Murray Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Murray Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Neighbouring regions:
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Pinjarra | 3,288 (2012) |
| South Yunderup | 2,235 (2015) |
| North Yunderup | 849 (2015) |
| Meelon | 556 (2014) |
| Nambeelup | 512 (2015) |
| Stake Hill | 494 (2015) |
The Shire of Murray is 80 kilometres south of Perth, covers 1 711 square kilometres, and has a population of 14 149 (2011). There is also a Murray Shire in the Riverina District in eastern Australia. The shire's western boundary is the eastern shoreline of the Peel Estuary. It then goes eastwards across the Perth Coastal Plain to the Darling Scarp (Darling Range) and the eastern half of the shire is within this. The plain is flat agricultural land (livestock), while forest covers the eastern portion in the hills. The largest town is Pinjarra, with Dwellingup, North Dandalup, North and South Yunderup, and Ravenswood as the other towns. The shire is named after the Murray River which flows through it.
Attractions include the Peel Zoo, and historic buildings in Pinjarra, steam train tours between Pinjarra and Dwellingup, boat cruises from Mandurah to Ravenswood, the Forest Centre in Dwellingup which provides information on the botanically rich forest of the region, and hand-made wooden furniture sales, and the Murray River valley in the hills section for forest hiking, canoeing, river rapids in winter/spring. Dwellingup is a favourite day destination for motorbike riders.
The only mining of note is for bauxite, with Huntly being the largest bauxite mine in the world. Alcoa runs tours of the mine, one day a week.
Attractions include the Peel Zoo, and historic buildings in Pinjarra, steam train tours between Pinjarra and Dwellingup, boat cruises from Mandurah to Ravenswood, the Forest Centre in Dwellingup which provides information on the botanically rich forest of the region, and hand-made wooden furniture sales, and the Murray River valley in the hills section for forest hiking, canoeing, river rapids in winter/spring. Dwellingup is a favourite day destination for motorbike riders.
The only mining of note is for bauxite, with Huntly being the largest bauxite mine in the world. Alcoa runs tours of the mine, one day a week.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Description: Occurs in chloritic schist. |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold ? Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold ? | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 1 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.78 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 1.81 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||
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Localities in this Region
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Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Australia
- Western Australia
- Perth BasinBasin
- Pinjarra OrogenOrogen
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Darling OrogenOrogenic Belt
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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References
Plavin's Pit, Dwellingup, Murray Shire, Western Australia, Australia