Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Lake Boga granite quarry | Quarry |
| Lake Boga | Town |
| Swan Hill Rural City | Local Government Area |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 33' 6'' South , 143° 34' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Age:
419.2 ± 3.2 to 358.9 ± 0.4 Ma
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Köppen climate type:
Birch & Henry (1993):
The original exposures of this granite were on Allotment 29, Section 4, Parish of Kunat Kunat, some 10 km SSW of Lake Boga township in northwestern Victoria.
The outcrops were only just exposed above the flat-lying Tertiary sands and nodular limestone.
The first attempts at quarrying were between 1924 and 1927.
Immediately after World War 2 quarrying recommenced and has been operating ever since.
Since the 1970s, the quarry has been an important source of specimens for mineral collectors, especially for fine crystals of fluorapatite.
The Lake Boga granite is Devonian in age and belongs to the same suite as the nearest granites at Wycheproof and Pyramid Hill.
The Lake Boga granite is extremely variable in texture in the uppermost 10 metres of its exposure, where the most common rock type is a pink to cream or grey equigranular leucocratic granite.
Coarse patches and veins of pegmatite are widespread, with less common zones of banded aplite.
Irregular masses of black schorl also occur.
Miarolitic cavities up to 1 metre across and lined with fine crystals of smoky quartz, orthoclase, albite, muscovite, and fluorapatite are associated with coarse pegmatite zones.
Smaller cavities up to several centimetres across occur in an equigranular phase of the granite, marked by coarse segregations of muscovite and biotite.
Many of the phosphate minerals occur in the cavities in this rock type.
At deeper levels, the granite shows only occasional pegmatoidal zones and cavities.
The outcrops were only just exposed above the flat-lying Tertiary sands and nodular limestone.
The first attempts at quarrying were between 1924 and 1927.
Immediately after World War 2 quarrying recommenced and has been operating ever since.
Since the 1970s, the quarry has been an important source of specimens for mineral collectors, especially for fine crystals of fluorapatite.
The Lake Boga granite is Devonian in age and belongs to the same suite as the nearest granites at Wycheproof and Pyramid Hill.
The Lake Boga granite is extremely variable in texture in the uppermost 10 metres of its exposure, where the most common rock type is a pink to cream or grey equigranular leucocratic granite.
Coarse patches and veins of pegmatite are widespread, with less common zones of banded aplite.
Irregular masses of black schorl also occur.
Miarolitic cavities up to 1 metre across and lined with fine crystals of smoky quartz, orthoclase, albite, muscovite, and fluorapatite are associated with coarse pegmatite zones.
Smaller cavities up to several centimetres across occur in an equigranular phase of the granite, marked by coarse segregations of muscovite and biotite.
Many of the phosphate minerals occur in the cavities in this rock type.
At deeper levels, the granite shows only occasional pegmatoidal zones and cavities.
The Lake Boga Granite Quarry has 4 type locality minerals: Ulrichite (1988), Bleasdalite (1998), Lakebogaite (2007), and Kunatite (2008).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
71 valid minerals. 4 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Description: "Albite, previously recorded as oligoclase, forms white to translucent wedge-shaped crystals up to 2.5 cm long in cavities with quartz and orthoclase." References: |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Description: "Bipyramidal bluish black crystals of anatase up to 1 mm long have been found in cavities in the Lake Boga granite. They may be associated with kidwellite." |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl References: |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Description: "Powdery coatings, fibrous tuffs and thin films of malachite and azurite have been found on joints in the granite." |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Description: "Several colourless prismatic crystals of beryl up to 1.5 cm long have been found in one clay-filled cavity in the Lake Boga granite." |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 References: |
| ⓘ Bismoclite Formula: BiOCl References: |
| ⓘ Bleasdaleite (TL) Formula: (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 Type Locality: Description: "In April 1995 a boulder was broken open of pegmatite in the quarry, exposing copper mineralisation consisting of massive supergene chalcocite partially altered to a suite of secondary copper and silver minerals, including one containing Ca,Cu,Bi,P and Cl. (Bleasdaleite).
