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Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Snowy MountainsMountain Range
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° South , 148° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~28km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
344034
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344034:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Snowy Mountains, Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Australie
German:
Snowy Mountains, Neusüdwales, Australien
Italian:
Monti Nevosi, Nuovo Galles del Sud, Australia
Russian:
Снежные горы, Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия
Simplified Chinese:
大雪山, 新南威爾士州, 澳大利亚
Spanish:
Montañas Snowy, Nueva Gales del Sur, Australia
Catalan:
Muntanyes Snowy, Nova Gal·les del Sud, Austràlia
Cebuano:
Snowy Mountains, State of New South Wales
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
چیا بەفرینەکان, نیو ساوت وێلز
Czech:
Sněžné hory, Nový Jižní Wales, Austrálie
Dutch:
Snowy Mountains, Nieuw-Zuid-Wales, Australië
Farsi/Persian:
کوه‌های برفی, نیو ساوت ولز, استرالیا
Greek:
Χιονισμένα Όρη, Νέα Νότια Ουαλία, Αυστραλία
Hindi:
स्नोई पहाड़ियाँ, न्यू साउथ वेल्स, ऑस्ट्रेलिया
Japanese:
スノーウィ山脈, ニューサウスウェールズ, オーストラリア
Latvian:
Sniega kalni, Jaundienvidvelsa, Austrālija
Lithuanian:
Snieguotieji kalnai, Naujasis Pietų Velsas, Australija
Luxembourgish:
Snowy Mountains, New South Wales
Norwegian:
Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Polish:
Góry Śnieżne, Nowa Południowa Walia, Australia
Portuguese:
Montanhas Nevadas, Nova Gales do Sul, Austrália
Romanian:
Munții Snowy, Noul Wales de Sud, Australia
Slovak:
Snowy Mountains, Nový Južný Wales, Austrália
Swedish:
Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australien
Traditional Chinese:
大雪山, 新南威爾士
Ukrainian:
Сніжні гори, Новий Південний Уельс, Австралія
Welsh:
Snowy Mountains, De Cymru Newydd, Awstralia
West Frisian:
Sniebergen, Nij-Súd-Wales


The tallest mountain range in mainland Australia. It makes up the northeastern half of the Australian Alps (the other half being the Victorian Alps) and contains Australia's five tallest peaks, all of which are above 2,100 m (6,890 ft), including the tallest Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches to a height of 2,228 m (7,310 ft) above sea level. (Wikipedia.)

Basic volcanic rocks.

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9 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
'Alkali Feldspar'
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Mitchell DeLuca collection https://mindat.org/photo-1319515.htmlIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
References:
Mitchell DeLuca collection https://mindat.org/photo-1319515.htmlIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
var. Titanium-bearing Augite9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Aenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Alkali Feldspar'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O QuartzSiO2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Na AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
SiSilicon
Si AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6
FeIron
Fe AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Augite var. Titanium-bearing Augite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Ti, Fe,Al,)(Si,Al)2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_Mountains
Wikidata ID:Q1577859
GeoNames ID:2149188

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