Willmott, W. F., Whitaker, W. G., Palfreyman, W. D., & Trail, D. S. (1973). Igneous and metamorphic rocks of Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait, Australian Bureau of Mineral Resources. Geology and Geophysics Bulletin, 135.

Johnson, R. W. - Ed. (1989) Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press.pp.89-97

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

Locality: Balclutha Creek Nephelinite, Silver Plains Volcanic Province, Cook Shire, Queensland, Australia

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Serpentine Subgroup'	-	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup	D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Localities in this Region

Australia

Queensland
- Cook Shire
  - Silver Plains Volcanic Province
    - Balclutha Creek Nephelinite

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

North Australian ElementCraton
Queensland
- Cook Shire
  - Cape York PeninsulaPeninsula
- Etheridge ProvinceGeologic Province

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

Delamerian Orogen
- Georgetown and Coen InliersOrogenic Belt

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References

Johnson, R. W. - Ed. (1989) Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press.pp.89-97

Woolley, Alan R. (2019) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. Part 4: Antarctica, Asia and Europe (excluding the former USSR), Australasia and Oceanic Islands. The Geological Society of London. doi:10.1144/mpar4

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