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Oban, Clarke Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Oban- not defined -
Clarke Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 6' 6'' South , 151° 51' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ben Lomond389 (2012)21.3km
Guyra1,990 (2016)22.8km
Red Range249 (2013)36.4km
Glen Innes6,283 (2012)42.5km
Armidale22,673 (2017)48.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Glen Innes Mineral and Gem ClubGlen Innes, New South Wales42km
Mindat Locality ID:
103
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:103:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
'Feldspar Group'
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Native Iridium
Formula: (Ir,Os,Ru)
References:
Native Osmium
Formula: (Os,Ir,Ru)
Native Osmium var. Iridosmine
Formula: (Os,Ir)
Native Platinum
Formula: Pt
Native Tin
Formula: Sn
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Tin1.AC.10Sn
Native Osmium1.AF.05(Os,Ir,Ru)
var. Iridosmine1.AF.05(Os,Ir)
Native Iridium1.AF.10(Ir,Os,Ru)
Native Platinum1.AF.10Pt
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
var. Citrine4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O CorundumAl2O3
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
RuRuthenium
Ru Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ru Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
Sn Native TinSn
OsOsmium
Os Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Os Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Os Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
IrIridium
Ir Native Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)
Ir Native Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)
Ir Native Osmium var. Iridosmine(Os,Ir)
PtPlatinum
Pt Native PlatinumPt
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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