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Hillwood quarry (Hillwood volcano), Craigburn, Hillwood, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Hillwood quarry (Hillwood volcano)Quarry (Abandoned)
CraigburnFarm
HillwoodHamlet
George Town municipalityCouncil
TasmaniaState
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Hillwood quarry, Craigburn, Hillwood, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Hillwood quarry, Craigburn, Hillwood, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Hillwood quarry, Craigburn, Hillwood, George Town municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 4'' South , 146° 57' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-41.21792,146.95072
GRN:
S28E80
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Deviot466 (2014)2.6km
Hillwood606 (2014)4.0km
Sidmouth403 (2014)4.8km
Kayena328 (2014)5.7km
Loira248 (2014)6.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
107277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107277:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tertiary basaltic outcrops, with an abandoned quarry. Columnar basalts with small sparse vesicles containing zeolites. On private farming property about 5km NW of Hillwood.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
ⓘGonnardite9.GA.05(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Thomsonite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Naⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O

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References

www.crocoite.com (2003) http://www.crocoite.com/locationbulletins/part1/zeolites.pdf
Bottrill, Ralph S.; Baker, William. E. (2008) Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin - A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania No. 73. Mineral Resources Tasmania. 254 pp.
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