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Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Concretion, etc.

Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
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Sandstone, etc.

Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03284700017514833557998.jpg
Concretion, etc.

Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07553190017712436069691.jpg
Sandstone, etc.

Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
03284700017514833557998.jpg
Concretion, etc.

Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
07553190017712436069691.jpg
Sandstone, etc.

Howden, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Type:
Suburb
Mindat Locality ID:
455442
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:455442:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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French:
Howden, Tasmanie, Australie
Irish Gaelic:
Howden, An Tasmáin, An Astráil


A satellite suburb of Hobart, on the coast.

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ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
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ⓘ 'Limonite'
References:
R Bottrill collectionIdentified by Ralph S Bottrill: Visual Identification

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howden,_Tasmania
Wikidata ID:Q5921421
GeoNames ID:8219776

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