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Port Lincoln Gneiss Quarry (D.K. Quarries; DK Quarries), Duck Ponds, District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
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Port Lincoln Gneiss Quarry (D.K. Quarries; DK Quarries)Quarry
Duck PondsLocality (Australia)
District Council of Lower Eyre PeninsulaLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 43' 35'' South , 135° 49' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Port Lincoln13,044 (2017)4.8km
Tulka509 (2016)7.8km
North Shields446 (2014)11.5km
Louth Bay409 (2018)22.7km
Wanilla258 (2018)28.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
257465
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257465:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Port Lincoln Gneiss Quarry (D.K. Quarries; DK Quarries), Port Lincoln,


One of the larger 'construction materials' quarries on the southern Eyre Peninsula.

This locality is still often referred to as D.K. Quarries by local collectors, even though the official name is now Port Lincoln Gneiss Quarry.

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'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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HHydrogen
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
OOxygen
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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