Mundaring Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mundaring Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Swan View | 7,896 (2015) |
| Darlington | 3,446 (2014) |
| Mundaring | 3,058 (2015) |
| Greenmount | 2,467 (2014) |
| Mount Helena | 2,419 (2015) |
| Parkerville | 2,071 (2015) |
The Shire of Mundaring is found on the eastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area, covers 645 square kilometres, with a population of 35 097 (2006). It sits on the western fringe of the Yilgarn Craton in an area known as the Darling Scarp (Darling Range). The shire is hilly, about one third is covered in forest, the remainder residential, agricultural and orchards.
Attractions include the Mundaring Weir and No1 Pump Station Museum, with its links to the Goldfields around Kalgoorlie. Also food outlets, craft shops, art galleries, heritage listed hotels, and picnic sites in the John Forrest National Park and Lake Leschenaultia.
The shire sits on a laterite cap of bauxite, and no specimens are generally seen.
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| ⓘ Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ Fibroferrite Formula: Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Silica' |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | Fibroferrite | 7.DC.15 | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Silica' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| S | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Fibroferrite | Fe3+(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
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