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Martin Islet, Five Islands Nature Reserve, Camden County, New South Wales, Australiai
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Martin IsletIsland
Five Islands Nature ReserveIsland
Camden CountyCounty
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 29' 40'' South , 150° 56' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-34.49452,150.93768
GeoHash:
G#: r3g7f8mqy
GRN:
S23E90
Type:
Island
Age:
298.9 ± 0.15 to 252.17 ± 0.06 Ma
Geologic Time:
Permian
Reference for age:
Chalmers, R.O. (1941) The petrology of the Five Islands, Port Kembla, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 21:1, 27
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Mindat Locality ID:
306427
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:306427:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small island on the eastern side of Big Island.

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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References

Chalmers, R.O. (1941) The petrology of the Five Islands, Port Kembla, New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 21:1, 27–42.
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