The chalcocite in the bleasdaleite-bearing boulder forms massive patches up to about 5 cm across, occupying space between large orthoclase crystals. The rock around these patches is stained green, possibly due to malachite. Thin sections show that much of the chalcocite has been corroded and altered to veinlets of covellite. Secondary minerals have precipitated on the corroded surface of the chalcocite-covelliet. Pseudomalachite and chalcosiderite/turquoise form globules and crusts, while rare ulrichit, libethenite, torbernite and iodargyrite are present as scattered crystals with dimensions less than 1 mm. Bleasdaleite itself occurs as thin, dark brown scaly crusts and hemispherical clusters up to about 0.1 mm across. Scanning electron microscopy reveals delicate tabular crystals forming open rosette-like clusters and linings. The crystals reach up to about 20 micron across but are less than 1 micron thick. The lustre on broken surfaces is resinous, streak pale brown. Thin sections show bleasdaleite crystals are transparent and also reveal a well developed (001) cleavage." References: |
| ⓘ Cacoxenite Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O References: |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Description: "The chalcocite in the bleasdaleite-bearing boulder forms massive patches up to about 5 cm across, occupying space between large orthoclase crystals. The rock around these patches is stained green, possibly due to malachite. Thin sections show that much of the chalcocite has been corroded and altered to veinlets of covellite. Secondary minerals have precipitated on the corroded surface of the chalcocite-covellite." |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: "Small grains of chalcopyrite are relatively common throughout the granite. In one cavity a crystal measuring 1.2 cm and coated with sooty blue chalcocite or covellite was collected. Grains of chalcopyrite or covellite was collected. Grains of chalcopyrite in the granite are often ringed with yellowish alteration halos, and on some surfaces thin stains of azurite and malachite occur. The chalcopyrite is the most probable source for copper in the later-formed phosphates and uranyl-phosphates. Brownish masses consisting of a mixture of iron oxides and chalcocite replacing chalcopyrite occur in some veins and cavities." References: |
| ⓘ Chalcosiderite Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Description: "Pale blue, pale green or bluish green globular crusts and individual spheres or hemispheres of minerals in the composition series between turquoise and chalcosiderite are widespread in the Lake Boga granite quarry. They occur most often lining small miarolitic cavities but may also be found on joint planes and in cavities etched in fluorapatite. Individual globules may reach close to 1 mm across. Well formed crystals have not been observed. Massive partial replacements of orthoclase crystals by turquoise have been collected, but are very rare. As an early-formed secondary hydrothermal mineral, turquoise/chalcosiderite is found with most of the other secondary phosphates from Lake Boga. Microprobe analyses of the bluish green crusts show the compositions fall between ferrian turquoise and aluminan chalcosiderite." |
| ⓘ Cheralite Formula: CaTh(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Description: "Highly lustrous single crystals of brownish green chlorargyrite less than 0.5 mm across occur very rarely in cavities in the granite. They may be found with orange-brown clay, turquoise/chalcosiderite and, more rarely, with torbernite. The source of the silver in the granite is unknown." |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' References: https://www.mindat.org/locentry-11351.htmlIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Description: "The chalcocite in the bleasdaleite-bearing boulder forms massive patches up to about 5 cm across, occupying space between large orthoclase crystals. The rock around these patches is stained green, possibly due to malachite. Thin sections show that much of the chalcocite has been corroded and altered to veinlets of covellite. Secondary minerals have precipitated on the corroded surface of the chalcocite-covellite." |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Description: "Crandalite occurs rarely as glistening white hemispheres up to 0.3 mm across in miarolitic cavities. As well, pale blue crandallite with a pearly lustre forms rare cavity infillings and prismatic radiating crystal sprays a few mm across, possibly pseudomorphs after wavellite. Microprobe analysis show this pale blue variety has a composition between crandallite and goyazite and contains a small amount of copper. It is best refered to as cuprian strontian crandallite." References: |
| ⓘ Cyrilovite Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O Description: "Cyrilovite forms bright sparkling yellow drusy crusts and dull brownish yellow globules in miarolitic cavities in the Lake Boga granite. The crusts are made up of transparent golden yellow crystals up to 0.05 mm across." References: |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 Description: "Small clusters of black tabular crystals of ferberite up to 2 mm across occur in miarolitic cavities in the Lake Boga granite."
