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Sedimentary Holdings alluvial gold operations, Amphitheatre, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Sedimentary Holdings alluvial gold operations- not defined -
Amphitheatre- not defined -
Pyrenees ShireShire
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 10' 59'' South , 143° 24' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maryborough7,046 (2013)33.7km
Ararat8,076 (2015)43.3km
Cardigan647 (2015)49.7km
Newington1,888 (2015)56.1km
Lake Wendouree1,471 (2015)56.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
26291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26291:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


At Amphitheatre in the 1990s some alluvial gold was produced by mining a paleoplacer in the White Hills Gravel.
Located 11 km SW of Avoca.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
โ“˜ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
โ“˜ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
โ“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
โ“˜ Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4
References:
Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
โ“˜ Native Gold
Formula: Au
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
โ“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.67โ—ป0.33)Fe3+2O4
โ“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
โ“˜var. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
โ“˜var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
โ“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
โ“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oโ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oโ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oโ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oโ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oโ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alโ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alโ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alโ“˜ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alโ“˜ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siโ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feโ“˜ Maghemite(Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ceโ“˜ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu

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