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Wentworth Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Wentworth Co.County
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PlacePopulation
Dareton1,836 (2012)
Gol Gol1,799 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
133709
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133709:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A county in south western New South Wales on the border with Victoria.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Habit: Combinations of l {111} and e (103} faces with rounded appearance.
Colour: Opaque pale to reddish
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
'Limonite'
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bookpurnong911.608 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nannamoria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Nannamoria11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Notovoluta
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Notovoluta11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Eotrigonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Eotrigonia11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Alcithoe (Alcithoe)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Alcithoe : Alcithoe (Alcithoe)11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Tylospira coronata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Struthiolariidae : Tylospira : Tylospira coronata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Umbilia (Umbilia) siphonata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Umbilia : Umbilia (Umbilia) siphonata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Neotrigonia acuticostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Trigoniida : Trigoniidae : Neotrigonia : Neotrigonia acuticostata11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Serripecten semilaevis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Serripecten : Serripecten semilaevis11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Ternivoluta antiscalaris
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Athleta : Ternivoluta antiscalaris11.608 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Macropus goliah
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropus : Macropus goliah2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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