Ferberite has also been found in crystalline masses up to 5 cm across embedded in granite. |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) Description: "Attractive well-formed fluorapatite crystals are found in miarolitic cavities, particularly in the upper levels of the quarry. In general, crystals have simple hexagonal to near circular outlines, and range from tabular to blocky and, less often to prismatic. Complex terminations are absent, and crystals usually have a flat lustrous pinacoids face, often showing growth outlines. Some crystals show weakly developed low angle pyramidal faces. The prism faces are almost always striated. The largest crystal collected include tabular varieties 4.5 cm across and 1 cm thick, and prisms 2.5 cm long and 1.2 cm across. Colour in the larger crystals generally ranges from shades of dull greyish to bluish green and deep opaque blue. Most crystals show colour zoning involving these shades, as well as near colourless and pale purple zones. The most common scheme is for pale blue translucent crystals to have dark blue bands at the upper and lower pinacoids. Sparklings of smaller crystals from opaque cream or grey to colourless or transparent blue or mauve are also found. Apatite has also been found rarely at Lake Boga as lustrous, fibrous globular dark green linings to cavities." |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: "Thin seams of purple fluorite have been found on joint planes in the granite." References: |
| ⓘ Fluor-schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F Description: Fluor-schorl is the dominant tourmaline at Lake Boga occurring as black interlocking crystals masses up to 15 cm across in the granite, also as single black crystals up to 5 cm long in miarolitic cavities (pers. com. S.Mills) References: Dyar, M. Darby, Meyer, Hans-Peter, Rossman, George R., Henry, Darrell J., Prem, Markus, Ludwig, Thomas, Nasdala, Lutz, Lengauer, Christian L., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Niedermayr, Gerhard, Ertl, Andreas, Kolitsch, Uwe, Dyar, M. Darby, Meyer, Hans-Peter, Rossman, George R., Henry, Darrell J., Prem, Markus, Ludwig, Thomas, Nasdala, Lutz, Lengauer, Christian L., Tillmanns, Ekkehart, Niedermayr, Gerhard (2016) Fluor-schorl, a new member of the tourmaline supergroup, and new data on schorl from the cotype localities. European Journal of Mineralogy, 28 (1) 163-177 doi:10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2501 |
| ⓘ Geerite Formula: Cu8S5 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI Description: "A pegmatite boulder containing patches of massive chalcocite up to 4 cm across was found in April 1995. The chalcocite occupies cavities between large orthoclase crystals. Alteration of the chalcocite has produced a suite of secondary copper phosphate minerals in small cavities. In some cavities are colourless, waxy, platy to tabular crystals, up to about 1.0 mm across, which have been identified as a polymorph of silver iodide, probably iodargyrite." References: |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Kidwellite Formula: NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 Description: "At Lake Boga, cream to pale yellow spherical clusters up to 0.3 mm across of delicate platy crystals of kidwellite have been found in miarolitic cavities. On a few specimens the mineral forms a continuous furry coating on the cavity walls. When broken, the spheres have a fibrous silky appearance in contrast to the waxy, globular, cream or pale yellow clay mineral which may be associated. Kidwellite occurs with cyrilovite, turquoise/chalcosiderite, torbernite or saleeite." |
| ⓘ Kunatite (TL) Formula: CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: "Kunatite was first found about 1990, and occurs on only 7 or 8 small pieces of granite matrix, which may have been the contents of a single miarolitic cavity. kunatite from Lake Boga occurs as acicular to lath-like microcrystals that are rapidially intergrown to form compactto slightly open spheres, hemispheres and flattened sprays up to about 0.25mm across. Individual fibrous crystals are up to 30 micron long and 5 micron thick. The only supergene mineral associated with kunatite is chalcosiderite/turquoise. Thin blades of manganoan ferberite occur on several of the specimens, but this is regarded as an accidental association. The matrix minerals are smoky quartz, white albite, cream orthoclase and muscovite." |
| ⓘ Lakebogaite (TL) Formula: CaNaFe3+2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O Type Locality: Description: "Lakebogaite occurs as bright lemon-yellow transparent prismatic crystals up to 0.4 mm across. The crystals have a vitreous luster and a pale yellow streak. It is associated with meurigite-Na, torbernite and saleeite on a matrix of microcline, albite, smoky quarz, and muscovite." |
| ⓘ Leucophosphite Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O Description: "Leucophosphite from Lake Boga forms hemispherical clusters up to 1 mm across consisting of translucent, pale pink to brownish pink, tabular crystals which appear slightly twisted. They occur with globular cyrilovite, kidwellite and a pale yellow clay mineral in miarolitic cavities." |
| ⓘ Libethenite Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH) Description: "Crusts and hemispherical tufts and sprays of transparent dark green to olive green libethenite crystals occur in miarolitic cavities in the Lake Boga granite. Crystals are prismatic and up to 2.5 mm long, ranging from finely fibrous needles to more stubby individuals which are well-terminated. Small cavities may be completely lined with inwardly pointing libethenite crystals. The minerals most frequently associated with libethenite are turquoise/chalcosiderite, ulrichite, pseudomalachite and sampleite." |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: "Powdery coatings, fibrous tuffs and thin films of malachite and azurite have been found on joints in the granite." |
