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Sedimentary Holdings alluvial gold operations, Amphitheatre, Pyrenees Shire, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Sedimentary Holdings alluvial gold operations- not defined -
Amphitheatre- not defined -
Pyrenees ShireShire
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 10' 59'' South , 143° 24' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maryborough7,046 (2013)33.7km
Ararat8,076 (2015)43.3km
Cardigan647 (2015)49.7km
Newington1,888 (2015)56.1km
Lake Wendouree1,471 (2015)56.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
26291
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26291:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


At Amphitheatre in the 1990s some alluvial gold was produced by mining a paleoplacer in the White Hills Gravel.
Located 11 km SW of Avoca.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Maghemite
Formula: (Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
References:
Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentification: Visual Identification
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Maghemite4.BB.15(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O CorundumAl2O3
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O QuartzSiO2
O Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
O RutileTiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Maghemite(Fe3+0.670.33)Fe23+O4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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