Mundallio Magnesite Mine (Mundallio Creek; Crozier; Mundallio Station), Mundallio, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mundallio Magnesite Mine (Mundallio Creek; Crozier; Mundallio Station) | Mine |
| Mundallio | - not defined - |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 25' 42'' South , 137° 54' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quorn | 1,258 (2013) | 14.9km |
| Port Augusta | 13,257 (2013) | 15.4km |
| Port Augusta West | 12,133 (2014) | 16.1km |
| Wilmington | 628 (2013) | 30.0km |
| Melrose | 429 (2015) | 50.9km |
SARIG Mineral Deposit Information;
"At the Mundallio Magnesite Mine, magnesite occurred as beds up to 1 m thick interbedded with dolomite, chert and siltstone of the Skillogalee Dolomite. A total of 2,554 tonnes was produced continuously from 1940-53."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- South Australia
- Flinders RangesMountain Range
- Gawler CratonCraton
- Olympic DomainCraton
- South South Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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