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Wudinna District Council, South Australia, Australiai
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Wudinna District CouncilLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
District Council of Kimba, South Australia, Australia
District Council of Elliston, South Australia, Australia
District Council of Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia
Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
Type:
Local Government Area
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wudinna515 (2012)
Minnipa254 (2013)
Warramboo248 (2012)
Pygery188 (2012)
Yaninee121 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
225923
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225923:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
District de Wudinna, Australie-Méridionale, Australie
German:
Wudinna District Council, Südaustralien, Australien
Italian:
municipalità di Wudinna, Australia Meridionale, Australia
Spanish:
Consejo de Wudinna, Australia Meridional, Australia
Cebuano:
Wudinna, State of South Australia
Dutch:
District Council of Le Hunte, Zuid-Australië, Australië
Sardinian:
municipalità de Wudinna
Swedish:
Wudinna, South Australia, Australien


Several granite quarries around the town of Wudinna are active since the 1990s.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Macropus goliah
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Diprotodontia : Macropodidae : Macropus : Macropus goliah2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudinna_District_Council
Wikidata ID:Q770176
GeoNames ID:7839430

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