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Scrooge's Vault Cave, Buchan, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australiai
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Scrooge's Vault CaveCave
BuchanTown
East Gippsland ShireShire
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 31' 12'' South , 148° 9' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-37.52014,148.15903
GeoHash:
G#: r336e3wj7
GRN:
S26E84
Type:
Cave
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lakes Entrance5,849 (2016)40.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
15616
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15616:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located 3km SW of Buchan.
The site was first explored in 1979.
Brushite was discovered here in 1986.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘBrushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Birch, W. D., Henry, D. A. - Eds. (1993) Phosphate Minerals of Victoria. Special Publication 3. Mineralogical Society of Victoriap.151
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