| ⓘ Meta-autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O References: |
| ✪ Metanatroautunite Formula: Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 Habit: As clusters to 4 mm. Colour: lemon yellow Description: "The metanatroautunite forms crystals and clusters up to 4 mm across on limonite-coated joint planes and in miarolitic cavities. Crystals may appear to be aggregates of intergrown plates with slightly rounded edges. In some crystals with more blocky habits, these plates may be separated. The upper surface of these crystals tend to be slightly concave and crinkled partly due to dehydration. Rare intergrowths with saleeite or torbernite occur.
Metanatroautunite is initially difficult to distinguish from saleeite at Lake Boga. However, metanatroautunite tends to be translucent with a pearly or slightly greasy lustre, and be bright lemon yellow. This colour may be slightly more intense on the edge than on the upper face. Saleeite at Lake Boga is generally transparent and more golden yellow." |
| ⓘ Meurigite-Na Formula: NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Description: "Very small platy crystals of molybdenite, usually less than 0.1 mm across, have been found in a few cavities in the granite." |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu References: |
| ⓘ Natrodufrénite Formula: NaFe3+Fe3+5(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 Description: "Specimens showing dull greyish green globular coatings, occurring very rarely on joints stained with brown iron hydroxides were found in 1994.. he crusts have a slightly silky appearance due to their finely fibrous nature. Scanning electron micrographs show the globules consist of tiny radiating prismatic crystallites." |
| ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: "Rare hyalite has been recorded as joint fillings." |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Description: "Blocky crystals of orthoclase line miarolitic cavities, but have often grown across the cavities and are poorly or non terminated. They are usually white to cream and perthitic, with the sodic phase often etched out leaving a skeletal structure. The crystals commonly show Carlsbad twinning. Large blocky terminated crystals measuring up to 10 x 11x 12cm have been collected." References: |
| ⓘ Portlandite Formula: Ca(OH)2 Description: Specimen was not in situ. Confirmation needed.
See discussion in http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-55384.html
"A pale grey chert like mass, measuring about 45 x 30 x 25 cm was found in August 1995. The specimen had apparently been dislodged from where it had been enclosed in granite in the northeast corner of the quarr, about 6 metres from the top of the eastern wall. Thin quartz/calcite veinlets cut the portlandite." |
| ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) References: |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 Description: "Pseudomalachite occurs as irregular globular aggregates and, more rarely, rough crystals up to a few mm across, in cavities in the Lake Boga granite. It is pearly to vitreous, and transparent to translucent dark blueish green. It is often associated libethenite and ulrichite. The mineral also occurs as massive cavity fillings and scaly coatings on joint planes, where it its often seen with sampleiite, and may also occur very rarely as layers between cleavage flakes of muscovite." |
| ⓘ Pseudorutile Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+3O9 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: "Generally, quartz crystals in the miarolitic cavities are dark smoky to pale pinkish brown, well terminated, translucent to transparent and often gem quality. Crystals up to 23 cm long have been found, although they are more commonly 5-8 cm. They are often coated with a thin veneer of white clay and drusy fluorapatite crystals." References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rockbridgeite Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 Description: "Dark bluish green irregular masses of rockbridgeite have been found as earthy fillings and globular linings in miarolitic cavities up to about 1 cm across in a medium-grained aplitic phase of the Lake Boga Granite. Hemispheres and globular crusts of transparent yellow cyrilovite frequently coat the rockbridgeite." |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: "Small lustrous bipyramidal black crystals of rutile occur on quartz in some cavities." References: |
| ⓘ Saléeite Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O Description: "Saleeite crystals occur in miarolitic cavities and on limonite-encrusted joint planes in the Lake Boga granite. Pale to lemon or greenish yellow translucent to transparent platy crystals occur as fan-like clusters or flattened aggregates. They are usually less than 3 mm on edge but exceptional crystals may reach 9 mm. Thick tabular and unusual prismatic crystals are less common. Saleeite may overgrow torbernite crystals at Lake Boga." |
