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Mt Wills mining district, Glen Valley, East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australiai
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Glen ValleyTown
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VictoriaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 50' 27'' South , 147° 31' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
204
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tin- and tantalum-bearing LCT-type granitic pegmatites.
An abandoned tin mining settlement and small workings.

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Mineral List


31 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Alluaudite
Formula: (Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Arrojadite-(KFe)
Formula: (KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Bertossaite
Formula: Li2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brazilianite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Heterosite
Formula: Fe3+(PO4)
'Jahnsite Group'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
'K Feldspar'
Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Phosphoferrite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Scorzalite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Description: A corrigendum was issued indicating that the references to the mineral name scorzalite should be replaced by lazulite throughout the text and in Table 2.
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
'Whiteite Subgroup'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
Whitmoreite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Wolfeite
Formula: Fe2+2(PO4)(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Heterosite8.AB.10Fe3+(PO4)
Alluaudite8.AC.10(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Wolfeite8.BB.15Fe2+2(PO4)(OH)
Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Scorzalite ?8.BB.40Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Arrojadite-(KFe)8.BF.05(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Bertossaite8.BH.25Li2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
Brazilianite8.BK.05NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Phosphoferrite8.CC.05(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Whitmoreite8.DC.15Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Cordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Whiteite Subgroup'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
'Jahnsite Group'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
H BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
H LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
H MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
H MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
H Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
H Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H WhitmoreiteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
H WolfeiteFe22+(PO4)(OH)
H Whiteite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
H Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
LiLithium
Li BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
Li MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HeterositeFe3+(PO4)
O LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
O MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
O Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WhitmoreiteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
O WolfeiteFe22+(PO4)(OH)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Whiteite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
O Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Na Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Na BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mg LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Al CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
P Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
P BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
P BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HeterositeFe3+(PO4)
P LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
P MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
P MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
P PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
P Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
P Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
P WhitmoreiteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
P WolfeiteFe22+(PO4)(OH)
P Whiteite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
P Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
SSulfur
S MiargyriteAgSbS2
KPotassium
K Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Ca Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Ca BertossaiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)4
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mn Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
FeIron
Fe Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Fe Arrojadite-(KFe)(KNa)(Fe2+◻)Ca(Na2◻)Fe132+Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe HeterositeFe3+(PO4)
Fe PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe Phosphoferrite(Fe2+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2 · 3H2O
Fe Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe WhitmoreiteFe2+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Fe WolfeiteFe22+(PO4)(OH)
CuCopper
Cu MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
AgSilver
Ag MiargyriteAgSbS2
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb MiargyriteAgSbS2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
UUranium
U MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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