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The Neck, Bruny Island, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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The Neck, Bruny Island, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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The Neck, Bruny Island, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Neighbouring regions:

Hobart city, Tasmania, Australia

Glenorchy city, Tasmania, Australia

Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Type:

Municipality

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Kingston	14,371 (2015)
Blackmans Bay	6,341 (2015)
Margate	3,397 (2012)
Taroona	2,980 (2015)
Kingston Beach	2,024 (2015)
Kettering	1,178 (2014)

Mindat Locality ID:

290867

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:290867:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Kingborough Council (the Municipality of Kingborough) is a Local Government Area in Tasmania, Australia. Its seat and major town is Kingston, generally considered a satellite of the Tasmanian capital Hobart. Kingborough borders the Huon Valley Council and the City of Hobart, and covers the transition between the urban areas of the latter and rural of the later, as well as encompassing Bruny Island. Beyond Kingston important towns include Taroona, Kettering, Margate, Snug, Blackmans Bay and Woodbridge.

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ⓘ Kaolin (China Clay)

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32 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Basalt

ⓘ Basanite

ⓘ 'Calc-silicate hornfels'

ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ 'Granophyric granite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Allanite Group'

Formula: (A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

Formula: AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂

Locality: Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Bottrill, R. (1998) Minerals of the Cygnet District. Mineralogical Society of Tasmania Newsletter, No. 25, 12.

ⓘ Anorthite ?

Formula: Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)

Locality: McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Sorrell, Steve (n.d.) Personal communication.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Baddeleyite

Formula: ZrO₂

Localities:

Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Allanfield quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ 'Chevkinite Group'

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Locality: Allanfield quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R Bottrill, unpublished.

ⓘ Edenite

Formula: NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Epistilbite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O

Locality: Tabors Rd quarry, Margate, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Fayalite

Formula: Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

McDougall, I. (1961): Optical and chemical studies of pyroxenes in a differentiated Tasmanian dolerite. American Mineralogist. 46, 661-687

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Localities:

Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Huon highway, Kingston, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Hastingsite

Formula: NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Steve Sorrell CollectionIdentified by Steve Sorrell: Visual Identification

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Locality: Howden clay pits, Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R BottrillIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

ⓘ Laumontite

Formula: CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O

Locality: Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R Bottrill, unpublished reports

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R Bottrill collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Taheri, J., and Bottrill, R. S., 1998, Porphyry and Sedimentary-hosted Gold Deposits near Cygnet: New Styles of Gold Mineralisation in Tasmania: Unpub Rept, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1999/1

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

Locality: Huon highway, Kingston, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R Bottrill unpublished MRT report 2018

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

McDougall, I. (1961): Optical and chemical studies of pyroxenes in a differentiated Tasmanian dolerite. American Mineralogist. 46, 661-687

ⓘ Pigeonite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

Locality: McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Uwe Kolitsch collection

ⓘ 'Pumpellyite Subgroup'

Formula: Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A

Locality: McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Bottrill, Ralph S., Baker, William. E. (2008) A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania. Geological Survey of Tasmania Bulletin 73, Mineral Resources Tasmania. 1-254

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Localities:

ⓘ Sanidine

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

Locality: Little Oyster Cove goldfield, Kettering, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Bottrill, R. (1998) Minerals of the Cygnet District. Mineralogical Society of Tasmania Newsletter, No. 25, 12.

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O

Locality: Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R Bottrill, unpublished reports

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Stellerite

Formula: Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities:

McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Tranquillityite

Formula: (Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

Locality: Allanfield quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

R. Bottrill, unpub. data.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Localities:

Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

ⓘ Zirconolite

Formula: CaZrTi₂O₇

Locality: Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia

References:

Melluso, L., Hergt, J. M., & Zanetti, A. (2014). The late crystallization stages of low-Ti, low-Fe tholeiitic magmas: insights from evolved Antarctic and Tasmanian rocks. Lithos, 188, 72-83.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Baddeleyite	4.DE.35	ZrO₂
ⓘ	Zirconolite	4.DH.30	CaZrTi₂O₇
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Fayalite	9.AC.05	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Tranquillityite	9.AG.90	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
ⓘ	Pigeonite	9.DA.10	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Edenite	9.DE.15	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Hastingsite	9.DE.15	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
ⓘ	Sanidine	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Anorthite ?	9.FA.35	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
ⓘ	Laumontite	9.GB.10	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
ⓘ	Epistilbite	9.GD.45	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
ⓘ	Stellerite	9.GE.15	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Amphibole Supergroup'	-	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Pumpellyite Subgroup'	-	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Smectite Group'	-	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Chevkinite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Allanite Group'	-	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
H	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
H	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
H	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
O	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
O	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Zirconolite	CaZrTi₂O₇
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Smectite Group	A_0.3D_2-3[T₄O₁₀]Z₂ · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Al	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Al	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Al	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Al	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Si	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Si	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Allanite Group	(A1²⁺REE³⁺)(M1³⁺M2³⁺M3²⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
K	ⓘ Sanidine	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Anorthite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Edenite	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Epistilbite	CaAl₂Si₆O₁₆ · 5H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Laumontite	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂ · 4H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Pumpellyite Subgroup	Ca₂XAl₂[Si₂O₆(OH)][SiO₄](OH)₂A
Ca	ⓘ Stellerite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂ · 28H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ca	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ca	ⓘ Zirconolite	CaZrTi₂O₇
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup	AB₂C₅((Si,Al,Ti)₈O₂₂)(OH,F,Cl,O)₂
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Ti	ⓘ Zirconolite	CaZrTi₂O₇
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite	Fe₂²⁺(SiO₄)
Fe	ⓘ Hastingsite	NaCa₂(Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Y	Yttrium
Y	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Baddeleyite	ZrO₂
Zr	ⓘ Tranquillityite	(Fe²⁺,Ca)₈(Zr,Y)₂Ti₃(SiO₄)₃O₁₂
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Zr	ⓘ Zirconolite	CaZrTi₂O₇
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

Fossils

There are 33 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences

Youngest Fossil Listed

0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)

Oldest Fossil Listed

296 Ma (Permian)

Stratigraphic Units

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Fossils from Region

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Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Peruvispira genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : *Peruvispira*	290.1 - 279.3 Ma Permian
Cleithrolepis genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : *Cleithrolepis*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Emydura genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelidae : *Emydura*	33.9 - 5.333 Ma Cenozoic
Ceratodus genus	Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : *Ceratodus*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Caperea marginata species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Cetotheriidae : Caperea : *Caperea marginata*	0.0117 - 0 Ma Quaternary
Saurichthys genus	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae : *Saurichthys*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Myonia elongata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megadesmidae : Myonia : *Myonia elongata*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Vacunella curvata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Vacunellidae : Vacunella : *Vacunella curvata*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Astartila intrepida species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Astartila : *Astartila intrepida*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Homo sapiens species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Homo : *Homo sapiens*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Stenopora crinita species	Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : *Stenopora crinita*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Johndearia magna species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Johndearia : *Johndearia magna*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Ingelarella undulosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Ingelarella : *Ingelarella undulosa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Terrakea brachythaera species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Terrakea : *Terrakea brachythaera*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Merismopteria macroptera species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pterioida : Merismopteria : *Merismopteria macroptera*	295.5 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Stutchburia compressa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Stutchburia : *Stutchburia compressa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Megadesmidae : Megadesmus : *Megadesmus (Cleobis) grandis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Echinalosia ovalis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophalosiidae : Echinalosia : *Echinalosia ovalis*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Sulciplica transversa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Sulciplica : *Sulciplica transversa*	268.8 - 265.1 Ma Permian
Glabauria hanloni species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Strophalosiidae : Glabauria : *Glabauria hanloni*	272.3 - 268.8 Ma Permian
Terrakea etheridgei species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Terrakea : *Terrakea etheridgei*	272.3 - 268.8 Ma Permian
Sulciplica crassa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Sulciplica : *Sulciplica crassa*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Kelsovia superba species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Kelsovia : *Kelsovia superba*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Geothomasia branxtonensis species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Geothomasia : *Geothomasia branxtonensis*	295.5 - 290.1 Ma Permian
Glendonia duodecimcostata species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Glendonia : *Glendonia duodecimcostata*	272.3 - 268.8 Ma Permian
Farmerella exoporosa species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ingelarellidae : Farmerella : *Farmerella exoporosa*	290.1 - 272.3 Ma Permian
Banksiops townrowi species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Brachyopidae : Banksiops : *Banksiops townrowi*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Deltasaurus kimberleyensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Rhytidosteidae : Deltasaurus : *Deltasaurus kimberleyensis*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic
Chomatobatrachus halei species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Chomatobatrachus : *Chomatobatrachus halei*	252.17 - 251.2 Ma Phanerozoic

Fossil Localities

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Localities in this Region

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Tasmania
- Kingborough municipality

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Tasmania
- Kingborough municipality

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Australia

Delamerian OrogenOrogen
Tasmania
- Tasmania BasinBasin
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province

Australian PlateTectonic Plate

Eastern TasmaniaOrogenic Belt

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