| ⓘ Sampleite Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O Description: "This is one of the most attractive of the rare phosphates at Lake Boga, occurring as vivid sky blue, micaceous aggregates on joint planes and platy to powdery cavity infillings in the granite. Groups of free standing tabular transparent blue crystals up to 0.5 mm high are frequently observed. Sampleite is most closely associated with pseudomalachite, but may also be found with libethenite, turquoise/chalcosiderite, cyrilovite and more rarely, ulrichite." References: |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Description: Schorl is confined to the miarolitic cavities forming fine fibrous needle like black/brown crystals. (pers.com. S.Mills) References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Torbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O Description: "Torbernite is the most widespread of the uranium-bearing phosphates at Lake Boga. It is found on joint planes and in small cavities and is frequently associated with limonite crusts and films. Crystals may also be found on clay filling cavities and between cleavage flakes in books of muscovite. Torbernite usually occurs as thin, lustrous, transparent pale green to emerald green tabular crystals up to 2.5 mm on edge. These may lay flat on joints or occur as free standing aggregates in cavities. Thick tabular to blocky crystals of a more intense green have also been found. Torbernite occurs with most of the other phosphates at Lake Boga." References: Jambor, John L., Pertsev, Nikolai N., Roberts, Andrew C. (2000) New Mineral Names. American Mineralogist, 85. 1321-1325 |
| ⓘ Turquoise Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O Description: "Pale blue, pale green or bluish green globular crusts and individual spheres or hemispheres of minerals in the composition series between turquoise and chalcosiderite are widespread in the Lake Boga granite quarry. They occur most often lining small miarolitic cavities but may also be found on joint planes and in cavities etched in fluorapatite. Individual globules may reach close to 1 mm across. Well formed crystals have not been observed. Massive partial replacements of orthoclase crystals by turquoise have been collected, but are very rare. As an early-formed secondary hydrothermal mineral, turquoise/chalcosiderite is found with most of the other secondary phosphates from Lake Boga. Microprobe analyses of the bluish green crusts show the compositions fall between ferrian turquoise and aluminan chalcosiderite." |
| ✪ Ulrichite (TL) Formula: CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O Type Locality: Description: "This attractive mineral was first collected at the Lake Boga quarry in the mid-1980s. A zone a few metres across at the base of the east wall of the quarry, at a depth of around 20 metres has yielded all the ulrichite so far collected. Ulrichite forms delicate radiating sprays of translucent to transparent, pale green to bright lime green, needle-like crystals up to 1 mm long and 0.05 mm thick. They occur in small close up, irregular miarolitic cavities in a fine-grained equigranular phase of the Lake Boga granite. Some of the cavities are lined or partly filled with a glistening reddish brown clay mineral. Ulrichite is amongst the earliest of the secondary minerals to crystalise at Lake Boga and occurs most frequently with turquoise/chalcosiderite. It is also observed with cyrilovite, libethenite, pseudomalachite and rarely, with torbernite. It has also been found on etched fluorapatite crystals." References: |
| ⓘ 'UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa' Formula: NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| ⓘ Variscite Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Wavellite Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Description: "Colourless to white, prismatic wavellite crystals up to 1 mm long occur rarely, forming fibrous radiating aggregates in cavities with pale blue turquoise. The mineral has also been found as flattened radiating aggregates of pale blue crystals on joint planes in the granite." References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Geerite | 2.BA.05 | Cu8S5 |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Bismoclite | 3.DC.25 | BiOCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Pseudorutile | 4.CB.25 | Fe3+2Ti4+3O9 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Portlandite | 4.FE.05 | Ca(OH)2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Cheralite | 8.AD.50 | CaTh(PO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Libethenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Rockbridgeite | 8.BC.10 | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| ⓘ | Strengite | 8.CD.10 | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Variscite | 8.CD.10 | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Kunatite (TL) | 8.DC.15 | CuFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| ⓘ | Wavellite | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Chalcosiderite | 8.DD.15 | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Turquoise | 8.DD.15 | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Sampleite | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Meurigite-Na | 8.DJ.20 | NaFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Natrodufrénite | 8.DK.15 | NaFe3+Fe3+5(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 |
| ⓘ | Kidwellite | 8.DK.20 | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 |
| ⓘ | Bleasdaleite (TL) | 8.DK.25 | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| ⓘ | Cyrilovite | 8.DL.10 | NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Ulrichite (TL) | 8.EA.15 | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Lakebogaite (TL) | 8.EA.20 | CaNaFe3+2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Saléeite | 8.EB.05 | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Torbernite | 8.EB.05 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Meta-autunite | 8.EB.10 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Metanatroautunite | 8.EB.10 | Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Fluor-schorl | 9.CK. | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa' | - | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Kidwellite | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 |
| H | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Natrodufrénite | NaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| H | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Metanatroautunite | Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 |
