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Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Russellite pegmatitePegmatite
Poona- not defined -
Cue ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
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Russellite, etc.

Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Russellite, etc.

Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Russellite, etc.

Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
07883690017271978594788.jpg
Russellite, etc.

Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
07176260017272324673003.jpg
Russellite, etc.

Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
07883690017271978594788.jpg
Russellite, etc.

Russellite pegmatite, Poona, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 5' 57'' South , 117° 31' 19'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-27.09931,117.52202
GeoHash:
G#: qe5tf68zj
GRN:
S19E74
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cue324 (2012)51.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
251250
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251250:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small acid pegmatite vein outcrops on a granite hill 8 kilometres east-north-east of the main Poona emerald mining centre. Any official name for the location is unknown.

A sample was submitted for study to the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) by A. Sipos of Mount Magnet in September 1962, and it was initially misidentified as bismutite. It was re-examined in 1970, and the material was found to be russellite. At the time, it was only the second known occurrence, although Mindat lists several worldwide sites for the species now.

The russellite is very fine-grained, poorly crystallized, yellow to pale green, and within a mix of bismite, koechlinite, and bismutite.

The pegmatite is almost vertical, 61 metres long by 1 metre wide, with numerous offshoots. In 1970, prospectors had dug a pit 30 metres long by 1.5 metres deep, but the present state of the site is unknown.

The pegmatite is composed of quartz and muscovite, but the reference does not describe if it is zoned. Minor wolframite, beryl, secondary brochantite, and yellow earthy patches of the russellite mix also occur. Bismutite also occurs separately.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
ⓘ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Koechlinite
Formula: Bi2MoO6
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Russellite
Formula: Bi2WO6
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘBismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
ⓘKoechlinite4.DE.15Bi2MoO6
ⓘRussellite4.DE.15Bi2WO6
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘBismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BismiteBi2O3
Oⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ KoechliniteBi2MoO6
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RusselliteBi2WO6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ KoechliniteBi2MoO6
WTungsten
Wⓘ RusselliteBi2WO6
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismiteBi2O3
Biⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Biⓘ KoechliniteBi2MoO6
Biⓘ RusselliteBi2WO6

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References

Coordinates are approximate.
Hodge, L. C. (1970) Russellite: a second occurrence. Mineralogical Magazine, 37 (290) 705-707 doi:10.1180/minmag.1970.037.290.08
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