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Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Halite

Saltpan Plains, Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Halite

Saltpan Plains, Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Halite

Saltpan Plains, Tunbridge, Southern Midlands municipality, Tasmania, Australia


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Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed265 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed290 Ma (Permian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Deltopecten limaeformis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Deltopectinidae : Deltopecten : Deltopecten limaeformis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Terrakea brachythaera
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Linoproductidae : Terrakea : Terrakea brachythaera290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Merismopteria macroptera
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pterioida : Merismopteria : Merismopteria macroptera272.3 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Stutchburia compressa
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Kalenteridae : Stutchburia : Stutchburia compressa272.3 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
Sulciplica tasmaniensis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Trigonotretidae : Sulciplica : Sulciplica tasmaniensis290.1 - 279.3 Ma
Permian
Megadesmus ovalis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Megadesmidae : Megadesmus : Megadesmus ovalis272.3 - 265.1 Ma
Permian
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