Bunbury Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Bunbury Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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The Shire of Bunbury (City of Bunbury) is 175 kilometres south of Perth. The shire covers the city only, and is therefore mainly residential. The population of the shire is 33 075, but if suburban areas immediately outside the shire's boundary are included, the population is 67 090(2012). Bunbury is the third largest settlement in Western Australia, after Perth and Mandurah.
A military post was established at the site in 1829, and it gradually developed as a port for the south-west region, still its major function today. The port exports alumina, timber, and mineral sands. Many workers from the Worsley alumina plant, and Collie coalfield, in neighbouring Collie shire also reside in Bunbury.
As befitting a town of its size, it can provide all the facilities for visitors, and provides a base from exploring the surrounding region. Within the town, the dolphin centre is heavily promoted, and visitors are encouraged to stand on the beach and wait for a pod of dolphins to swim past. They do a couple of times a day, as dolphins do at many of the beaches in Western Australia.
Mineral sands is mined south of Bunbury near Capel, and coal near Collie inland from Bunbury. Collie also holds the Worsley alumina refinery, processing bauxite mined 50 kilometres north of the plant in the Boddington Shire.
Under the Bunbury area are two basalt flows, part of which can be seen along the shoreline in Bunbury itself. Average agate nodules were recovered many years ago when the harbour was dredged. Many would be in private collections, but few Western Australians inhabit Mindat, so they are usually not seen.
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| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
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| O | Oxygen | |
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| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
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References
Gelorup Quarry, Bunbury Shire, Western Australia, Australia