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Milgun Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Milgun StationStation (farming)
Meekatharra ShireShire
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 5' 35'' South , 118° 17' 51'' East
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Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
277355
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277355:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Milgun Station is a cattle pastoral lease.

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32 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Berlinite
Formula: AlPO4
Brushite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Collinsite
Formula: Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Cyrilovite
Formula: NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dufrénite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Foggite
Formula: CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Habit: massive, usually as rim around variscite
Colour: white
Description: Locality description: "[But] foggite has been found as grey cryptocrystalline material on some samples."
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gordonite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Goyazite
Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
'Jahnsite Group'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
'Jahnsite Subgroup'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Metavariscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Mitridatite
Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Montgomeryite
Formula: Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Native Selenium
Formula: Se
Natroalunite
Formula: NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Colour: light orange
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Overite
Formula: CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
Description: Mentioned in the reference, no method of determination given. Later sold (and confirmed) as segelerite.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rockbridgeite
Formula: (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Segelerite
Formula: Ca2 Mg2 Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Description: listed in reference as overite. ID'd as segelerite by Curt Segeler (1975?)
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Colour: green
Description: veins to 12 cm wide
Wardite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
'Whiteite Subgroup'
Formula: XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natroalunite7.BC.10NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Berlinite8.AA.05AlPO4
Rockbridgeite8.BC.10(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5
Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Goyazite8.BL.10SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Metavariscite8.CD.05AlPO4 · 2H2O
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Collinsite8.CG.05Ca2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Brushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Gordonite8.DC.30MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Leucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Overite ?8.DH.20CaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
Segelerite8.DH.20Ca2 Mg2 Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Montgomeryite8.DH.25Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Mitridatite8.DH.30Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Dufrénite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Foggite8.DL.05CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Cyrilovite8.DL.10NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Wardite8.DL.10NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Whiteite Subgroup'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
'Jahnsite Group'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
'Jahnsite Subgroup'-XM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
H CollinsiteCa2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
H CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
H FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
H MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
H MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
H NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
H Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
H SegeleriteCa2 Mg2 Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Whiteite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
H Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
H Jahnsite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BerliniteAlPO4
O BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
O CollinsiteCa2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
O CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
O FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
O MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
O MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
O NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
O SegeleriteCa2 Mg2 Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Whiteite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
O Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
O Jahnsite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Na NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg CollinsiteCa2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Mg MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Mg OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
Mg SegeleriteCa2 Mg2 Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al BerliniteAlPO4
Al CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Al GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Al NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P BerliniteAlPO4
P BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
P CollinsiteCa2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
P CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
P DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
P FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P GordoniteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
P GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
P MetavarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
P MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
P OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
P Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
P SegeleriteCa2 Mg2 Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P Whiteite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
P Jahnsite GroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
P Jahnsite SubgroupXM1M22M32(H2O)8(OH)2(PO4)4
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S NatroaluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Ca CollinsiteCa2Mg(PO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Ca FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Ca MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Ca OveriteCaMgAl(PO4)2(OH) · 4H2O
Ca SegeleriteCa2 Mg2 Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe CyriloviteNaFe33+(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Fe MitridatiteCa2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe33+(PO4)3(OH)5
Fe SegeleriteCa2 Mg2 Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SeSelenium
Se Native SeleniumSe
SrStrontium
Sr GoyaziteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

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