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Blue Hills, Mount Surprise, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blue Hills | Group of Hills |
| Mount Surprise | Mountain |
| Etheridge Shire | Shire |
| Queensland | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 59' 59'' South , 144° 3' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Hills
Köppen climate type:
The Blue Hills topaz specimens were all found in vugs in decomposed granite, usually with Smokey Quartz crystals (Martin Rosser pers. comm.).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Queensland
- Cook Shire
- Cape York PeninsulaPeninsula
- Etheridge ProvinceGeologic Province
- Cook Shire
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Delamerian Orogen
- Georgetown and Coen InliersOrogenic Belt
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Blue Hills, Mount Surprise, Etheridge Shire, Queensland, Australia