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Victoria Newer Volcanics, Victoria, Australiai
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Lake Bullenmerri shore

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Blue Lake

Mount Gambier, City of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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View of the crater lake

Lake Gnotuk, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Lake Bullenmerri shore

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Blue Lake

Mount Gambier, City of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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View of the crater lake

Lake Gnotuk, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Lake Bullenmerri shore

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Blue Lake

Mount Gambier, City of Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Type:
Volcanic Field
Age:
4.5 to 0.005 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cenozoic
Reference for age:
Wellman, P. (1974). Potassium?argon ages on the Cainozoic volcanic rocks of eastern Victoria, Australia. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 21(4), 359-376.
Mindat Locality ID:
344155
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344155:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Victoria Newer Volcanics extend over an area of c. 15000kmยฒ and include nearly 400 eruptive points (Nicholls & Joyce 1989). The lava sequences of the extensive plains are generally comparatively thin, normally less than 60 m, but the most prominent volcanic features are scoria cones, maars, tuff rings and major valley flows.

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โ“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜ Albite var. Andesine
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
โ“˜ Albite var. Anorthoclase
Formula: (Na,K)AlSi3O8
โ“˜ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
โ“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
โ“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites.
โ“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Salite. Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites.
โ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
โ“˜ 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'
Description: Al-diopside / hedenbergite series. Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites.
โ“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
โ“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
โ“˜ Kaersutite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
โ“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
โ“˜ 'Mica Group'
โ“˜ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: Complete or near complete zircon crystals have been found ranging in size from 3mm to 12mm in diameter. Colours range from pale orange brown through to straw yellow, pale greenish yellow, white, colourless and dark brown. These crystals are not of gem quality as most crystals show a high degree of crazing and fracturing but are usually quite lustrous.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
โ“˜var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
โ“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
โ“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
โ“˜Diopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside		9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
โ“˜9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
โ“˜Kaersutite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
โ“˜Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
โ“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
โ“˜var. Andesine9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
โ“˜var. Anorthoclase9.FA.35(Na,K)AlSi3O8
โ“˜Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) ยท H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Mica Group'-
โ“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
โ“˜'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'-
โ“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oโ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oโ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Oโ“˜ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Oโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oโ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Oโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oโ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oโ“˜ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Oโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naโ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naโ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Naโ“˜ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Naโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Naโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgโ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Mgโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mgโ“˜ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alโ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alโ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alโ“˜ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Alโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Alโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siโ“˜ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siโ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Siโ“˜ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Siโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siโ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Siโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siโ“˜ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ Albite var. Anorthoclase(Na,K)AlSi3O8
Kโ“˜ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ Albite var. Andesine(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Caโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caโ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caโ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Caโ“˜ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
Caโ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiโ“˜ KaersutiteNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2
Tiโ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
FeIron
Feโ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feโ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feโ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feโ“˜ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Feโ“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feโ“˜ Diopside-Hedenbergite Series
ZrZirconium
Zrโ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Yates, H. (1954) The basalts and granitic rocks of the Ballarat District. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 66, 63-102.
Le Maitre, R.W. (1974) Partially fused granite blocks from Mt. Elephant, Victoria, Australia. Journal of Petrology, 15(2), 403-412.
Wellman, Peter (1974) Potassiumโ€argon ages on the Cainozoic Volcanic rocks of Eastern Victoria, Australia. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 21 (4) 359-376 doi:10.1080/00167617408728858
Irving, A. J., & Green, D. H. (1976). Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Newer Basalts of Victoria and South Australia. Journal of the Geological Society of Australia, 23(1), 45-66.
Griffin, W.L., Wass, S.Y., Hollis, J.D. (1984) Ultramafic xenoliths from Bullenmerri and Gnotuk maars, Victoria, Australia: petrology of a sub-continental crust-mantle transition. Journal of Petrology, 25(1), 53-87.
McDonough, W.F, McCulloch, M.T, Sun, S.S (1985) Isotopic and geochemical systematics in Tertiary-Recent basalts from southeastern Australia and implications for the evolution of the sub-continental lithosphere. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 49 (10) 2051-2067 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(85)90063-8
Price, R.C., Gray, C.M., Nicholls, I.A., Day, A. (1988) Cainozoic volcanic rocks. Geology of Victoria, 439-451.
Johnson, R. W. - Ed. (1989) Intraplate Volcanism in Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press.pp.142-143
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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