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Winney Bay, Northumberland County, New South Wales, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 28' 54'' South , 151° 26' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-33.48180,151.44290
GRN:
S23E90
Type:
Bay
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Avoca Beach4,196 (2015)1.7km
Kincumber707 (2012)2.4km
Macmasters Beach1,010 (2015)2.5km
Picketts Valley529 (2015)4.2km
Bensville2,816 (2015)6.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Central Coast Lapidary Club Inc.Ourimbah, New South Wales15km
Silver Plus IncIngleside, New South Wales28km
Wingala Lapidary Arts & Crafts Groups IncHarbord, New South Wales36km
Northern Districts Lapidary Club Inc Beecroft, New South Wales46km
Lapidary Club of NSW IncSurry Hills, New South Wales49km
Mindat Locality ID:
475350
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:475350:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A bay just south of Avoca Beach.

Fossils found here include brachiopods (spirifers), crinoid stems, and bryozoans.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: The "fluorapatite" is only tentatively described as such.
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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References

Collier, Barry (2017) Winney Bay. ‘Geo-Log’ 2017, p.3-7.
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