Asbestos Point (BHP prospect), Birches Inlet, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Asbestos Point (BHP prospect) | Point |
| Birches Inlet | Cove |
| Macquarie Harbour | Bay |
| West Coast municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 23' 3'' South , 145° 25' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Strahan | 637 (2012) | 27.0km |
| West Strahan | 637 (2014) | 27.3km |
| Queenstown | 2,352 (2012) | 35.5km |
| Gormanston | 169 (2014) | 37.2km |
A group of small pits in Cambrian serpentinite and pyroxenite, part of the Hibbs Ultramafic Belt, running between Macquarie Harbour and near Elliott Bay. Prospecting was mostly for chrysotile asbestos, but there was some nickel mineralisation and stichtite found also.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Stichtite Formula: Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Stichtite | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Cr3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Stichtite | Mg6Cr23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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Asbestos Point, Birches Inlet, Macquarie Harbour, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia