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Arthur River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Arthur River districtMining District
Circular Head municipalityMunicipality
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' 44'' South , 145° 11' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
157851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157851:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Some small quarries for construction materials near Arthur River have produced some good pyrite specimens and sparse turquoise and other minerals. Some small gold, copper, magnesite, iron and lead-zinc deposits occur in the western part of the district.

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15 valid minerals.

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Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Capped Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sorosite
Formula: Cu1+x(Sn,Sb)
Description: In an altered mafic body
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Sorosite1.AC.15Cu1+x(Sn,Sb)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
Quartz
var. Capped Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
OOxygen
O Quartz var. Capped QuartzSiO2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. Capped QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu SorositeCu1+x(Sn,Sb)
SnTin
Sn SorositeCu1+x(Sn,Sb)
SbAntimony
Sb SorositeCu1+x(Sn,Sb)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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