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Variscite from
Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia


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Variscite, etc.

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Variscite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Variscite, etc.

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Variscite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Variscite, etc.

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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Variscite

Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Variscite
Formula:AlPO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
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Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Variscite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:683302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:683302:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Variscite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSt Johns Quarry, St Johns, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMoculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Council, South Australia, Australia
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘFairview Quarry, Robertstown, South Australia, Australia
References
Frost, R.L., S.J. Mills, and K.L. Erickson, (2004), Thermal decomposition of peisleyite: a thermogravimetry and hot stage Raman spectroscopic study. Thermochimica Acta, 419(1-2): p. 109-114.
 
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