Morning Star Mine." |
| ⓘ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Vesuvianite Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 Localities: Chesney Vale, Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Wombat Hole prospect (Wombat Hole mine), Morass Creek gorge, Dartmouth, Towong Shire, Victoria, Australia Gravel Hill quarry, Ascot Hills, Dookie, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Vivianite Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Wardite Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O Description: "It forms blocky crystals up to 2mm across showing pyramidal forms, occasionally etched, and with a frosting of cyrilovite. Broken crystals are vitreous, transparent and pale yellow. Eosphorite crystals are usually associated with the wardite." |
| ⓘ Warkite (TL) Formula: Ca2Sc6Al6O20 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. Description: "Colourless to white, prismatic wavellite crystals up to 1 mm long occur rarely, forming fibrous radiating aggregates in cavities with pale blue turquoise. The mineral has also been found as flattened radiating aggregates of pale blue crystals on joint planes in the granite." |
| ⓘ Weishanite Formula: (Au,Ag,Hg) |
| ⓘ Whewellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · H2O |
| ⓘ 'Whiteite Subgroup' Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4 |
| ⓘ Whitmoreite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Localities: Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Knocker dyke (South Blue Jacket), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Blue Jacket Tin Mine (Blue Jacket Reef), Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia Unnamed Pegmatite, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia |
| ⓘ Winchite Formula: ◻(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(Si8O22)(OH)2 Description: Microprobe analysis by Spaggiari et al.(2002) corresponds to the following composition:
(Na0.329K0.007)0.336(Na0.774Ca0.877Mn0.022Fe2+0.327)2.00(Mg3.169Fe2+1.660Cr0.005Al0.156Ti0.011)5.00Si8.064O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Wittichenite Formula: Cu3BiS3 |
| ⓘ Wolfeite Formula: Fe2+2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
| ⓘ Wycheproofite (TL) Formula: NaAlZr(PO4)2(OH) · H2O Type Locality: Description: "It forms compact, cream to pinkish orange, fibrous masses filling small cavities in one of the pegmatite veins at Wycheproof. It has a vitreous lustre and is softer than feldspar with witch it may be confused." References: |
| ⓘ Xanthoconite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ 'Xenotime' |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Xonotlite Formula: Ca6(Si6O17)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Zinkenite Formula: Pb9Sb22S42 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Localities: Reported from at least 37 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Zoubekite ? Formula: AgPb4Sb4S10 |
| ⓘ Zwieselite Formula: Fe2+2(PO4)F |
Victoria, Australia