| H | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ulrichite | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| H | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| H | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Meurigite-Na | NaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kunatite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Kidwellite | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 |
| O | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Natrodufrénite | NaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Pseudorutile | Fe23+Ti34+O9 |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Metanatroautunite | Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 |
| O | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ulrichite | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cheralite | CaTh(PO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| O | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| O | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Meurigite-Na | NaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kunatite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Kidwellite | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 |
| Na | ⓘ Natrodufrénite | NaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | ⓘ Metanatroautunite | Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 |
| Na | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Na | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Meurigite-Na | NaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Kidwellite | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 |
| P | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Natrodufrénite | NaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| P | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| P | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| P | ⓘ Metanatroautunite | Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 |
| P | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| P | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Ulrichite | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ Variscite | AlPO4 · 2H2O |
| P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| P | ⓘ Cheralite | CaTh(PO4)2 |
| P | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| P | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Meurigite-Na | NaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| P | ⓘ Kunatite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| P | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | ⓘ Geerite | Cu8S5 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| Cl | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Portlandite | Ca(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Ulrichite | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Cheralite | CaTh(PO4)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| Ca | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Pseudorutile | Fe23+Ti34+O9 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Cyrilovite | NaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Kidwellite | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11 · 3H2O, x = 0.33 |
| Fe | ⓘ Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Natrodufrénite | NaFe3+Fe53+(PO4)4O(OH)5(H2O)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pseudorutile | Fe23+Ti34+O9 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fluor-schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
| Fe | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Meurigite-Na | NaFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Kunatite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcosiderite | CuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Geerite | Cu8S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Libethenite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Sampleite | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Ulrichite | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kunatite | CuFe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ UM2007-17-PO:CaClCuHNa | NaCaCu5(PO4)4Cl · nH2O (n~4.5) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| I | Iodine | |
| I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismoclite | BiOCl |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Bleasdaleite | (Ca,Fe3+)2Cu5(Bi,Cu)(PO4)4(H2O,OH,Cl)13 |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | ⓘ Cheralite | CaTh(PO4)2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metanatroautunite | Na(UO2)(PO4)(H2O)3 |
| U | ⓘ Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Ulrichite | CaCu(UO2)(PO4)2 · 4H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Lakebogaite | CaNaFe23+H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Paleozoic : 391 ± 7 Ma to 309 ± 6 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Mindat Articles
Book Review: A Collector's Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia by Keith ComptonOther Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Murray BasinBasin
- Victoria
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold BeltOrogenic Belt
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References
Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Maas, R., Phillips, D., Plimer, I. R. (2008) Lake Boga Granite, northwestern Victoria: mineralogy, geochemistry and geochronology. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 55 (3) 281-299 doi:10.1080/08120090701769449
Mills, S. J., Birch, W. D., Kolitsch, U., Mumme, W. G., Grey, I. E. (2008) Lakebogaite, CaNaFe3+2H(UO2)2(PO4)4(OH)2(H2O)8, a new uranyl phosphate with a unique crystal structure from Victoria, Australia. American Mineralogist, 93 (4) 691-697 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2706
Lake Boga granite quarry, Lake Boga, Swan Hill Rural City, Victoria, Australia