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Lake Walyungup, City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australiai
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Fossil Thrombolites at the southern end of Lake Walyungup

Lake Walyungup, City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
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Fossil Thrombolites at the southern end of Lake Walyungup

Lake Walyungup, City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
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Fossil Thrombolites at the southern end of Lake Walyungup

Lake Walyungup, City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 20' 26'' South , 115° 46' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-32.34056,115.77917
GRN:
S22E70
Type:
Lake
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Warnbro11,421 (2015)3.0km
Port Kennedy12,816 (2015)4.5km
Safety Bay7,303 (2015)5.3km
Hillman1,912 (2015)6.5km
Secret Harbour5,657 (2015)7.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Sunbury Metal Detecting Club IncSunbury, Victoria42km
Mineralogical Society of Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia43km
West Australian Lapidary and Rockhunting ClubRivervale, Western Australia44km
Mindat Locality ID:
440667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440667:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Lake Walyungup is a shallow saline lake in the suburbs of Warnbro and Port Kennedy, located 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of the central business district of Perth. It is part of Rockingham Lakes Regional Park.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Walyungup
Wikidata ID:Q21882224

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Australia
Australian PlateTectonic Plate

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References

COSHELL, L., ROSEN, M. R., MCNAMARA, K. J. (1998) Hydromagnesite replacement of biomineralized aragonite in a new location of Holocene stromatolites, Lake Walyungup, Western Australia. Sedimentology, 45 (6). 1005-1018 doi:10.1046/j.1365-3091.1998.00187.x
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