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Lower Paper Mills Road, Fyansford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australiai
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Lower Paper Mills RoadRoad
FyansfordTownship
City of Greater GeelongLocal Government Area
VictoriaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 8' 36'' South , 144° 18' 26'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
277481
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:277481:0
GUID (UUID V4):
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9 valid minerals.

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Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
'Clay minerals'
References:
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
var. Iron-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Hisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
var. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Clay minerals'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
O SideriteFeCO3
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
O Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
NaSodium
Na Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Si Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Ca Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2

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